Austin Founders CommunityATXFC

About us

Founders helping founders

An invite-only community for Austin founders who want real peer support, not another for-profit tech event.

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Our story

It started with a few laptops on a Sunday

Austin is a friendly city, but a lot of its tech events exist to sell tickets, not to build relationships. We wanted somewhere founders could connect with people who actually understand what they're building.

So we started coworking together. The group grew on WhatsApp, where members share updates, plan sessions, ask for intros, and hold each other accountable. There's no ticket, no pitch competition, no vendor booth. Just founders showing up for each other.

Today we're founders, builders, and operators who meet up, work together, and cheer each other on.

Members of Austin Founders Community at a meetup

What we believe

Three principles

Accountability

We help each other stay on track. Goals said out loud, in front of people who'll ask about them next week, tend to get done.

Authenticity

Working side by side, you see the real person, not the polished pitch. That's where trust comes from.

Community

We show up, share what we know, and make intros freely. Austin's founder scene gets better when we all do.

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Come build with 146 Austin founders

The community lives on WhatsApp. Send a join request and we'll DM you to say hi and verify you're building something before we add you. It's free, and it always will be.

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