Where exceptional founders talk

Join the founders/CEOs
of top companies

Testimonials

A great group of founders working through the real mechanics of building large companies.

Jay Kreps

CEO, Confluent

Extremely helpful network of CEOs and founders discussing the ins and outs of company-building and helping one another.

Fidji Simo

CEO, Instacart

Turpentine Network offers valuable insights from founders and operators that you don’t hear anywhere else.

Alex Bouzaziz

CEO, Deel

Turpentine network has the current and next generation of great founders.

Ali Ghodsi

CEO, Databricks

Founder networks usually are bloated and time-sinks that you end up muting them. Turpentine has figured out a way to ensure high-signal-to-noise ratio high bandwidth communications can take place across the best CEOs and founders in Silicon Valley with a very good degree of trust.

Aravind Srinivas

CEO, Perplexity

I recommend joining this network to any founder who wants to learn from others who’ve built great companies.

Jack Altman

Co-founder, Lattice

What to expect

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Forum for Founders

Talk shop with fellow founders in a high trust environment segmented by stage

IRL Events

Intimate events to foster deeper connections among members

Investor Reviews

Vet investors via our proprietary investor database

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Vendor Recs

Get vendor recommendations across every category

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Exclusive Perks

Unlock members-only deals and premium discounts

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Candidate Referrals

Hire talent through a trusted network

Turpentine Network by the Numbers

$200B+

Market cap of member
companies

100+

Unicorn founders in
exclusive group chat

600+

Members

High-trust forum with founders who've been there

Insights from experienced founders
Collaborate in a trusted space
Get real-world advice
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Who's a good fit?

We invite applications from company founders who meet any of the following criteria:

• $10M+ / $100M+ / $1B+ valuation ranges
(We have different group chats for each segment)
• Top-tier VC backing
• Scaling rapidly
• Someone who can get endorsements from members of our network

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