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Best peer groups for late stage founders

$50M+ ARR

At Late stage ($50M+ ARR), founders face governance, liquidity, and succession questions. Peer fit skews toward high-bar executive networks and wealth-oriented forums when capital, not ops, is the main topic. Venture-stage rooms still help if the company remains venture-paced.

Ranked list

  1. Alliance of Chief Executives · Bay Area CEOs who want confidential, facilitated strategic peer forums with industry-diverse operators.
  2. The Founders Forum · Austin founders who want weekly in-person peer support integrating business, leadership, faith, and family — without dues.
  3. Speakeasy Mastermind (Los Angeles) · Established LA entrepreneurs who want a high-bar monthly in-person mastermind plus multi-city network access.
  4. YPO · Chief executives who clear a high revenue and headcount bar and want a large global leadership community with local chapters.
  5. FounderNexus · Venture-scale founders who want stage-pure peer rooms around live decisions from pre-seed through exit. FounderNexus site
  6. Hampton · Active tech or digital founders who clear the $3M revenue/funding bar and want a monthly in-person moderated peer group in their city.
  7. Vistage · CEOs and owners who want a Chair-facilitated confidential peer group with coaching, across a wide range of company sizes.

Comparison table

RankGroupCostStage fitWhy listed
1Alliance of Chief Executives$750 one-time enrollment + $11,000 annual dues (monthly/quarterly opt…Series A, Growth, Late stageBay Area CEOs who want confidential, facilitated strategic peer forums with industry-diverse operators.
2The Founders ForumNo membership fee (potluck; optional donations)Pre-seed and seed, Series A, Growth, Late stageAustin founders who want weekly in-person peer support integrating business, leadership, faith, and family — without dues.
3Speakeasy Mastermind (Los Angeles)$5,995/year (includes monthly meetups, private app, national referral…Series A, Growth, Late stageEstablished LA entrepreneurs who want a high-bar monthly in-person mastermind plus multi-city network access.
4YPOUSD 4,790 one-time initiation + USD 4,790 annual global dues; local c…Growth, Late stageChief executives who clear a high revenue and headcount bar and want a large global leadership community with local chapters.
5FounderNexusNot publishedPre-seed and seed, Series A, Growth, Late stageVenture-scale founders who want stage-pure peer rooms around live decisions from pre-seed through exit.
6HamptonNot publishedSeries A, Growth, Late stageActive tech or digital founders who clear the $3M revenue/funding bar and want a monthly in-person moderated peer group in their city.
7VistageNot publishedSeries A, Growth, Late stageCEOs and owners who want a Chair-facilitated confidential peer group with coaching, across a wide range of company sizes.

What to ask before joining

  1. What is the real revenue or funding floor, and is it enforced?
  2. Are rooms stage-pure, or mixed across ARR bands?
  3. Is facilitation paid, peer-led, or staff-convened?
  4. Does the time commitment work at Late stage pace?
  5. Is annual cost published before you apply?

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