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A founders club in San Francisco, around one table.
In San Francisco, every conversation ends up sounding like a pitch. The Five Club brings five or six founders around a table to talk about other things too.
Updated on November 9, 2026
Apply in five minutes. An answer within five days.
- 5 to 6
- founders at every table
- 8 cities
- where the club is open
- 1,500+
- founders accepted into the club
- 1 in 4
- applications accepted, roughly
In short
Looking for a founders club in San Francisco? The Battery is a private club with its own address, South Park Commons a community for people working out their idea, EO a network of confidential CEO groups. The Five Club is an entrepreneur dinner club: five or six founders, on the date you choose.
What happens in San Francisco.
San Francisco is one of 8 cities where the club is open, with its Founders Dinners of five or six.
A Founders Dinner is an entrepreneur dinner of five or six, at a different restaurant each time. You pick your date in the app, we build the table, and you see the profiles and the address shortly before. No pitches, no forced icebreakers, nobody to work the room.
Depending on the city, the club also hosts Banquets, private cocktails and brunches. After each one, you add the founders you want to see again to your circle. That’s how a real founders network gets built.
What members say about it.
“Meeting your peers lets you think differently.”
“Meeting people who have the same mindset as you. […] Hearing each other’s experiences, and being able to learn from one another.”
“We’re all entrepreneurs, and at some point we’ve all felt that isolation. […] We talk business, but not only business.”
Excerpts from interviews with club members, recorded in French and translated here.
How to join the club in San Francisco.
You apply
Tell us about your company, your numbers and what you’re really looking for. Five minutes, and an answer within five days.
You pick your date
Once you’re a member, you join a table in San Francisco from the app.
We build the table
We look at where you are and what you’re building. After the dinner, you stay in touch with the people you want to see again.
Entrepreneurs clubs in San Francisco, compared.
This page is written by The Five Club, which is one of the clubs compared. Details come from each club’s website or the press, with sources at the bottom of the page. Checked on November 9, 2026: they can change, so confirm them with each club.
| Club | In San Francisco | Who it’s for | How to get in |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Five Club | Founders Dinner of 5 or 6, at a different restaurant | Founders of a launched company with revenue | Application, roughly 1 in 4 accepted |
| The Battery | Private social club at 717 Battery Street: dining, drinks, rooms, events | Founders, executives, investors | Recommended by a member, then application and screening |
| South Park Commons | Community and six-month residency, 380 Brannan St | Technical builders, from pre-idea to pre-launch | Application |
| EO San Francisco | Confidential forums of 6 to 10 non-competing CEOs | Founders or majority owners of a business above one million dollars in annual revenue | Application |
Want an address to host people? The Battery. Looking for your next idea? South Park Commons. Want a confidential group over time? EO. Want a circle of founders? That’s what we do.
Building a company in San Francisco.
Silicon Valley remains first in Startup Genome’s 2026 world ranking. The density of founders is unmatched, and so are the chances to meet entrepreneurs.
The downside is that many conversations circle around the next round. An entrepreneur dinner where nobody is trying to sell to you or invest in you is rarer than you’d think.
The questions we get asked.
Is there a founders club in San Francisco?
Yes. The Five Club hosts dinners for founders in San Francisco, by application. The city also has The Battery, South Park Commons and EO San Francisco.
Which private club should a founder join in San Francisco?
An address: The Battery. A community to work out your idea: South Park Commons. A confidential CEO group: EO. A founders’ table built for you: The Five Club.
How do I meet entrepreneurs in San Francisco?
Meetings aren’t the problem here. If you’re new in town, start with a table of five or six founders: you’ll quickly have people you want to see again.
How do I join The Five Club in San Francisco?
You apply online: your company, your numbers and what you’re looking for. We read every application ourselves and answer within five days. We accept roughly one in four.
Where do the dinners take place in San Francisco?
Always at venues we choose ourselves, in easy-to-reach neighborhoods. You get the exact address shortly before.
Can I come alone?
Please do. Most people come alone. The whole experience is designed to make that feel natural.
How is this different from a business club?
A business club exists to generate contacts and referrals. The Five exists so you meet founders you’ll want to see again. Business is part of the conversation, but it isn’t the whole conversation.
Sources, checked on November 9, 2026
Your next table is in San Francisco.
Tell us what you’re building. We’ll take care of the rest.