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The Battery membership requirements

Every criterion The Battery publishes, with its source, the date it was verified and how confident we are in it — plus superseded figures, so you can see how the tests have moved.

Read a requirement as the organization's published floor, not as a promise. A revenue test may have alternative versions for different business types, chapters can set stricter local tests, and invitation-only bodies publish criteria that describe members rather than admit them.

Current published criteria

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Criterion	Published requirement	Note	Provenance
Sponsorship	"Membership is by introduction"; the published route to admission includes "A Nomination" after the online application	The club does not say how many nominators are required or whether they must be existing members.	Verified September 2026High confidenceSource ↗
Maximum age at joining	Under 30 membership is "available to applicants under 30 years old"		Verified September 2026High confidenceSource ↗
Geographic restriction	Out of Town membership is "available to members who don't have a home within a 100 mile drive of the club"	Distance is expressed as a driving distance from the clubhouse.	Verified September 2026High confidenceSource ↗
Other criterion	Partner membership is "available to a Member's spouse or partner"		Verified September 2026High confidenceSource ↗

How admission works

Application process

The club sets out four steps: complete the online application form; obtain a nomination; attend an open house, described as "an afternoon at the club and a chance to meet both members and our team"; and then, on approval, receive a membership kit. The club states that "Membership is by introduction, and it begins with a conversation." Applicants choose between Member, Partner, Out of Town and Under 30 types, with The Battery Alliance available as an upgrade.

Invitation required

Sponsor required

Yes

Selectivity

Not publicly disclosed. The club publishes no acceptance rate, waitlist size or member count.

Membership term

The Charter contains sections on Membership Duration and Membership Renewal; specific terms are not published, and Lifetime Membership classes exist alongside renewable membership

Primary audience

The club says it exists "to play host to bright minds with big ideas"; its own copy describes a clubhouse for the curious rather than a professional or income band

Typical member

The club publishes no occupational or wealth criteria. Its own materials emphasise conversation, cultural programming and collective giving through Battery Powered rather than industry or seniority.

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Last verified: 6 September 2026 Report an error on this page

Sources

The Battery, The Battery. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 1
Hotel - The Battery, The Battery. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 1
Spaces - The Battery, The Battery. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 1
Apply - The Battery, The Battery. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 2
Charter - The Battery, The Battery. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 3
Bebo Founders Go Analog With Exclusive Battery Club in San Francisco, AllThingsD, May 2013. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 6
Michael Birch (businessman), Wikipedia. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 8

Source tiers follow the published hierarchy: 1 official site · 2 official membership materials · 3 application documents · 4 annual reports · 5 government filings · 6 reliable business publications · 7 credible interviews · 8 other reputable secondary sources. Sources and data policy.