Bohemian Club

What Bohemian Club does

The Bohemian Club is a private social club founded in 1872 (with the Bohemian Grove encampment established in 1878), headquartered in San Francisco, California. The organization operates a city clubhouse in San Francisco and the Bohemian Grove retreat in Monte Rio, California, hosting an annual three-week summer encampment for elite male members and guests. Membership is invitation-only and word-of-mouth driven, drawn from a closed network of approximately 2,200 high-profile individuals including celebrities, U.S. presidents and cabinet members, military leaders, senior business executives, and foreign dignitaries.

The club's primary offerings are the membership itself and the annual Bohemian Grove Midsummer Encampment, supplemented by a members-only login portal for authenticated access to club resources. There are no disclosed technology products, AI capabilities, or digital platforms beyond the basic member portal and an ADP-hosted employment page. Core technology is documented as "Not applicable," and the business operates as a hospitality and private social-networking institution rather than a technology enterprise.

The business model is a recurring subscription-based membership dues structure. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and the club is a private, non-listed organization with no identified parent company, venture capital, private equity sponsorship, or public shareholders. The organization operates in the USA only (San Francisco and Monte Rio), with no global footprint claimed, and its distribution is entirely through direct, invitation-only sales among elite circles with no traditional marketing channels.

Name

Bohemian Club

Legal name

The Bohemian Club

Website

https://bohemianclub.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1878

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Bohemian Club is a San Francisco-based private social club founded in 1872 that operates an invitation-only membership of approximately 2,200 elite figures — including U.S. presidents, celebrities, executives, and foreign dignitaries — anchored by the annual three-week Bohemian Grove summer encampment in Monte Rio, California.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

South San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: The Bohemian Club generates revenue through private membership dues from its elite member base. The club has operated since 1878 as a San Francisco-based private social organization, with the annual Bohemian Grove encampment as its flagship event.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

The Bohemian Club operates a private social club with a city clubhouse in San Francisco and the Bohemian Grove Midsummer Encampment, an annual three-week summer retreat held in Monte Rio, California since the late 1800s. The club serves an estimated 2,200 invitation-only members, providing exclusive social networking, dining, cultural events, and the signature Lakeside Talks for discussions among elite figures. Membership and access are gained exclusively through invitation and word-of-mouth among elite circles.

Product overview

The Bohemian Club is a private social club based in San Francisco that operates the Bohemian Grove, an exclusive summer encampment in Monte Rio, California. The organization offers member-only access to its facilities and events. The primary digital presence consists of a members-only login portal and an employment recruitment portal hosted on ADP.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bohemian Grove Midsummer Encampment An annual three-week summer retreat held in Monte Rio, California, hosting an estimated 2,200 elite male members including celebrities, U.S. presidents, Cabinet members, military leaders, business executives, and foreign dignitaries. Members participate in social networking, cultural activities, and the signature Lakeside Talks.
• San Francisco City Clubhouse The Bohemian Club's primary city clubhouse in San Francisco, California, serving as the headquarters and main social venue for the approximately 2,200 invitation-only members.
• Member Portal A members-only authenticated login portal providing members access to club resources and member services online.

Named customers8 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Direct peers

• Yellowstone Club: Private members-only ski and golf community in Big Sky, Montana, offering an exclusive residential/recreational experience to a small elite membership — comparable retreat-style private membership model anchored to a signature rural property.
• The Jonathan Club: Historic private members' club in Los Angeles offering dining, accommodations, and event programming to an exclusive professional membership — directly comparable as a long-standing West Coast private club with lodging and event facilities.
• Cosmos Club: Private social club in Washington, D.C., with a distinguished membership of leaders across science, public service, and the arts — directly comparable as an invitation-based heritage private club sustained by dues and elite network access.
• Soho House: Global private members' club network offering exclusive social, dining, and retreat experiences to a curated creative/professional member base — directly comparable business model to Bohemian Club's subscription-based private social club format, though broader and more contemporary in member profile.
• Core Club: Modern members-only club in New York targeting senior executives, investors, and creative leaders — directly comparable subscription-based private social club model targeting an elite professional cohort.
• Pacific-Union Club: Historic San Francisco private members' club founded in 1889, operating an exclusive city clubhouse in Nob Hill — closely comparable heritage, geography, and private-club operating model to the Bohemian Club's SF clubhouse.
• The University Club of New York: Private social and athletic club on Manhattan since 1865, with dining, lodging, library, and event facilities for an exclusive membership — comparable multi-generational private club with subscription dues and a flagship physical clubhouse.
• The Metropolitan Club (New York): Iconic private social club on Fifth Avenue in New York with deep historical roots and a roster of senior executives, officials, and civic leaders — directly comparable as a heritage US private club reliant on dues and exclusivity.
• Union Club of New York: One of the oldest private social clubs in the United States, founded in 1836 — comparable heritage institution operating an exclusive city clubhouse on a recurring dues model with a tightly curated membership base.

Broad incumbents

• Augusta National Golf Club: Highly exclusive private club operating the Masters Tournament with a tightly capped membership of business and political leaders — a benchmark institution for the 'most exclusive private club in America' positioning relevant to the Bohemian Club's brand, albeit with a golf-centric core product.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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