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Founders Network vs Women Presidents Organization
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Geverifieerd September 2026
Netwerkorganisatie
Geverifieerd September 2026 Founders Network
Full-time founders of technology startups, from idea stage through post-Series A, who want peer mentorship rather than capital or an accelerator programme.
Peer advisory
Women Presidents Organization
Women who own and run privately held companies above WPO's revenue thresholds.
Wat de gegevens vermelden
- Role or title: Founders Network: Must be a full-time founder of a technology startup; Women Presidents Organization: Must lead the company and hold primary decision-making authority for day-to-day operations.
- Minimum company revenue: Founders Network: No published minimum company revenue; Women Presidents Organization: US$2,000,000 in gross annual sales for a product-based business.
- Minimum ownership stake: Founders Network: No published minimum ownership stake; Women Presidents Organization: Must hold an ownership interest in the business at some level, and the company must be privately held.
- Gender: Founders Network: No published gender; Women Presidents Organization: Women business owners.
- Annual dues: Founders Network: $900 a year; Women Presidents Organization: $2,000 a year.
Naast elkaar
| Founders Network | Women Presidents Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| Profiel | ||
| Type | Networking organization | Peer advisory |
| Opgericht | 2011 (The About page credits founder Kevin Holmes, a former tech startup founder, with starting the organization in 2011.) | 1997 (Founded by Marsha Firestone; the first chapter was started in New York City.) |
| Hoofdkantoor | San Francisco, United States | New York, United States |
| Geographic footprint | Members in more than 25 cities worldwide; in-person chapter meetings named for San Francisco, Silicon Valley, New York, London and Mexico City. | Chapters across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Peru, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, South Africa and Australia |
| Leden | 600as of September 2026 | Not currently disclosed. WPO does not publish a member total on its site; a 2022 account records 2,000 members across 137 chapters, which is now out of date. |
| Afdelingen | The organization does not publish a chapter count. Its About page says members are in "over 25 cities"; individual chapter events are announced case by case. | 145 |
| Primary audience | Full-time founders of technology startups, from idea stage through post-Series A, who want peer mentorship rather than capital or an accelerator programme. | Women who own and run privately held companies above WPO's revenue thresholds. |
| Typisch lid | The organization describes its members as vetted full-time tech startup founders; it states that members have collectively raised more than US$5 billion, that average funding per member is US$1.1 million, and that 50 percent are serial entrepreneurs. Service firms are explicitly excluded. | Members are women who lead their own privately held companies, hold day-to-day decision-making authority and have an ownership interest. The entry threshold is US$2 million in gross annual sales for product-based businesses and US$1 million for service-based businesses, with higher tiers at US$10 million (Platinum) and US$50 million (Zenith). |
| Qualification | ||
| Functie of titel | Must be a full-time founder of a technology startupStated as "You are working full-time on building your tech startup. No service firms."verified September 2026 · bron ↗ | Must lead the company and hold primary decision-making authority for day-to-day operationsverified September 2026 · bron ↗ |
| Minimale bedrijfsomzet | No published minimum company revenue | US$2,000,000 in gross annual sales for a product-based businessBase (Chapter Member and Member-at-Large) threshold.verified September 2026 · bron ↗ |
| Minimaal aandelenbezit | No published minimum ownership stake | Must hold an ownership interest in the business at some level, and the company must be privately heldverified September 2026 · bron ↗ |
| Geslacht | No published gender | Women business ownersverified September 2026 · bron ↗ |
| Branchebeperking | Technology startups only; service firms are excludedThe membership requirements text explicitly excludes service firms.verified September 2026 · bron ↗ | No published industry restriction |
| Invitation required | Sometimes | No |
| Sponsor required | Sometimes | Not documented |
| Application process | Applicants either arrive with a member invitation or request one through the site. The published flow is a short application of about two minutes plus an optional longer addendum. A membership committee reviews complete applications by the last Friday of each month and notifies applicants of the decision the same day. | Candidates apply and, if they meet the ownership, authority and revenue tests, are placed in a chapter in their geographic area. Women who meet the criteria but cannot access a chapter for geographic or other reasons can join as a Member-at-Large. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed. The organization calls itself invite-only and says it researches applicants' backgrounds, but publishes no acceptance rate or rejection statistics. | Not publicly disclosed |
| Kosten | ||
| Jaarlijkse contributie | $900 a yearLaunch Plan (idea-stage founders), listed at "$75/mo billed annually" on the benefits page; the annualised figure is derived from the published monthly rate.verified September 2026 · bron ↗ | $2,000 a yearStated by Women Presidents' Organization (2021-12-09): WPO Chapter Member (global, USD; $1M+ service / $2M+ product revenue). “CHAPTER ANNUAL FEE: $2,000”verified October 2026 · bron ↗ |
| Membership term | Annual commitment, renewed annually; monthly payment plans available on some tiers | Not documented |
| Structuur | ||
| Meeting frequency | Continuous online forum; roughly 100 events a year including about 40 webinars, plus city chapter meet-ups and two annual conferences | Monthly chapter meetings for Chapter Members; Platinum and Zenith groups meet three times a year |
| Peer forums | An online mentorship forum open to all members, plus peer advisory roundtables at the top tier; there is no standing confidential forum group of assigned peers | Chapters draw members from diverse non-competing industries and are facilitated by a professionally trained Chapter Chair. Chapter size is reported at a maximum of 20 members, a figure WPO does not confirm on its own pages. |
| Confidentiality | The organization describes the platform as a confidential space for founders; it does not publish a confidentiality agreement. | Chapter meetings are confidential; members share business expertise in confidence. |
| Time commitment | Not documented | Not documented |
| Organized as | Virtual, Chapter-based, Forum-based, Event-focused | Chapter-based, Forum-based, Event-focused |
| Vertrouwelijke peer-forums | Yes | Yes |
| Lokale hoofdstukken | Yes | Yes |
| Virtueel lidmaatschap | Yes | Partial |
| Online gemeenschap | Yes | Partial |
| Ledenlijst | Yes | Yes |
| Evenementen | Yes | Yes |
| Programmering | ||
| Educatieve programmering | Yes | Yes |
| Leiderschapsontwikkeling | Partial | Yes |
| Retraites | No | Partial |
| Reizen | No | Partial |
| Gezinsprogrammering | No | No |
| Programma's voor echtgenoten en partners | No | No |
| Programmering voor de volgende generatie | No | No |
| Beleggingsdiscussies | Yes | Partial |
| Beleggingsmogelijkheden | Partial | No |
| Filantropische component | No | Not documented |
| Nadruk op netwerken | High | High |
| Sociale focus | Low | Medium |
Volgende
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