Founders' Syndicate  ·  A program of NMSA

Founders back founders.

A trusted circle where New Mexico founders trade deal flow, hard-won lessons, and the occasional lifeline. The people who pick up the phone, show up, and have your back.

By invitation · Peer-led · Confidential

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The idea

Founders who show up for each other.

Founders' Syndicate brings together some of New Mexico's most committed founders to do one thing well: show up for each other. Trade introductions. Share what actually worked. Lend a hand on the hard days.

It stays a close group, because real trust takes a smaller room. But the spirit is wide open. Everyone gives first, everyone gets back, and no one builds alone.

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What you get

What you get in the circle.

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Deal flow
The introductions, opportunities, and rounds that founders pass to each other first.
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Hard-won lessons
Honest advice from people who have already been where you are.
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Warm introductions
Doors that open because someone here picks up the phone for you.
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The occasional lifeline
When it gets hard, and it will, you have people who show up for you.
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How it works

How the circle works.

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By invitation

We grow the room carefully, so the trust stays real and the help stays honest.

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Peer-led

No stage, no sponsors. Founders set the agenda and run the room.

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Confidential

What's shared here stays here. That's how people stay open.

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Reciprocal

Everyone gives, everyone gets. That's the whole deal.

The point

You are who you build with.

The people you build with shape everything that comes next.

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The circle

Who's in the room.

A growing group of New Mexico founders. Different stages, different industries, the same commitment to helping each other win.

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What's next

Come see how we do it.

The circle is by invitation. These gatherings are not. They are the open door, the place to meet the people in the room before you ever ask for a seat.

Aug 27Thursday
Founders' Syndicate  ·  Albuquerque

PowerPoint Karaoke Social

This is not a pitch competition. It is startup improv. Join the Founders' Syndicate for one of our most ridiculous and surprisingly insightful events of the year. No panels. No sales pitches. Just founders, community, and controlled chaos.

4:30 – 7:00 PM / Rio Bravo Brewing Company, Albuquerque

Register
Sep 2Wednesday
Growth Lab Showcase  ·  Santa Fe

What happens after the work gets done.

This is not a networking event. Following our first Founders' Syndicate Growth Lab session, we are coming back together, this time to showcase what moved forward.

4:30 – 6:30 PM / Farafina, Santa Fe

Register

Join

Pull up a chair.

Membership is by invitation, but every introduction starts with a hello. Tell us what you're building and who you are.

Led through NMSA  ·  sandra@nmstartupalliance.org