Global founders don't lose their home network when they move to San Francisco. They use it to get in the door. Malaika Commons is the front door.
Tell us what you're trying to accomplish here and we'll point you at the right people.
San Francisco isn't a bigger market. It's a denser one. The investors, the first customers, the co-founder you haven't met yet, the person who has already made your exact mistake: they're a five-minute walk from each other.
The hard part was never the flight over. It's meeting the right people once you land, and that almost always starts with someone who already knows you. Housing, events, community, and capital aren't four services here. They're four moments of the same relationship.
49 chambers, diaspora networks, trade offices, and founder associations across 28 countries connect people to Silicon Valley. We map them and build relationships with them, so you don't start from zero.
4 organizations
Latinas in Tech, Manos Accelerator, Latino Business Foundation Silicon Valley, Silicon Valley Latino
3 organizations
INNOVIT, BAIA (Business Association Italy America), SVIEC (Silicon Valley Italian Executive Council)
3 organizations
Silicon Valley Comes to the UK (SVC2UK), BridgeFellows, Imperial College London — Global USA Hub
3 organizations
Spain Tech Center, California Spain Chamber of Commerce, Desafía San Francisco
3 organizations
Holland in the Valley, ScaleNL Accelerator, DutchTechX
3 organizations
VietSpark, VABA (Vietnamese American Business Association), VISEMI Foundation
Different entry points, same network behind them.
Come for a conference, a raise, or a few months of building. Launch Quarters handles the stay and everything around it, and we make sure you meet the right people while you're here.
Learn MoreSmall founder dinners and gatherings, often enough that you meet the same people twice and it turns into something.
Learn MoreThe relationships that keep going after the trip ends, in Slack, over dinner, and in group chats.
Learn MoreMoney, customers, talent, and knowledge, reached through people who already know you.
Learn More"It's rare to find a place that connects global founders and local investors with this level of trust."
"This community bridges the gap between African founders and Silicon Valley in a way that feels natural."
"Malaika Commons has created a space where founders actually help each other grow, not just network."
Some people quoted here work at organizations that have partnered with or supported Malaika Commons.
Twelve seats, one table, carefully chosen. No badges, no pitch queue, no stage. The same people come back month after month, which is the entire point: by the time you actually need something, you're not a cold email.
See upcoming dinnersGlobal and international founders come first. Everyone else is here because founders need them.
Visiting, moving, or already here. Start with the community: three months free for early-stage founders, then a residency and introductions as you need them.
Explore the communityYou're here for access to founders you wouldn't otherwise meet, and for the chance to be useful early.
Send us a message and a real person answers. We'll ask what you're working on, then tell you who you should meet.
