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An entrepreneurs club in Geneva, around one table.
Geneva has clubs for diplomats, for commerce, for wellbeing. The Five Club brings founders together at tables of five or six, and that’s all it does.
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 business club in Geneva? CCIG works for contacts between companies, the Diplomatic Club if your work is international, Club Woodward for a place on the lake. The Five Club is for meeting other founders around a table.
What happens in Geneva.
Geneva is one of 8 cities where the club is open, with Lausanne just along the lake. If you move between them, your circle follows you.
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.”
“When you talk to them, it’s: I did this and that’s how it worked; that didn’t work because I did this.”
“It’s good to open up to other circles and meet entrepreneurs from different sectors.”
Excerpts from interviews with club members, recorded in French and translated here.
How to join the club in Geneva.
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 Geneva 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 Geneva, 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 Geneva | Who it’s for | How to get in |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Five Club | Founders Dinner of 5 or 6, at a different restaurant each time | Founders of a launched company with revenue | Application, roughly 1 in 4 accepted |
| CCIG | Chamber of commerce: events calendar, business meetings | Companies in the canton, around 2,800 members | Company membership |
| Diplomatic Club of Geneva | Conferences and lunch debates | Diplomats, international organizations, leaders of internationally focused companies | Open beyond diplomats |
| Club Woodward | Private club in a Belle Époque mansion on the lake: restaurants, lounges, spa | People who value discretion and connection | Selective, with a membership committee |
| Impact Hub Geneva | Workspace, project support | Entrepreneurs, especially impact-driven | Depends on the offer |
Want business contacts in the canton? CCIG. Work with international organizations? The Diplomatic Club. Want a place to host people? Club Woodward. Want a circle of founders? That’s what we do.
Building a company in Geneva.
Geneva has one of Switzerland’s longest-running support systems for young companies. Fongit, a private non-profit foundation backed by the State of Geneva, has worked with them for more than three decades, over 250 so far. Campus Biotech hosts startups and SMEs, mostly in neuroscience and digital health.
In other words, the structures for launching a company are there. Meeting entrepreneurs who are going through the same thing takes a different format.
The questions we get asked.
Is there an entrepreneurs club in Geneva?
Yes. The Five Club hosts dinners for founders in Geneva, by application. The city also has broader business organizations such as CCIG, and private venues like the Diplomatic Club and Club Woodward.
Which business club should I join in Geneva?
CCIG brings together around 2,800 companies and suits commercial contacts. The Diplomatic Club is for people who work with international Geneva. If you want a private founders club with no commercial agenda, that’s The Five Club.
How do I meet entrepreneurs in Geneva?
Workspaces like Impact Hub and CCIG events are good starting points. For a tighter founders network, a table of five or six will save you time.
How do I join The Five Club in Geneva?
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 Geneva?
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 Geneva.
Tell us what you’re building. We’ll take care of the rest.