Nov 12, 2026 San Francisco
Brightwater Summit 2026
A full evening of keynotes, live demos and introductions
Event DetailsWhere Founders
Find Their People
Meet founders, operators and investors in San Francisco, Austin and Seattle. Small rooms, warm introductions and no stacks of business cards.
Members build at companies like
Northbeam
N◣
QUANTIA®
Kernel&Co
loopwork™
Evenings worth 
leaving the office for
Conferences, forums and dinners in three cities, each designed so you leave with at least three conversations worth following up.
Nov 12, 2026 
Nov 19, 2026 Austin
Austin Founders Night
Short talks and long conversations with Texas builders
Event DetailsComing up
Dec 3, 2026San Francisco
The Operators’ Forum
A candid forum on hiring, pricing and scaling a team
Event DetailsDec 10, 2026San Francisco
Product & Growth Summit
Practical sessions on shipping faster and growing steadily
Event DetailsJan 14, 2027San Francisco
First-Time Founders Dinner
A seated dinner for founders in their first three years
Event DetailsJan 28, 2027San Francisco
Idea to Execution Clinic
Hands-on clinics that turn plans into shipped work
Event DetailsNov 19, 2026Austin
Austin Founders Night
Short talks and long conversations with Texas builders
Event DetailsSeattle is next on our map
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Learn from people
a few steps ahead
Sit in small rooms with operators who have already built what you are building.
Explore EventsYour next co-founder, client or investor is in the room
Our members are founders, operators and investors who like sharing what worked. Come with a question, leave with introductions.
More reasons
members stay
Become a Member 
Find your first circle
New members get a host, a warm introduction and a seat at the table from the first evening.
Move faster with mentors
Mentorship, shared playbooks and a sounding board for hiring, pricing and your next funding round.
Meet investors the right way
Talk with investors in small rooms, then rehearse your pitch with people who will tell you the truth.
Member stories
What members say after a season in the room.
Naomi Hayes
Founder of Fieldnote
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I met my first design partner at the second event. Three months later we signed a contract.
Rafael Ortiz
CTO at Pinecrest Systems
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The rooms are small enough that people actually talk. I hired two engineers from conversations here.
Daniel Reyes
CEO of Harbor & Vine
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Everyone here shares numbers and mistakes openly. That honesty is why I renew.
Your story could be the next one we tell.
Join 2,400+ members meeting collaborators, mentors and investors every month.
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Meet your next customers
Talk to founders who are choosing tools right now
Hire from the room
First look at engineers and operators who are open to moves
Grow through introductions
Warm introductions beat cold outreach every time
Join member roundtables
Share a table with founders running $2M+ businesses
Build lasting partnerships
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