Invitation Only · $10M–$100M ARR · Founding Cohort 2026

See how they think
first.

The Foundry is a private network where founders at $10M–$100M ARR access vetted revenue leaders — not résumés. See their frameworks, track record, and the person who vouches for them. Before a single conversation.

No cold outreach. No placement fees. Ever.

15 of 20 founder seats remaining · Founding cohort closes Q2 2026

What happens after you apply

We review your request — within 24 hours, personally. Not a bot.

A 20-minute intake call — we understand your stage, the role, and what has failed before.

You get access — with a curated shortlist of 3–5 operators matched to your search. You decide who to meet.

The problem

You've been burned before.

$200–400K The fully-loaded cost of a wrong revenue hire — salary, severance, missed pipeline, and the six months you lost finding out.

What you see today

AI-polished résumés

Indistinguishable from fiction. Optimized for ATS, not truth.

Rehearsed interviews

Candidates trained to say the right things. For 45 minutes.

Unverifiable claims

"Scaled from $2M to $40M ARR" appears on every deck.

Recruiter incentives

Placement fee. Filled role. Move on.

What you actually need

A verified track record

Someone whose wins are confirmed — not self-reported. The $40M ARR claim is checked, not taken at face value.

Their real thinking

See their go-to-market frameworks, pipeline philosophy, and hiring approach before you ever meet.

Accountability behind the name

Every operator is endorsed by a founder or peer who worked alongside them and staked their reputation on it.

A decision in days, not months

No recruiter loop. No intake calls. You already know who they are and how they think before you reach out.

How it works

Trust is built in layers.

Apply

Revenue leaders submit an application. We review their actual track record — not their positioning.

Get endorsed

Each applicant is sponsored by a founder or operator who has worked alongside them directly.

Endorser verified

We validate the endorser's credibility and the specifics of their shared work history.

Founders request intros

When the fit is right, you see their profile, their thinking, and their endorsement — then decide.

No recruiters. No placement fees. Ever.

The average revenue hire search takes four months. Most of that time is spent building conviction you could have in an afternoon. Time is the cost most founders forget to count.

The endorsement layer

You see the operator before
the conversation.

Every profile includes their track record, their thinking, and the person who stakes their name on it.

Sarah Chen

Former CRO · Lattice, Rippling

10 years in B2B SaaS · Series A–D growth

Available

Built and scaled two enterprise sales teams from the ground up, taking both companies from sub-$5M to over $60M ARR. Known for rebuilding broken comp structures without losing the team — and for building outbound motion before it was fashionable.

Enterprise sales Sales ops & comp Outbound motion Team building CRO hire criteria

"She rebuilt our entire sales motion from scratch. Twelve months later we hit $40M ARR. I've worked with a lot of CROs. Sarah is the one I'd call first."

David Park

Formerly VP Sales, Figma · now Founder, Meridian

What founding members say

The signal is real.

"I've been through three failed VP Sales hires. Each one cost us north of $300K when you count the missed pipeline. The Foundry is the first time I've walked into a first call already knowing how someone thinks."

Alex Merritt

Co-Founder & CEO, Avelo AI · Series B · $18M ARR

"My investors kept saying 'just use a recruiter.' I did. Twice. The Foundry is different — I read the endorsement, saw how the operator approached our specific comp structure problem. I knew in 20 minutes."

Priya Vasquez

Founder & CEO, Sentinel Labs · Series A · $9M ARR

"The 60-day guarantee removed every objection I had. I had a shortlist of three operators I actually wanted to meet within the first week. We hired our VP of Revenue in six weeks total."

Jordan Kim

Co-Founder, Marble Financial · Series B · $31M ARR

Who built this

Built by someone who watched
too many founders make
the same mistake.

I spent 15+ years in B2B SaaS revenue leadership — at Meta, Google, and a string of fast-growing companies in between. I watched brilliant founders make six-figure hiring mistakes not because they were careless, but because the system gave them no real signal.

Résumés optimized by AI. Interviews coached by algorithms. References who were briefed before the call. The whole process is designed to obscure thinking, not reveal it.

I built The Foundry because the solution is simple — and nobody had built it with the right level of intentionality. A private room. Verified operators. Real endorsements from people who staked their reputation on them.

John Wayne

Founder, The Foundry · Former Meta, Google · 15+ yrs B2B SaaS

Track record

Priced for alignment, not volume.

$1.5K–$3K

per month

Membership scales with your company stage. 60-day guarantee — if you haven't found someone worth talking to, we'll refund you in full.

seats remaining

The founding cohort is capped at 20. Five have been filled. The room closes to new founder members at capacity — by design.

placement fees

We are not a recruiter. We don't earn a commission on your hire. Ever.

Common questions

The questions every founder asks first.

How is this different from LinkedIn or a recruiter?

LinkedIn shows you who someone says they are. Recruiters are paid a commission when you hire — their incentive ends the moment you sign an offer. The Foundry shows you how operators actually think through your specific challenges, and every profile is backed by a named, verified endorsement from a Founder or CEO who worked directly alongside them. We earn nothing on your hire. Ever.

What if none of the operators match my stage or vertical?

Your membership includes a 60-day guarantee — if you haven't found at least one operator worth a real conversation, we'll refund you in full. No questions asked. But before that happens: your intake call is designed specifically to surface the right shortlist for your stage and what's failed before. Most members find a meaningful conversation within the first two weeks.

Which roles do you cover?

CRO, VP Sales, VP Marketing, VP Customer Success, and RevOps Leaders. Operators span AI SaaS, B2B SaaS, Cybersecurity, DevTools, Fintech, Healthcare Tech, PLG, and Enterprise motions — with verified experience from companies including Glean, Wiz, Rippling, Brex, Linear, Gong, and Loom.

Can I hire someone I find here?

Yes — and there's no placement fee, ever. The Foundry earns through membership, not transactions. If you hire the best revenue leader you've ever worked with through this room, we celebrate that. We don't invoice it.

The Foundry · Early Access 2026

The room is forming now.

Twenty founder seats. Seventy-five vetted operators. Every week you delay is a week your revenue org runs without the right leader.

See how they thinkfirst.