an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . november 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message founderscard type private industry entrepreneurship founded 2009 founder eric kuhn headquarters austin tx usa area served worldwide products website founderscard.com founderscard is a membership organization for founders ceos presidents and other members of the entrepreneurial community . 1 membership provides access to private networking events an online networking community and a benefits program with four main categories travel general lifestyle business and hotels . membership is by invitation application and has an annual membership fee of 795 plus a one time initiation fee . 2 contents 1 membership 2 benefits 3 member demographics 4 history 5 references membership edit to become a member one must receive an invitation from an existing member and submit an application for membership . founderscard does not disclose specific criteria for membership qualification outside of a deep commitment to the entrepreneurial community 3 but does report an approval rate of 70 % of those invited by a current member . 4 benefits edit founderscard hosts frequent networking events which are structured as casual cocktail receptions open exclusively to members . 2 3 events are often hosted at partner hotel properties and aligned with major third party events such as sxsw and ces . 3 member events have been hosted in locations including new york san francisco london seattle los angeles chicago boston washington dc and miami . founderscard also offers travel lifestyle and business benefits geared specifically toward entrepreneurs including apple virgin atlantic and at & t wireless as well as offers from innovative companies founded by fellow members . 1 member benefits are accessed via a private site . each member also receives a unique membership card to be utilized as proof of membership required to gain access to events and preferred partner opportunities . 2 member demographics edit founderscard claims that it has more than 15 000 members worldwide with many members located in venture capital focused cities including new york silicon valley los angeles tel aviv and boston . 3 many members are based in the united states with a growing number of international members in line with a major international benefit push in 2012 . 5 notable members include craig newmark ben lerer and tim ferriss . 6 history edit founderscard was developed by serial entrepreneur eric kuhn who 5 with the goal of providing rewarding opportunities to fellow entrepreneurs that were typically reserved for executives at public companies 5 as well as a community to network and offer support . 1 founderscard began accepting members in january 2010 4 and was originally headquartered in new york city but has since relocated to austin texas . 7 references edit a b c http upstart.bizjournals.com entrepreneurs hot shots 2012 03 13 startup founderscard curates elite benefits for entrepreneurs.html a b c http mashable.com 2012 02 16 founderscard a b c d http www.crainsnewyork.com article 20120613 smallbiz 120619960 a b http techcrunch.com 2012 01 29 turning two founderscard pulls back the curtain on its membership community for entrepreneurs a b c http techcrunch.com 2012 03 16 founderscard adds discounts for tripit legalzoom moo com more invites http techcrunch.com 2012 09 27 which founders use founderscard craig newmark kevin rose leah busque 8k others https founderscard.com faq retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title founderscard & oldid 719747442 categories community websitessocial networking serviceshidden categories articles with a promotional tone from november 2015all articles with a promotional toneall articles with specifically marked weasel worded phrasesarticles with specifically marked weasel worded phrases from october 2014 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 11 may 2016 at 14 55 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view