In this video, our founder Breen Sullivan, takes you on a user journey to show you how you can take advantage and maximize the value of our platform.
All paid personal memberships come with access to:
To take full advantage of our platform and community, please:
Step 1: Review and update your Member Profile and Preferences: Our AI tool is powerful but only as good as the information it is given, so make sure you complete your profile as much and as accurately as possible so it can make the right board and/or investment recommendations for you in The Board Seat Exchange and The Back Room (if applicable to your membership choice).
Step 2: Check out Forums: Make an INTRO and tell us a little about you as a person and your journey. It’s a great way to connect with the community. Feel free to post a GIVE if you have something you would like to offer or a GET if you are in need of something. We are all here to support each other.
Step 3: If you are connected to a Startup, Affiliated Fund or Established Company, explore your connected company-level memberships using the “Switch to” feature (located under your profile icon in the upper right-hand corner) to easily move between your company and/or personal profiles.
Membership Plans:
Floor Membership (free). Our most basic membership.
This membership includes:
Core Membership. This is our standard community membership option. As a paid member, you have access to preference based recommendations, additional programming, curriculum, & speaking opportunities.
This includes access to:
Membership Community
Board Candidate Membership. This is our recommended premium membership option for professionals seeking to initiate or advance their for-profit board careers! This option includes access to all of the amenities listed under Core Membership, but it also includes access to:
Board Seat Exchange: Search and be matched to Mentor/Sponsor, Advisory Board, Independent Board Director, and Board Observer opportunities posted by ecosystem companies on The Board Seat Exchange
Board Candidate Profile: Curate a Board Candidate Profile with additional profile fields to define yourself as a stand-out board candidate
Board Candidate Directory: Once you list yourself in this dedicated directory, you’ll appear in a specific directory full of qualified board candidates that is searched by ecosystem companies
Dream Backer Membership. This is our membership option for people who are primarily interested in exploring investment opportunities and networking with other accredited investor members. To qualify for this membership, you must be an accredited investor. This option includes access to all of the amenities listed under Core Membership, but it expands access to curated investment opportunities in The Back Room. The Back Room is a private club designed for women-led startups to connect with a pool of potential funders, including individual angels and fund managers, and for funders to connect with each other, with founders and individuals interested in becoming limited partners. Please read the Disclaimer and Indemnification statements before joining The Back Room.
Access to The Back Room includes:
Pitch Competitions
Elite Plan – combines both Board Candidate Membership and Dream Backer Memberships. This is our ultimate membership for qualified professionals seeking to advance their for-profit board careers, find investment opportunities, and network with other investors and professionals! You’ll have access to The Back Room to unlock hundreds of additional Angel Advisor opportunities. This membership includes all of the amenities included in the Core Membership, Premium Board Candidate Membership, and the Dream Backer Membership. To qualify for this membership, you must be an accredited investor.
Still have questions? Please fill out the form below or reach out here.
All Company Memberships come with a dynamic profile and the ability to post board opportunities, investment opportunities, and/or job opportunities in the platform, depending upon membership type.
To take full advantage of your Company Membership, please:
Step 1: Update your company Profile for accuracy and provide a response to every blank profile field. We know this is a pain, but we assure you it will be worth it! This is how we can start generating recommendations and matches that directly benefit you.
Step 2: Read about your specific Company-level membership here.
Your Company account is also linked to a Member account, which will enable you to take full advantage of The Fourth Floor.
Explore your connected Member account by using the “Switch to” feature (located under your profile icon in the upper right-hand corner) to easily move between your company and/or personal profiles.
Still have questions? Please fill out the form below or reach out here
For quick questions, please submit your question with the form below, and a member of the team will get back to you shortly. Have a more pressing concern? Please set up a meeting with a member of The Fourth Floor staff to address more complicated questions and concerns at the bottom of the page.
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