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Base is bringing together the leaders, scholars, and artists of your city to spark human connection, and new learnings.

It's a new way to find intellectual discussion & connection in your city.

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Join

Find a current member to nominate you or apply.

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Match

Base does the work to help find the right group for you each month.

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Connect

Discover new people in your city in an authentic way.

Matching

Base Match

Base considers multiple factors when matching members to people and topics. Be exposed to new perspectives while finding commonalities.

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Base Cities

Live in Chicago, Austin, Miami, DC, and Charlotte. 20 More Cities Coming in 2025.

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Members

Archetypes

Artist

You create art, or have taken a radical new approach to a traditional job.

Healer

You are dedicated to the well-being of others.

Sage

You are revered for your experience, insight, and mentorship.

Alchemist

You connect ideas, people, or opportunities into something new and valuable.

Explorer

You are driven by a desire to discover, learn, and experience new things.

Leader

You are an entrepreneur, leader of a large team, or manage a portfolio.

Scholar

You are passionate and possess deep expertise in a particular subject.

Who will you meet at Base ?

A visionary real estate developer, who revitalizes Miami's emerging neighborhoods through adaptive reuse projects, including the iconic Vagabond Motel, and spearheads creative ventures like Factory Town, while blending art and architecture.

Avra Jain

Founder, Vagabond Group

A digital transformation leader with experience designing AI-driven products, leading UX strategy, and founding a 3,000-member maker community. He champions integrating technology into creative expression.

Andrew Milmoe

Senior User Experience Designer, Blue Origin

A strategic expert with two decades in competitive strategy, dispute resolution, and brand protection. A Northwestern law professor, TEDx producer, best-selling author, and global speaker, she's passionate about human nature and mothering four children.

Sher Kruse

Author, Hay House

An award-winning marketing strategist , who leads on of Miami's  top creative consultancy's. Building iconic brands, securing media features in Forbes, and mastering million-dollar marketing campaigns.

Timur Tugberk

Chief Imagineer, Design the District

A politically engaged attorney splitting time between Chicago and North Carolina, managing her family’s farm, and driven by a passion for rural development, diverse connections, and big-city innovation.

Meredith Bailey

Special Counsel, Ogletree Deakins

A Stanford alum and serial entrepreneur, co-founded Outside Voice and manages Dhuna Ventures. He’s scaled viral digital products and excels in AI-driven market research innovation and investments.

Kash Dhuna

Managing Partner, Dhuna Ventures

Frequently asked Questions

How is base different from other social clubs?

Other social clubs are quite predictable and fall into just two categories.

First are the co-working spaces that call themselves communities. They’re facilities that promise you'll be surrounded by interesting people but make no effort to introduce you to one another. It's a great place to be alone, together.

The second type of social club is the one where you go to be seen. Where all the other members have their noses tilted ever so slightly upward. It's the kind of place where they don’t remember your name. Sure, people might be "connecting", but the quality of conversations are tragically low.

Base, on the other hand, is founded first and foremost on genuine connection. Every experience, whether a dinner, lunch or a coffee is designed to bring out the best in you and your fellow members. There is no passive membership, no sidelines.

Finally, we don’t choose our members based on their Instagram or LinkedIn profiles. Instead, we accept only those who display radical integrity and a desire for intellectual and social growth.

How is this different from a normal Experience?

Base is for those with a growth mindset who want to push themselves beyond everyday small talk.

While catching up with friends can be fun, it’s often easy and repetitive. We tend to stick to the same topics with the same people, and this can go on for years. Base changes that by matching you with people we know will stretch you. People who will force you to grow, and learn, and change. People who will bring out the best in you.

Our matching algorithm is what truly sets this experiences apart. By learning about you—your temperament, style, and proclivities—we match you with other members who are likely to complement you—and more importantly, likely to expand your horizons.

For example, having dinner with six other nurses might be pleasant night out, but could also be a bit dull and not particularly transformative. Instead, imagine a dinner with people from different ages, backgrounds, and professions: a painter, a professor, and a politician.

Where might that conversation lead?

Who might you become after an evening like that?

Whats included in base membership?

The Base membership investment is $100 per month, and can be billed on a monthly, quarterly, or yearly basis.

Depending on which billing cycle you choose, you will be offered unique ways to connect with other members of the community.

Base+ is our membership perks program, giving all members, regardless of tier, access to exclusive deals found nowhere else. From discounted luxury gym memberships to airport lounge access, yacht charters, caviar tastings, and everything in between, Base+ ensures a variety of perks for every member.

Is it true that base is limiting membership?

Yes, we only have a handful of membership spots open at any given time.

Here’s why: at Base, we interview each and every member who applies. It doesn’t matter if you’re a CEO or a street sweeper; everyone, regardless of status, achievement, or income, is treated the same. In addition to our interview process, we constrain our membership size in each city.

This way, we are able to generate higher-quality matches and connections for all of our members.

What is A Base Circle?

Every day, members are being matched to fascinating conversations in their city.

You will find topics that matter to you. Whether you are an expert on the subject or curious to learn from those who are.

From history to AI. From the psychology of money to parenting. New Base Circles are constantly being created by our members to help them explore the world through the power of conversation.

What is base+?

Base+ is our gift to you.

This is our membership perks program. It is available to all members, regardless of tier. Base+ provides you with access to exclusive partnership deals found nowhere else. From discounted luxury gym memberships to airport lounge access, yacht charters, caviar tastings, and everything in between.