Founding engineers deserve their own room.
First Commits is a curated community to connect founding engineers representing the most innovative startups in Silicon Valley.
Who we are
Building early can be lonely. There are rooms for founders, but not for the people who commit first to a company, the engineers boldly building its technical foundations from the ground up. First Commits exists to be that room: a professional network, a resource, and a community of peers who understand the unique challenges of being a founding engineer.
Through in-person events and a lively Slack forum, we provide opportunities to connect, brainstorm, test early versions of products, and build relationships that last. These are folks who will cheer you on when you ship, who understand the late nights, and maybe one-day be your co-founder.
Our sponsors
Our partners
- Accel
- Alpha Partners
- Bain Capital Ventures
- Battery Ventures
- Bessemer Venture Partners
- Bullpen Capital
- Crosslink Capital
- ElevenLabs
- Forerunner
- Greycroft
- IVP
- LangChain
- M13
- Precursor Ventures
- Scale Venture Partners
Represented startups
- Aleph
- Ambient.ai
- Amdahl
- Ampersand
- Anori
- Anything
- Anzenna
- Assert
- Babs
- Baseten
- Bem
- Blockit AI
- Bluejay
- Boxes.dev
- Bretton AI
- Centralize
- Chalk
- Coefficient
- Column
- Console
- Convex
- Coval
- Cursor
- Decagon
- Delphi
- Delve
- Doss
- Echelon
- Exa
- fal
- Fermat
- Fifteenth
- Flagship
- Flint
- Forge
- Fragment
- Frontier Security
- Fulcrum
- Gem
- Hyperscale
- Inception
- Kaizen
- Kestral
- Marin
- Max AI
- Maximal
- Merge API
- Monaco
- Nash
- Nile
- Orb
- Paraform
- Paramark
- Parcha
- Persona
- Phonely
- Pi Security
- Pivot Robotics
- Ploy
- Poetic
- Pylon
- Reevo
- Resolve AI
- Rundoo
- Serafis
- Shepherd Insurance
- Simile
- Soma Health
- Specter
- Sphere
- Spot AI
- Styleframe AI
- Superscript
- Tandemn
- Tightrope
- Town
- TruckSmarter
- Unify
- Vapi
- Virescent
- Voicebit
- Yutori
Events
We host bi-monthly in-person events with our partners for founding engineers to share experiences, learn from each other, and build lifelong connections. Instead of the usual tech talks, pitches, and panels, we focus on small intimate gatherings that are personal, authentic, and fun.
Interested in partnering with us? Visit our sponsors page to learn more.
Membership benefits
Active Slack community
Stay up-to-date on member-only events, celebrate big wins, ask for advice, and share resources with other founding engineers.
Social gatherings
Member-exclusive private dinners and game nights, intended to be authentic, fun, and casual. No pitches, no panels, no obligations, and no upfront work required of you.
Early access and exclusive discounts
Early access is a two-way street here: you'll get to test new products before they launch, and you can get feedback on your own work from other founding engineers. Our sponsors also give members exclusive discounts on the tools and services you use every day.
Resource for questions
Our members have seen it all. Whether you're looking for recommendations on best OpenClaw setups, weighing database solutions, or seeking advice on exit options, you can ask the exact people who've been in your shoes.