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Invite: speakeasy social for venture founders in NYC

Work and wellness club in NYC built for founders.

Founders House — Speakeasy Social · April 20

Founders House  ·  NYC  ·  April 2026

You're invited
to a speakeasy
social.

We're inviting you personally to an evening at a pre-opening private members club — for founders building at a high level.

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Date

April 20, 2026

Format

Private, By Application

Venue

Private Members Club, NYC

Private members club interior

A private members club experience — for founders who build differently.

The Invite

T

his is our invite to you — a speakeasy social at a pre-opening private members club. It's one you'll want to be at. We're opening the doors to a select group of venture-backable founders: people with traction on their product, building at a high level across AI, CPG, and wellness.

If you're serious about what you're building and serious about how you're living while you do it, this evening is for you.

April 20 · Speakeasy Social
Private Members Club, NYC

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"Building shouldn't lead to burnout. We built Founders House so it doesn't have to."

Interested in becoming a founding member?

Manhattan's first work and wellness club for founders — opening soon.

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April 20 · Work & Wellness Day

Sneak Peek — A Day in the Life

Work & Wellness Day
at a Private Members Club

Sunday, April 20, 2026  ·  Private Members Club, NYC

Morning

Sweat — workout to set the tone for the day

Members only

Afternoon

Work — build alongside other founders in an energized space

Members only

Evening

Speakeasy Social — connect, trade ideas, share

Select applicants

The wellness portion in the morning and the workday are open to members only. The evening speakeasy social is open to select founders by application.

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From the Community

Founders networkingLouisa and Damian at the social

Last Tuesday, Louisa and I hosted a wellness and social for Founding Members at the JLL office in Flatiron — yoga to open the evening, then healthy bites and drinks as founders and VCs came together in the same room. What struck us was how aligned everyone was: building sustainably, with wellness as part of the equation, not an afterthought.

Wellness studioOpen workspace

Sweat in the morning. Work in the afternoon. The full picture of what our day looks like.

 

Why We Built This

Wellness is a big part of our lives — not as a side hobby, but as something we genuinely believe is inseparable from how you build. We started Founders House because we kept seeing the same pattern: talented founders building incredible things, burning out in the process, and losing the one asset that makes everything else possible.

Our vision for it is simple: get a sweat in in the morning, work alongside other people who are building in an energized way, and then connect, trade ideas, and share at night. That's what a day at a private members club feels like — and April 20th is your chance to experience it firsthand.

 

"Standard co-working spaces have no community. You don't go there to meet people like you. What we're building is different — it's community first."

AI is creating more opportunities for founders than ever before — and at the same time, it's pushing people back toward in-person community and their own health. We've felt that pull ourselves. We've hosted 150+ sold-out events with Shopify, Bandit, and others over the past year. Now it's time to give our community a permanent home.

 

Who's in the Room

We're industry-agnostic, and the most represented verticals in our community are:

Artificial Intelligence CPG Health & Wellness

Venture-backable founders with traction. People who are building at a high level while maintaining their health. Only a select group will be approved to join the evening.

Hope to see you there,

Damian

Co-Founder, Founders House

Ready to join as a founding member?

Be part of our first cohort — Manhattan location opening soon.

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About Founders House

Founders House is a work and wellness club for founders in New York City. We started with a Tuesday morning run club, grew our community to 20,000+ founders, and we're now opening our first physical location in Manhattan.

Founders Common Tuesday run club

Tuesday morning run club — where it all started.

150+

Sold-out events hosted in the past year

20K+

Founders following across our community

1

Physical location — Manhattan, opening soon

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Sent by Damian · Co-Founder

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