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RIPPLE GLOBAL FOUNDER ECOSYSTEM
Where exceptional founders open doors for one another.
Invitation-only, for founders, community builders and connectors who give first and bring their worlds with them. You’re guaranteed one strategic connection within your first 90 days, and every member is expected to open doors in return.
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WHY RIPPLE
Your network is powerful. But does it give back?
You’ve spent years opening doors for people who couldn’t open one back. This is the first room designed so generosity flows both ways.
We select generous founders who have trusted communities, networks, audiences and clubs they can tap into to open doors for others. Here are a few of the people already in Ripple:
SIMONE VINCENZI
GTeX, 1,500+ stages, UK expert ecosystem
JULIA TITOVA
Exited founder, 200,000+ founders and investors
NAGI SALLOUM
Multiple exits, Silicon Valley and the Gulf
JAMES ANDREWS
US media and culture, 50M+ albums
GERRY SEVERIN
Wall Street M&A, private equity
NICK HARBAUGH
Retail, built for Prada and Apple
ALESSIO PIERONI
Ex-Mindvalley CMO, Scale For Impact
MICHELLE MAREE
Founder of Ripple, 49+ retreats
COMBINED 200,000+ network · 8,000+ startups · 50M+ reach · 1,500+ stages · multiple exits
There are more, and the room is still forming. Limited to 30 members.
BEFORE YOU APPLY
The questions serious founders ask.
Everything you need to know before you apply.
How is this different from other founder clubs?
Most networks stop at connection. Many actively discourage transaction or collaboration between members; it's built into the culture. Ripple is built for the opposite: every member is obligated to open doors, not just attend meetings.
I already have a huge network. Why do I need this?
You've spent years opening doors for people who couldn't open one back. This is the first room engineered so reciprocity flows both ways, on a rhythm, not left to chance.
What if I don't have the time?
Your regular commitment averages about 63 minutes per month: one 60-minute call each month, plus roughly 10 minutes per quarter to open two doors. That averages to about three minutes per month across the year. There are also two in-person gatherings each year. No courses, content or homework.
What happens if it's not a fit?
Membership terms are locked for as long as your membership stays active. If it stops being right for either side, nobody is trapped, and there are no hard feelings either way.
THE ECOSYSTEM EXPERIENCE
A room designed to return more than you bring.
WHAT MEMBERS RECEIVE
FIVE WAYS THE ROOM WORKS FOR YOU
Access to the combined ecosystem
A curated room bringing audiences, communities, stages, investors, events and millions of trusted relationships.
Ecosystem onboarding session
A private mapping session that connects you to the right people from day one.
Always-on private founders room
Direct access to founders, experts and super-connectors worldwide, without another content feed.
Quarterly Ecosystem Report
Your ecosystem is mapped to surface collaborations no single member could see alone.
Ecosystem member status
One of 30 carefully selected members, with your membership rate locked for life while active.
Plus founding member status and benefits locked for life.
ECOSYSTEM MEMBERSHIP
€5,997/year
30 seats only
Application-only · every member personally reviewed
Membership rate locked for life while active
Future membership €9,997/year · your rate remains locked while active
30 seats · every application personally reviewed within 36 hours
THE VALUE
One right door can repay the year.
Four guaranteed strategic connections each year
Introductions chosen for fit, timing and mutual upside.
Access to 30 founder ecosystems
Not a directory, but the combined reach and trust of the room.
Two in-person gatherings every year
Including Founder Island in Madeira, where trust compounds faster.
Membership economics
€5,997/year, locked while active. Future membership moves to €9,997/year.
Built to create leverage without consuming your calendar.
ONE MEMBER · REAL OUTCOMES
What happens when the right room gives back.
SIMONE VINCENZI · FOUNDER, GTEX
“Without a doubt, one of the most valuable founder ecosystems I have ever been part of. The level of trust, generosity and collaboration is exceptional. It led to strategic partnerships, new clients, speaking opportunities and introductions I could never have created alone. People do not just network here. They open doors, create opportunities, and genuinely want to see each other win.”
CHRIS REYNOLDS, FOUNDER OF M3 AND BUSINESS METHOD PODCAST
“Ripple paid for itself almost right away. Within the first two weeks, I was already at a 67% return on my investment. Since joining, I’ve had close to 10 genuinely valuable connection calls, landed two podcast interviews with founders of billion-dollar companies, and received several other introductions and opportunities. What I value most is that people genuinely show up for one another, opening doors, sharing opportunities and helping without it ever feeling transactional. I expected to expand my network. I didn’t expect the financial return and the quality of the relationships to happen this fast.”
FROM INSIDE THE ROOM
Real introductions, calls and collaborations shared by members.
THE VISION
Ripple begins as a room: thirty founders, community builders and connectors who give first and open doors for one another.
Every introduction, door and Round Table synergy becomes a signal. Over time, Ripple can become an Ecosystem Intelligence Platform, a living map of how trust and opportunity move between the world’s best builders, able to surface a partnership before either side knew to look for it.
THE ROOM, IN PERSON
To build real trust, every member commits to attending at least one of Ripple’s two annual gatherings, such as Founder Island Fest in Madeira. Gathering tickets, travel and accommodation are not included in the membership fee and are booked separately.
The Ripple Standard makes reciprocity predictable.
01 · Open two doors a quarter
An introduction, access to your network or an opportunity worth applying to. Eight per member each year, creating 240 doors across the room.
02 · Show up to the Round Table
Sixty minutes each month. Members reveal their ecosystems and the room finds synergies live.
03 · Meet in person twice a year
Trust compounds faster face to face. One gathering is Founder Island in Madeira.
Give first. Give specifically. Give on a rhythm.
THE RITUALS
THE ROUND TABLE
Monthly · 60 minutes
Members show their ecosystems live. Synergies are found on the spot.
THE TWO DOORS
Quarterly
Each member opens two, logged, visible and celebrated.
THE ECOSYSTEM REPORT
Quarterly
We map the room and surface collaborations nobody saw coming.
THE GATHERING
Twice yearly
Physical trust-building, including Founder Island.
No masterminds. No masterclasses. No content treadmill.
Just a room where remarkable people open doors for one another.
THE ARCHITECT
Michelle Maree
Award-winning community builder, facilitator and global connector. Named Best Retreat Company in the Remote Work Industry, 2025. Since 2019, Michelle has created 50+ international retreats and 100+ curated events across Europe, Asia and beyond, including a 7-day retreat for 150 founders in Madeira and multi-day retreats for 200- and 70-person companies in Portugal and Greece.
Founder, Ripple & The Nomad Escape
50+ international retreats · 100+ curated events · Europe, Asia and beyond
This room didn't start as a business plan. After her last Founder Island Fest, the speakers in that room, founders and authors who had seen it all, told her the same thing: build something for people like us. So she did.
A FEW OF THE MEMBERS ALREADY IN THE ROOM
