The First Wave
The first 50 founders building The SWELL together.
For $100 a month, join a dedicated coworking community built for women founders and open to anyone aligned with the mission at SURF Incubator, Monday through Friday. Weekly programming, peer circles, advisor hours, coaching, and a real place to build.
50 spots. Once they are filled, The First Wave is closed.
Illustrative mockup of The First Wave Wall.
More than workspace.
Community, connection, and support. A weekly rhythm built around the real work of starting and growing a business.
Learn
Practical masterclasses on offers, pricing, marketing, money, and growth.
Ask
Advisor office hours for live business questions, no pitch required.
Connect
Peer circles for accountability, honest conversation, and shared experience.
Focus
Dedicated coworking to move real work forward alongside other founders.
Get feedback
Clinics for your website, offer, pitch, or plan with advisors and peers.
Think bigger
Founder conversations and planning built around your capacity.
A permanent mark on the wall.
The first 50 founding members each receive a personalized mini wooden surfboard for The First Wave Wall at SURF Incubator.
Choose to feature
- Your name
- Your business name
- Or the business idea you are building
Your board joins a lasting display celebrating the women who helped bring The SWELL to life.
The First Wave Wall
A celebration of the first 50 women who chose to build together.
Show up. Build together.
- 01
Join what you need
No prescribed sequence. Pick the workshops, hours, and circles that match your business right now.
- 02
Show up in person
Most members come in two days a week. School-hour programming, with recordings when life changes your plans.
- 03
Keep building
Resource library, meaningful introductions, and coaching for the decisions beneath the business plan.
Founding membership
$100 / month
Dedicated coworking built for women founders, open to anyone aligned with the mission, at SURF, Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm. Plus weekly programming, peer circles, advisor hours, and coaching.
Become a Founding MemberDesigned around real life.
Caregiving is not an afterthought. It is part of the design.
- No prescribed sequence
- School-hour programming
- Recordings when you miss a session
- Short, useful sessions
- Flexible participation
- No explaining why you missed
You do not have to do everything to belong here.
What membership includes.
$100 per month.
- Coworking at SURF Incubator, Monday to Friday, 8am-5pm
- Shaping the program from the start
- Advisor office hours
- A monthly masterclass
- A small peer circle of founders at a similar stage
- A feedback clinic
- A directory of members you can ask for help
- Meeting and event space, free or highly discounted depending on the event
- Parking for $10
Enhanced Membership
Add $50 a month to your base membership and get access to:
- The fitness center
- The yoga studio
- The club room
- The Nines event space
+$50
per month
Take your place in The First Wave.
Join the first 50 founders building something meaningful together in Seattle.
Not ready to join yet? Come meet the community first.