Waterloo, Ontario
Where serious
builders gather.
Builders Club is a selected membership and clubhouse for people doing ambitious work in Waterloo.
Founders, operators, engineers, designers, researchers, students, and remote workers whose companies may be based anywhere. People who have shipped at companies you've heard of. People shipping their first thing.
They're just here working.
The talent was always here. The density wasn't. We fixed that.
Not a program. A place. · You don't have to build alone · Waterloo-rooted, globally connected · Proximity beats access · Isolation kills velocity. Density creates it. ·
Not a program. A place. · You don't have to build alone · Waterloo-rooted, globally connected · Proximity beats access · Isolation kills velocity. Density creates it. ·
What this is
Serious people don't need more programs. They need proximity.
Not this
A Networking Event
A room building (with a rooftop patio, a gym, and more) where serious builders gather, in downtown Kitchener
Proximity to people who push themselves
Capital that follows trust, not committees
Waterloo's builder momentum, made accessible
Why it matters
Building alone is slower. And quieter than anyone admits.
Working from home. Building on the side. Remote at a company headquartered everywhere but here. The feedback dries up. The energy goes flat. Good weeks and bad weeks start to blur together. That isn't a you problem. It's what happens without a room. You don't have to keep doing it alone.
Who belongs
Open door.
Clear standard.
- ✓You're building something. A company, a product, a career.
- ✓You push yourself
- ✓You want to be around serious people
- ✓You're kind and low-ego
- ✓You work remotely and want a room with a high bar
- ✓You add to the room, not extract from it
In the room
They don't broadcast. The wins get out anyway.
"Jesse is like the Rick Rubin of the builders community. He has a sixth sense for what creative, ambitious people need and don't need. It's like an unsupervised, Montessori-style grad school for builders."
AllMind
Crossed $2M in annual recurring revenue.
Anwaar Malik, Founder
See the post →
Elderella
"Builders Club reconnected me with someone who has become a very important part of the Elderella story."
Jacqui Murphy, Founder
LinkedIn →
TribeHR · Kiite · Uvaro
Three companies in. Building his next thing from the room.
Joseph Fung, Founder
LinkedIn →
"A few days away from Builders Club and I start losing my mind."
Said by two different members, the same week
Getting started
Getting in is simple. Staying is on you.
No referral. No committee. No waiting list. Whether you're starting a company or just done working alone, it's four steps from reading this to walking in.
01
Apply
One form, a few minutes. Tell us what you're working on and what you want from the room. This is the filter, so be real.
02
We read it
Every application, by a person. Sometimes a short chat. You'll hear back either way.
03
Get your access
Pick a tier, get your key. The door opens the day you're in.
04
Show up
The room rewards presence. Come in, do the work, add to it. That's the whole deal.
Ready now? Apply below ↓ Want the long version first? Read the full guide in the handbook → Starting a company? Read the Founder Guide →
Apply to the room.
Professional tier
Rolling · Open now
Student tier
Accepted by term
Spring term closed · Apply for fall
The people here applied. That's the bar. No referral. No committee. If you've read this far, you probably already know.
165 King St W, Kitchener · Remote welcome · Rolling
Not sure yet? Read the Substack first. You'll know.
