# Foundry: Coliving and Hacker House for Startup Founders in San Francisco

> Foundry is a coliving community and founder hacker house in San Francisco: four houses, 46 private furnished rooms in a range of sizes and layouts, all-inclusive rates covering utilities, Wi-Fi and cleaning of the shared areas. Residents get a private furnished room, weekly community dinners, a bi-weekly mastermind, bi-weekly investor dinners, weekend hikes, a free pitch ticket to a monthly pitch night, and a quarterly Foundry Demo Day.

## About
- [About Foundry](https://foundry.today/about): mission, origin, and who lives here
- [FAQ](https://foundry.today/faq): pricing, application, parking, internet, events
- [Pricing](https://foundry.today/pricing): full pricing breakdown with what's included

## Houses
Four houses in San Francisco, all currently open.

- [All Foundry houses](https://foundry.today/houses): compare neighborhoods, capacities, prices
- [The Foundry McAlister](https://foundry.today/houses/1620-mcalister): 1620 McAlister, Western Addition, San Francisco, CA. 13 rooms.
- [The Foundry Fulton](https://foundry.today/houses/2332-fulton-st): 2332 & 2336 Fulton St, Lone Mountain, San Francisco, CA. 14 rooms.
- [The Foundry Guerrero](https://foundry.today/houses/550-guerrero-st): 550 & 552 Guerrero St, Mission District, SF. 10 rooms.
- [The Foundry Shotwell](https://foundry.today/houses/106-108-shotwell-st): 106 & 108 Shotwell St, Mission District, SF. 9 rooms.

## Pricing & stay
- Small Room: from $2,290/month
- Large Room: from $2,490/month
- Rooms vary by house, size, layout and floor, so there are many combinations. The figures above are where each type starts. The exact rate for a given room is confirmed before booking.
- All-inclusive: no itemized utility bills.
- Minimum stay: one month, which is the default.
- Deposit: a flat $1,000, refundable at move-out minus any damages.
- Rent reduction available for residents who help with house management or cleaning.
- [Full pricing](https://foundry.today/pricing)

## What every resident gets
- Private furnished bedroom: bed, mattress, bedding, desk, chair, storage. Move in with a suitcase.
- Utilities and water: electricity, water, trash. No itemized bills.
- 500+ Mbps Wi-Fi: business-grade fiber, built for video calls and large uploads.
- Towels, sheets and shampoo: the basics are handled.
- Kitchenware and essentials: pots, pans, knives, plates, coffee. No moving-day shopping list.
- Weekly cleaning of the common areas, by professionals.
- Weekly community dinners with the other residents.
- Bi-weekly mastermind: a peer accountability and goal-setting session.
- Bi-weekly investor dinners: guest dinners with investors and Silicon Valley operators.
- Free pitch ticket to a monthly pitch night.
- Quarterly Foundry Demo Day, open to every resident living in that batch.
- $100 gym discount at a partner gym.
- Social events: hikes, fireside chats, founder dinners.
- Community kitchen and living space, plus laundry in every house.

## Community
- [Blog](https://foundry.today/blog): essays for early-stage SF founders

## Authors
- [Nikita Derun](https://foundry.today/authors/nikita-derun)

## Recent blog posts
- [Startup Costs in San Francisco: What Founders Should Actually Budget For](https://foundry.today/startup-costs-what-founders-in-san-francisco-need-to-know): Startup costs in San Francisco are not only legal fees, tools, and rent. Founders also need to budget for setup drag, housing friction, even
- [Moving to San Francisco as a Founder Without Wasting Month One](https://foundry.today/san-francisco-why-its-still-the-land-of-opportunity-for-startup-founders): San Francisco can still be useful for founders, but only if the first month turns into momentum instead of housing friction, random networki
- [Angel Investors San Francisco. How to Pitch and Win Funding](https://foundry.today/angel-investors-san-francisco-how-to-pitch-and-win-funding): San Francisco remains one of the most active hubs for angel investing in the world. With a concentration of early-stage investors, accelerat
- [Growing as a Leader While Living Among Other Leaders](https://foundry.today/growing-as-a-leader-while-living-among-other-leaders): The people you share your environment with shape your habits, mindset, and self-awareness. When those people are founders and high-performan
- [Founder Loneliness Is Real — Here’s What Actually Helps](https://foundry.today/founder-loneliness-is-real-heres-what-actually-helps): Building a company puts you into a form of isolation few people recognize. You may be surrounded by teammates, friends, and a buzzing ecosys
- [Moving to San Francisco Without Funding: A Founder Runway Plan](https://foundry.today/financial-planning-for-founders-moving-to-sf-without-funding): Moving to San Francisco without funding can work, but only if you protect runway, avoid setup drag, and choose housing that supports the bui
- [What Is a Hacker House? A Plain Guide for Founders in San Francisco](https://foundry.today/future-trends-what-hacker-houses-will-become-by-2026): A hacker house is a shared home where the people living there are all building something. Here is what that means day to day, what it costs 
- [Building a Demo Day Mindset Inside Your Coliving Space](https://foundry.today/building-a-demo-day-mindset-inside-your-coliving-space): A powerful Demo Day moment isn’t created the night before. It grows from clarity, momentum, and steady confidence — qualities shaped through
- [How Living With Other Founders Accelerates Your MVP Timeline](https://foundry.today/how-living-with-other-founders-accelerates-your-mvp-timeline): You already understand the value of iterating fast. But iteration isn’t powered only by sprints, features, or user interviews — it’s shaped 
- [Neighborhood Guide: Where to Live, Think, and Create in San Francisco](https://foundry.today/neighborhood-guide-where-to-live-think-and-create-in-san-francisco): San Francisco is a mosaic of neighborhoods, each with its own rhythm, advantages, and gaps. For a founder, choosing the right place to live 
- [Moving to San Francisco From Abroad: A Founder's First 30 Days](https://foundry.today/challenges-in-a-new-country-what-founders-face-when-moving-to-san-francisco): A practical order of operations for founders relocating to San Francisco from another country. What to sort before you fly, what needs a US 
- [Matching with Co-Founders](https://foundry.today/matching-with-co-founders-in-the-setting-of-foundry-colivings): You want a partner who backs your ideas, keeps the vision alive, and builds together. In a environment like Foundry, you might find the righ
- [How Tejo and Bhanu Are Connecting Humans and AI](https://foundry.today/how-tejo-and-bhanu-are-connecting-humans-and-ai): What if your favorite social media feed was filled not just with friends – but with Einstein, Nietzsche, and Churchill, all posting about mo
- [Back to Real Life: Inside Vlad’s Social Loop](https://foundry.today/back-to-real-life-inside-vlads-social-loop): Endless scrolling. Likes without meaning. Contacts that disappear as quickly as they appear. Vlad looked at today’s social networks and saw 
- [Fixing Hiring With AI: How Dhruv Built TAP Talent](https://foundry.today/fixing-hiring-with-ai-how-dhruv-built-tap-talent): Sometimes hiring seems broken. It’s slow, expensive, and often disappointing – even for big companies with deep pockets. Dhruv Bhagat saw th

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