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Membership

Built for founders past ten million

Limelightlist membership is for founders whose businesses generate over $10M a year. Revenue is verified with your finance lead before membership is confirmed. There is no public directory and no waiting list.

Criteria

Who is eligible

Revenue
Over $10M in annual revenue in the last full financial year. We confirm this with your finance lead before a place is offered. No documents are stored.
Ownership
You founded the business, or you hold a controlling stake and run it day to day. Executives without equity are not eligible.
Sponsors
Two existing members who know your work. We write to them first. If you do not know two members, say so in the application and we will consider it on its merits.
Conduct
Every room runs under Chatham House rules. What is said may be used, who said it may not. Members who sell to the room are asked to leave.
How to join

Four steps, four to six weeks

We write to your sponsors before we read the rest of the application. We do not chase, and we do not send reminders.

01Apply
Fifteen minutes. Three short sections: you, the business, your sponsors.
02Sponsors
We write to your two sponsors before we read the rest of the application.
03Verification
A short call with your finance lead to confirm revenue. No documents are stored.
04Decision
Expect four to six weeks. We do not chase, and we do not send reminders.
What membership includes

The year, arranged

Four global events
A place at every gathering in the year, with travel and accommodation arranged by the concierge.
Introductions
Matched by the secretariat each quarter on what you are working on now, not on job title.
Concierge
One number, year round, for venues, travel and private introductions between events.
Discretion
No public directory, no member logos, no press. Membership is not announced.
Questions

Membership questions

Straight answers to what founders ask before they apply.

Who is eligible for Limelightlist membership?

Limelightlist membership is open to founders, and to controlling shareholders who run the business day to day, whose company generated over $10M in revenue in the last full financial year. Two existing members must sponsor the application. Executives without equity are not eligible.

How is revenue verified?

Limelightlist confirms revenue in a short call with the applicant's finance lead before a place is offered. No financial statements are collected and no documents are stored. The applicant also confirms the $10M threshold in writing on the application.

How long does a Limelightlist application take?

The application form takes about fifteen minutes and has three sections: the applicant, the business and the sponsors. A decision takes four to six weeks. Limelightlist writes to the sponsors first, then verifies revenue, then decides. It does not send reminders.

What does Limelightlist membership include?

Membership includes a place at all four gatherings in the year, introductions matched by the secretariat each quarter, a concierge that arranges travel, venues and introductions between events, and a guarantee of discretion: no public directory, no member logos and no announcement of membership.

How much does Limelightlist membership cost?

The annual membership fee is set out in the offer of membership and is payable in advance. Travel, accommodation and venue costs arranged by the concierge are passed through at invoice with no margin added. Limelightlist has no sponsors and sells nothing to members.

What if I do not know two existing members?

Say so in the sponsors section of the application. Limelightlist considers applications without two sponsors on their merits, but they take longer and the revenue and ownership criteria are applied without exception.
Membership

Apply when the numbers are ready

Fifteen minutes, three short sections. We confirm revenue with your finance lead before a place is offered.

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