Live
Private and shared rooms. Beautiful environments designed for longer stays.
Founder
Villages — startup residencies where builders live, work and build together
Live together.
Build what's next.
A global network of startup residencies where ambitious builders live, work and create together. Stay for 1–2 months. Leave with something that didn't exist before.
↓ Discover the village
01 — Manifesto
Most startup programs give you
mentors. workshops. zoom calls.
We believe something is missing.
Proximity.
The best ideas often start when ambitious people share the same place. The same table. The same gym. The same kitchen. The same late-night conversation.
Founder Villages brings builders together in the real world. Not for a weekend. For long enough to build something meaningful.
Come with an idea.
Leave with something real.
02 — What is a Founder Village
Everything you need.
One village.
Build
24/7 coworking. High-speed internet. Meeting rooms. Maker spaces. Deep-work zones.
Train
Gym. Swimming. Running. Yoga. Sports. Recovery.
Create
Content studios. Music. Cooking. Workshops. Creative labs.
Connect
Founder dinners. Fireside chats. Hackathons. Demo nights. Community events.
Explore
Discover the city together. Culture. Nature. Food. People.
03 — A day in the village
One day. One rhythm.
06:30Run / Swim / Train
08:00Breakfast with builders
09:00Deep work
12:30Community lunch
14:00Build
17:30Gym / Surf / Sport
19:00Founder dinner
20:30Talks / Workshops / Jam sessions
22:00Ship something.
04 — Residencies
Choose your
next chapter.
Applications open16.0544° N 108.2022° E
Coming soon8.4095° S 115.1889° E
Coming soon13.7563° N 100.5018° E
05 — The network
One community.
Many villages.
Hover a node — build in Da Nang, spend the next residency in Bali, launch in San Francisco.
06 — The people
Meet the builders.
Illustrative profiles. Real residents appear here once Residency 01 begins.
Alex Chen
AI Founder · Singapore
Agents for customer research.
Building at Founder Village Da Nang
Maya Patel
Indie Hacker · London
A newsletter platform for niche communities.
Building at Founder Village Da Nang
Lucas Martin
Product Builder · Paris
Design tooling for small teams.
Building at Founder Village Da Nang
Anh Nguyen
AI Engineer · Vietnam
On-device speech models.
Building at Founder Village Da Nang
Alex Chen
AI Founder · Singapore
Agents for customer research.
Building at Founder Village Da Nang
Maya Patel
Indie Hacker · London
A newsletter platform for niche communities.
Building at Founder Village Da Nang
Lucas Martin
Product Builder · Paris
Design tooling for small teams.
Building at Founder Village Da Nang
Anh Nguyen
AI Engineer · Vietnam
On-device speech models.
Building at Founder Village Da Nang
You can't schedule
serendipity.
Sometimes the most valuable moment isn't on the calendar.
It's meeting your future cofounder at breakfast.
Finding your first customer at dinner.
Debugging something at 1AM with someone you met yesterday.
Or changing your entire idea after one conversation by the pool.
That's why we build villages. Not conferences.
08 — The program
Structured
enough.
Free enough.
Optional programming. No forced curriculum. Founders design their own rhythm — the village gives it structure.
Week 1Arrive. Meet. Set your goal.
Week 2–3Build. Test. Get feedback.
Week 4–6Ship. Launch. Grow.
Week 7–8Demo. Connect. Plan next steps.
09 — Who it's for
Ambitious
people
who build.
Founders
Engineers
Designers
AI builders
Creators
Product people
Investors
Operators
If you're building something,
you belong here.
Offsites01
Product sprints02
Hack weeks03
Remote-team retreats04
Company residencies05
11 — Partners
Build the network with us.
Accelerators
Run a cohort inside a village.
VCs
Spend time where the building happens.
Corporates
Innovation sprints with builders.
Universities
Founder tracks and student residencies.
Communities
Bring your members for a season.
Governments
Attract global talent to your region.
12 — Why Vietnam
Why we
start here.
Rising tech talent
One of the fastest-growing engineering populations in Asia.
Strong AI ecosystem
A dense, young community of AI and product builders.
Affordable, high quality of life
Ocean, mountains and a low burn rate.
Fast-growing startup scene
New funds, new founders, new momentum.
Central to Asia
Short flights to every major hub in the region.
The next generation of builders is here.
13 — The first village
Da Nang,
Vietnam
Suoi Luong Hai Van Park · 16.1594° N 108.1372° E
A valley of waterfalls and forest at the foot of the Hai Van Pass — twenty minutes from the beach, the airport and Da Nang's startup scene. Founder Village 01 turns it into a place where builders live, train and ship together.
LocationSuoi Luong Hai Van Park, Da Nang
Coordinates16.1594° N, 108.1372° E
SettingValley, waterfalls, forest — 20 min from the city
CapacityResidency 01 · 30 builders
Length1–2 months
14 — Membership
Choose how
you join.
Resident
Residency 01$999 / month
Pay for 3 months — save 10% ($2,697)
- —Private or shared room
- —24/7 coworking access
- —All community programming
- —Gym, pool, recovery
Team
3+ peopleOn request
- —Dedicated team space
- —Custom sprint or offsite
- —Private meeting rooms
- —Flexible length
Global Member
Network accessComing soon
- —Access across all villages
- —Community OS
- —Events & demo nights
- —Priority residency slots
15 — Community OS
The village
never
closes.
A shared layer connecting every resident across every village — before, during and long after a residency.
01
Member directory
Find who is in which village, right now.
02
Village chat
One channel per residency, one for the network.
03
Events calendar
Dinners, talks, hack nights, demo days.
04
Project boards
What everyone is building this month.
05
Ask for help
Post a blocker, get an answer by dinner.
06
Alumni network
Stay connected after you leave.
16 — Application
Apply to
join the
village.
We review every application personally. Tell us what you're building — that matters more than your résumé.
