Founders gathered around a long outdoor table at a The Five Club lunch
Members-Only Offline Social Club for Founders

Meet inspiring foundersthrough curated social experiences.Build your circle.

Curated dinners and social experiences every week, with founders you’ll actually want to see again.

1,500+ entrepreneurs · < 20% of applications accepted

They say you’re the average of the five people you spend the most time with.

You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.

But when you build a company, it’s rare to have people around you who truly get it and help you grow. Building can feel isolating, and it quietly creates a gap with the people closest to you. It’s hard for them to picture your daily reality.

You need a circle that actually understands you and lives the same reality.

People who challenge how you think, push you to see bigger, and celebrate the wins with you.

The problem is that when you try to meet other entrepreneurs, the conversations turn too serious, too professional, too transactional. When building a company should also come with a rich, genuinely enjoyable social life beyond the business.

A private, selective social club for entrepreneurs who want something more than networking.

For founders who want to build a circle of inspiring entrepreneurs, create real bonds — all through relaxed, convivial experiences in real life.

That’s why The Five Club exists.
Aurel Founder
Who you’ll meet

Five founders worth seeing again.

1,500+ founders have already joined The Five. Entrepreneurs from every background — different industries, paths and stages — brought together by ambition and the appetite to be challenged.

How it works.

Step 01 Application

You tell us about your business, your numbers and what you’re actually chasing. Five minutes, no long CV.

Step 02 Filter

We read every application ourselves and look at intent, energy and values. You get an answer within 5 days.

Step 03 Welcome

If it’s a yes, every member event opens up. Download the app to join a table in two taps.

Step 04 Pick your event

Dinners, escapes, Signature nights: the next 4 dates are always listed. We match you with a small group of founders picked for you.

Step 05 Build your circle, one event at a time

After the dinner, add the people you clicked with to your circle and invite them to the next events in one tap.

Sign up One evening starts the conversation. Coming back turns it into a circle.

Real-life experiences to meet founders who inspire you.

We create the setting, choose the people and take care of the awkward part. You just show up.

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Every Wednesday

Curated Founder Dinners

Five to six founders around one table. We choose the mix. We choose the place. No pitches, no forced icebreakers and no need to work the room.

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Every month

Signature Experiences

Banquets, private cocktail parties, brunches and unexpected gatherings that bring more of the community together—without turning into a conference.

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Founder Escapes

Some connections need more than one evening. A few days somewhere worth going, with a small group of founders and enough time to properly get to know each other.

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Meet Five members and experiences across several cities.

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More cities coming
Want to open your city with us, or back a city that’s already live?

What members say

“Genuinely high-quality encounters that bring a real breath of fresh air when you’re constantly heads-down. It’s exactly what was missing in the ecosystem. And beyond the conversations, it also helped me kick off some great collaborations. Can’t wait to see how far this goes.”
Toni Paignant Founder, Spark Club
“What I love about The Five Club is that it’s not “networking”. The vibe is simple, the exchanges are natural. And above all, the encounters don’t stop at the dinner. We stay in touch and real relationships grow.”
Alexandra Debbas Founder, A Pet Store
“A format where you step out of the superficial and meet truly high-quality entrepreneurs. A beautiful ritual to disconnect too. The cocktail dinner in the apartment was also a great success. Highly recommend.”
Kevin Vincent Founder, Yaazzz
Real life

The best connections happen in person.

Behind every photo there’s a table, a conversation that ran long and someone you’d never have met otherwise. Join The Five and live them from the inside.

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Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know.

The Five is a private social club for founders. We bring carefully selected people together through small dinners and social experiences in real life. Think less networking event, more group of people you’re genuinely happy to spend the evening with.
Founders who are actively building or leading a company and want a stronger social circle around them. We look at your journey and business, but also at your curiosity, openness and reasons for joining. If your main goal is finding clients, this probably isn’t the right room.
We accept around one in four applications. Every profile is read individually because one person can change the whole dynamic of a table—for better or worse.
Always in restaurants we pick ourselves, in easy-to-reach neighbourhoods. A new venue every week: the exact address lands 26 hours before the dinner.
Please do. Most people come alone. We created the whole experience so it feels completely normal.
Founder Dinners happen every Wednesday. Signature Experiences bring more of the community together each month, with new formats added along the way.
We reveal the profiles and location shortly before the event. Enough time to know where you’re going. Not enough time to overthink it.
Some Signature Experiences are open to approved non-members. Membership gives you ongoing access to the community, weekly dinners, priority booking and preferred member rates.
We’re currently in Paris, Geneva and Lausanne. Marseille, San Francisco and Sydney are next on the list.
Your circle shapes your life

You’re already building the business. Now build the circle around it.

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