Builders Club
Coworking space · Downtown Kitchener · buildersclub.ca
A selected membership and clubhouse in downtown Kitchener for founders, operators and students making something real, with Wednesday sessions open to anyone.
Its members are founders, operators, independent builders and students, and every one of them applied. Members who are not in Waterloo full-time stay part of it through Slack, Builder Circles and Hive, which matches members one on one.
To join, you fill out one short form, with no referral or pitch deck, and a person reads every application. Professional applications are open on a rolling basis, and student applications are taken by term. Applying costs nothing, and you can walk into a Wednesday session before you decide.
Jesse Rodgers founded Builders Club. You can book a chat with him before you apply. Builders Club runs a fund, Barn Ventures, which writes first cheques of $50K USD, often before a pitch deck exists.
What it offers
Professional membership, $200 a month, with 24/7 access to the clubhouse
Student membership, $100 a term, for full-time students who are actively building
Meeting rooms, a rooftop and a gym for members
For members: Builder Circles, Hive matches, a monthly Demo Night and quarterly city dinners
Technical Wednesday and Non-Technical Wednesday at noon, on alternating weeks, open to non-members
Revenue Tuesdays every two weeks, for founders and operators working on sales, pricing and pipeline
The Waterloo events calendar on Luma, open to anyone, where you can add your own event for free
Location
165 King St W, Kitchener, ON
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