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Connect and grow
with high-level founders

Karisma is a curated community of conscious 7+ figure founders.
Vetted and matched to accelerate your next chapter.

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300+ monthly applicants <10% accepted

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“Clarity and growth didn’t come from pushing harder, but from having the right conversations.”
Marc Förster Algás, co-founder

Being a high-level founder comes with unique challenges.

Your team needs direction. Your family wants you present. And even when the business is doing well, there are decisions you carry home and doubts you don’t know who to share with.

You can spend all day talking to people and still miss having someone who understands the weight of a difficult hire, a changing partnership or the question of what you actually want next. Someone you can be honest with, without having to explain your whole world first.

Karisma brings you closer to founders who know that feeling. People to think things through with, learn from and enjoy life alongside. People who care about you as much as what you’re building.

The people inside Karisma

No founder wins alone.

From AI entrepreneurs raising millions, to e-commerce founders driving 9-figure ad spend, to healthcare and real estate leaders. Our members are already winning. What they come for is what they can’t buy: authentic connections, clarity, and a curated circle built to last.

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If you want to grow with founders at your level, the first step takes two minutes.

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Three core benefits.

A trusted circle for the decisions you can’t make alone, the conversations you rarely get to have and the friendships that make life beyond the business richer.

01

Business growth.

Work through the decisions that matter with founders who bring experience you can learn from. Hiring a leader, entering a new market or stepping out of day-to-day operations.

Your Mastermind gives you time to work through a challenge in depth. Personal introductions connect you with members whose experience is relevant to what you are building.

Two people talking at a Karisma gathering at Senda Studio

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02

Personal growth.

Being a founder is only part of who you are. Have honest conversations about leadership, the pressure you carry and what you want your life to look like.

Spend time with people who challenge your thinking and share openly about their own experience. Give yourself space to reflect, change your perspective and decide what matters to you.

Founders taking part in a Karisma Mastermind exercise

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03

Connection
and wellbeing.

Find friends you can open up to, who understand your ambition and care about the person behind the business.

Shared dinners, time outdoors and experiences together give those friendships space to grow. Take a break from being responsible for everything and enjoy being part of something.

Karisma members spending an afternoon together by the pool

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Get to know the people.

Explore members and what they bring to the community.

Lucas Migone SchaeferLucas Migone SchaeferFinance
Vasile FocaVasile FocaVenture capital
Perttu JalkanenPerttu JalkanenInvestor
Ashwin KamlaniAshwin KamlaniTravel tech
Rana HawaryRana HawaryRetail
Toni SchulzToni SchulzFilm

Illustrative preview. Member information is drawn from the public directory.

Connections
inside Karisma.

Five suggested matches based on public member profiles.

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Santiago Correal Mantilla
Santiago Correal Mantilla

Santiago builds enterprise AI with a team of 70.

Mathias Steyskal
Mathias Steyskal

Mathias is building an AI skincare product.

BUILDING AI. FROM TWO DIFFERENT SIDES.

A conversation about bringing AI into a real business, from enterprise delivery to a new product.

Why we built this.

Marc, Stavros and Dory, the founders of Karisma

Karisma started with people spending time together. Surf houses, shared homes, conversations in Barcelona. Again and again, the people mattered more than the place.

As the community grew, we wanted to protect what made those connections meaningful. So we brought together a smaller group of founders, with more care about who joined and how they met.

That is still the idea. People you can learn from, be honest with and enjoy life alongside. A community you contribute to as much as you take from it.

Marc, Stavros & DoryCo-founders of Karisma

Join Barcelona’s Founders Club.

Less than 10% of applicants are accepted, with every member personally interviewed.
It’s how we preserve quality, trust, and integrity.

This is for you if…

  • You have built a seven or eight figure business
  • Or you have raised at least one million, or sold a company and are building again
  • You want to grow as a person as well as a founder
  • You make time for people and follow through on introductions
  • You can be in Barcelona regularly to spend time in person

This isn’t for you if…

  • You are mainly looking for prospects to pitch
  • You want a contact list rather than relationships
  • You can’t make time for the people you meet
  • You expect to take more than you give

Karisma works.

Because curation is everything.

Fewer than 100 members from 1,000+ applicants.
  1. 01/

    Apply in two minutes

    Tell us about your business, what you are looking for and what you would love to share. Every application is read by a person.

  2. 02/

    A short call from Marc

    If there is a potential fit, Marc, our co-founder, calls you personally for a few minutes and invites you to the next step.

  3. 03/

    The Founder Call

    One hour on Zoom with Dory, our co-founder and CEO, and a current member who is there to tell you the truth, not to sell.

  4. 04/

    A personal start

    After a conversation about fit and membership, you decide whether to join. If you do, onboarding helps us understand your goals and make relevant introductions.

The things people ask
before they apply.

Who is it for?

Founders who have built a seven or eight figure business, raised at least one million, or sold a company and are building again. People who are curious about others and willing to share their own experience.

Our members range from their late twenties to their sixties.

How much time does it take?

Most months bring one Mastermind afternoon, one evening hosted by Karisma and one personal introduction, usually a coffee. The clubs and skillshares are optional.

How does the Mastermind work?

Once a month you meet with a small group of founders and a facilitator to work through real challenges in your business or your life. What is said in the group stays in the group.

Is it only for founders based in Barcelona?

The community lives in person in Barcelona. You do not have to live here, but you should be here regularly. Some members fly in once a month for their Mastermind.

What happens after I apply?

A person reads your application. If there is a potential fit, Marc calls you for a few minutes. Then you join a one hour Founder Call on Zoom with Dory and a current member. If it still feels right, you have a one to one conversation about fit, where you also get the price. Then you decide.

What does membership cost?

You get the price plainly in your one to one conversation, before you decide anything. Applying is free and commits you to nothing.

Your business
grows when you do.

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