Every Friday · 4 PM · Financial District, San Francisco
Every FridaySan Francisco130+ gatherings and counting
An intimate, founders-only gathering - 5 to 20 founders per room, real conversations, no business cards. For startup founders, CEOs and C-levels only. RSVP required, approval-based
The Friday wall
Edition #140 · this Friday
One tile for every Friday we've gathered. The streak, filled in
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139+
Editions held
3+ yrs
Every single week
5-20
Founders per room
SF
Financial District
Past partners
Attendees have come from Y Combinator, 500 Startups and founder communities around the world
Section 04 · Guests who've joined us
Founders and operators who came by, shared real numbers and took questions
Section 05 · Meet the hosts
Ten people have hosted at least one Friday
Host 01
Host 02
Host 03
Host 04
Host 05
Host 06
Host 07
Host 08
Host 09
Host 10
Portrait · Kyosuke Togami
Section 06 · Presented by
Presented by Kyosuke Togami
Kyosuke is a community builder and the founder of MELT, an event series that has brought founders and investors together across SF, NYC and Tokyo. He is also an advisor and consultant at Transpose Platform - an early-stage fund and one of the largest investors in Y Combinator
Every week he publishes a Substack newsletter covering tech events across the SF Bay Area - 2,000+ subscribers get curated event picks, and paid members receive complimentary conference tickets and invitations to SF's premier gatherings
Section 07 · From the last Fridays
Photos and content from the past few editions
Founder interviews from past editions
Founder interview from a past Friday
VIP guest interview at Founders Gatherings
Promo video - Founders Gatherings
Founder interview from a past Friday
Promo video - Founders Gatherings
Shorts from past editions
Short from a past Founders Gathering
Short from a past Founders Gathering
Promo video - Founders Gatherings
Short from a past Founders Gathering
Short from a past Founders Gathering
Short from a past Founders Gathering
Short from a past Founders Gathering
Short from a past Founders Gathering
Short from a past Founders Gathering
Short from a past Founders Gathering
Short from a past Founders Gathering
Short from a past Founders Gathering
Short from a past Founders Gathering
Section 08 · Upcoming
Upcoming Founders Gatherings - pick a Friday
Section 09 · This Friday
Building something?
Come tell us about it.
This event is only for startup founders, CEOs and C-level executives