Main Hall
FreeThe free floor. Everyone starts here; a surprising number never leave.
12 booths
A walkable expo for startups
A trade-show floor that never tears down.
FounderFloor is a small 2D world where startups keep a booth and founders actually stand at it. You walk around, you read the signs, you talk to people. Ranks come from verified revenue, so the booth with the gold badge earned it the boring way.
Verification is simulated in this demo. The skepticism is real.
W A S D walkE talkNothing to install.
Main Hall, ambient view. The real one takes WASD, arrow keys, or taps.
How it works
- 01
Walk in
Pick a name, pick a face, pick a floor. Arrow keys — or just tap where you want to go. No calendar invite, no badge scanner.
- 02
Talk to founders
Every booth has a person behind it. Walk up, press E, ask what they actually do. They will tell you, briefly.
- 03
Connect
If it's worth remembering, hit Connect. The list lives in your profile, not in a CRM you'll never open.
Find your way around
Four places, each with one job. Everything you do in one shows up in the others.
Floors
The halls themselves. Walk in, browse booths, talk to whoever's there.
Walk a floor →Directory
Every startup on every floor, searchable. One click walks you to their booth.
Search startups →Connections
The people you've met. Requests, accepts, and chats that work from anywhere.
Open your rolodex →Profile
Your name, your booth, your quests and badges — and an account if you want one.
Set yourself up →The floors
Enter the lobbyFour halls, four temperaments. Each one is a real map with real booths; the miniatures below are to scale.
Indie Alley
FreeFolding tables, real users, no adult supervision. One spot stays open for newcomers.
8 booths · one left open for newcomers
Ramen District
ProVerified revenue only past this door. The lanterns are decorative; the MRR is not.
8 booths · requires Pro, $9/mo
Co-founder Row
Founder+Everyone on this floor is looking for the other half of their cap table. Yes, everyone.
8 booths · requires Founder+, $19/mo
The rank ladder
Ranks are set by verified monthly revenue, read through a read-only Stripe connection — nobody types their own number. This build simulates the connection; the skepticism is real.
| Rank | Verified monthly revenue | In practice |
|---|---|---|
| Garage | $0+ | Building in the dark. |
| First Dollar | $1+ | Someone paid. It counts. |
| Ramen Profitable | $1,000+ | Covers rent and noodles. |
| Default Alive | $10,000+ | Grows without asking permission. |
| Escape Velocity | $100,000+ | The booth is a formality now. |
Membership
beta — billing goes live at launchFounding Member — $79 once: a year of Founder+, your price locked for life, a numbered badge. First 100 people only.
Claim a numberFree
$0
The public floors. Plenty to see.
- Main Hall
- Indie Alley
- Every social feature: chat, connect, quests, reactions
Pro
the sensible one$9/ mo
or $79/yr — 3.2 months free
Everything in Free, plus the floors where deals get quieter.
- Main Hall
- Indie Alley
- Ramen District
- Priority listing in the directory and co-founder board
- PRO tag on your stand, card, and listings
- “Pro member” title on your hover card
Founder+
$19/ mo
or $159/yr — 3.6 months free
Every floor, including the ones with a velvet rope.
- Main Hall
- Indie Alley
- Ramen District
- Co-founder Row
- Top placement everywhere — above Pro and free
- Gold-trimmed stand on the floor
- FOUNDER+ tag and “Founder+ member” title
The floor keeps changing
This place ships weekly. Walk in after a few days away and the lobby will tell you what you missed.
Landed recently
- A directory that grows itself — every startup someone creates shows up, with its category as a new filter, the moment they save it.
- Chats that follow you — message a connection from anywhere; they get a pixel-mail ping whether they’re on a floor or in a menu.
- Your own banner logo — any image, shrunk to a 16×16 mark on your stand.
- Your progress, everywhere — booth, quests, badges, and streaks now follow your account across devices.
- Smooth on any machine — the floor now tunes its render resolution to your hardware.
Being built
- Real revenue verification — a read-only Stripe connection, so the gold badges stop being simulated and start being earned.
- A real events calendar — Demo Night gets siblings: pitch hours, category meetups, co-founder speed-walking.
- Bigger halls — new floors open as the existing ones fill with real stands.
The doors are propped open. They stay that way.
No badge, no lanyard, no schedule. The founders are at their booths.
Walk the floor