Build your IRL club.

Where members join and contribute to keep the vibes alive.
Don’t just throw a party.
Build a club.
With your people.

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A few contributing members can make your club unstoppable.

IRL communities feel like magic — but they don’t happen by magic.✨ When people contribute to, celebrate, support their communities — magic happens. But 80% of IRL clubs can’t cover costs. Builders are burning out. We’re here to change that.

Build IRL is the best way to build your club through collective action and member contributions — monetary and non-monetary. 🚀

Club Landing Page in secs

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Build ultimate hype page for your club!

Show the world what you’re about — pick a dope template, drop in photos, show off your awesome members, add FAQs and more.

Make it official. Make it fun. 🎉

Curate who joins

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Your club is as strong as its people — so shape it your way. 💫

🙌 Say what membership means, and how members contribute
📋 Add intake forms & manage recruitment (limited seats, cohorts)
✨ Celebrate every new member

Help your people say — “I’m part of this.”

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Build your club with your people.

Launch Member Dues — No awkwardness, just real support🎉

💳 Seamless payments via Stripe
🔄 Ongoing contributions made easy
🛠️ Members stay in control — cancel anytime, no pressure

Because keeping your club alive shouldn’t feel weird.

Join the community of IRL builders.

Be part of a tight-knit network of 100+ club builders who experiment, learn, and build together.

💡 Get real peer advice on launching your club, introducing dues, designing events and more …

🤝 Access exclusive perks — venue hookups, sponsorship ...

🤝 Club Microgrants — Build IRL X Hinge OMH $50K fund.

When IRL wins, we all win. 🎉

Meet our heros. Club Builders.

  • SF Friend's club

    Cookbook Club

  • SF Go Club

    Go Club

  • Mission Athletic Club

    Tennis Club

  • Community Village

    Meditation Club

  • AI Salon

    AI Philosophy Club

  • Interwoven

    Mixed-Identity Club

  • SF Poker Club

    Games Club

  • The Commons

    Social Club

  • Noisebridge

    Hacker’s Club

  • Climate Action Club

    Changemaker’s Club

  • Friends of Friends

    Social Club

  • Golden Gate Toastmasters

    Public-speaking Club

  • The SF Contemplarium

    Spirituality Club

  • Boba Buddies

    Boba & Friends Social Club

Clubs is the answer.

This Is Bigger Than Clubs.

We’re building a movement:
Thousands of IRL clubs.
Millions of IRL friendships.

A culture that celebrates the builders of belonging. culture. play. creativity. human-ness. connection. IRL.

Culture change is not easy. But it’s possible. One club at a time. One IRL builder at a time.

If you’re hosting meetups, running events, or dreaming of starting something real in your city…

Now’s the time to build your IRL club 🚀

Build In Real Life

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Join the IRL revolution 🚀

Build In Real Life ✨ Join the IRL revolution 🚀

Our Goal

Make it 10x easier to start, fund & run
IRL clubs.

Dear IRL builders,

You rock.

You pour hundreds of invisible hours behind the scenes to bring people together — often alone without resources. You are burning out and you wonder if anyone cares.

We care. We’re here to celebrate and support you.

Now, more than ever, we need you and we need many more like you. Let’s build IRL together.

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FAQs

  • A group of people who come together regularly, co-create shared experiences, look out for each other and build relationships over time …

    These come together for many reasons - creativity, curiosity, play, growth, fandom, service, support or making a difference.

    A midnight running club
    A philosophy circle
    An adventure seekers club
    A Sci-Fi nerd club
    An underground culture collective of art fans
    A cozy neighborhood hangout
    A nature exploration club
    A close-knit mom support group
    A hub for DIY makers

    …the possibilities are infinite.

    But the key is: they prioritize building relationships among members.

    What they're not: one-off experiences or just doing activities without forming any real connections.

    How to build one:
    Glad you asked. Here it is.

  • You don’t need member dues to launch your club membership on the platform (start with a ‘free’ tier).

    Dues are a powerful way to build member commitment and contribution. Plus, they help cover the cost of operations and your time.

    So do dues — because your club deserves to be sustainable.
    Dues = care.
    Dues = commitment.
    Dues = self-sufficiency.

    Remember: Member dues are not subscriptions (or fee for service). Dues are a way for folks to pitch in for the collective well-being and sustainability of the group. 💪

    Read more here about common models for member dues.

  • Zero. We don’t charge any platform fee to our early users — we will pass on Stripe processing fees as is (~3%).

    In the future, we plan to take a small % tip from club joiners — to sustain our operations.


  • Our goal = club builders kick ass.

    We run multiple initiatives to support our community of club builders including accelerator cohorts, microgrants, venue partnerships, workshops and more.

    Read more here.

Still have questions? Contact us: team@buildirl.com

Partners

  • Hinge

    Sponsor

  • Manny's

    Venue Partner

  • Neon

    Venue Partner

  • The Commons

    Venue Partner

  • MindsDB

    Venue Partner

  • Wave Collective

    Venue Partner

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