Founders helping founders. Statewide.
NMSA is New Mexico's no-fluff, founder-first community. We bring founders together, put real resources in their hands, and open the relationships and capital that move companies forward.
A peer-driven community, built founder-first.
NMSA empowers New Mexican entrepreneurs by building a community where founders actively support one another. That founder-first approach is the cornerstone of statewide economic growth. By partnering with local support organizations and bringing in complementary solutions, we strengthen the broader ecosystem rather than competing with it.
Beyond business growth, we offer mentorship, inspiration, and the connections that break down barriers, so the founders who succeed can leave the ladder down for those coming next. From Mastermind Groups and Guerrilla Marketing Bootcamps to today's three flagship programs, the method has not changed. It is a simple idea with outsized results: when founders rise together, the whole state rises with them.
Founder-first is not a slogan.
Founder-first
Every program starts with what a founder actually needs, not what looks good in a brochure.
Peer-driven
The best advice comes from someone a step ahead. We put founders in the room with each other.
Leave the ladder down
Those who make it reach back. Success here is measured by who you bring up with you.
A stronger ecosystem
We partner with local support organizations instead of competing with them, so the whole state benefits.
Three ways we show up for founders.
Put her in front of your room.
Sandra Hirschberg founded NMSA and has spent years in the rooms where New Mexico founders actually make decisions. She speaks on panels, at conferences, and for organizations that want a founder-first perspective instead of a keynote.
No slides full of platitudes. What she brings is what she does: how founders get access to boards, capital, and each other, and what it takes to build an ecosystem in a state that is usually left off the map.
Build with us.
Become part of New Mexico's most dynamic founder community and accelerate your startup journey.