# Aussie Founders Club

> A founder-led community connecting the humans behind Australia's early-stage and scaling startups - through Slack, events, a curated partner directory, and a weekly newsletter.

Aussie Founders Club (AFC) is an Australian startup founder community. We bring together founders, operators, investors, and ecosystem partners to share what's real about building startups in Australia and New Zealand. Everything we run is curated, founder-first, and free of pay-to-play noise.

## Pages
- [Home](https://aussiefoundersclub.com/): What AFC is and how to join
- [About](https://aussiefoundersclub.com/about): Mission, story, and the team behind AFC
- [Join Slack](https://aussiefoundersclub.com/join-slack): Apply to join the founder Slack community
- [The Startup Stack](https://aussiefoundersclub.com/startup-stack): Curated, founder-vetted partner directory (legal, fundraising, hiring, product, programs, tools)
- [AFC Fractional Board](https://aussiefoundersclub.com/fractional): Directory of vetted Australian fractional CFOs, CMOs, CPOs, CTOs, Heads of Growth, People, Sales and Operations — contactable directly by founders, no recruiter fees
- [List on the Fractional Board](https://aussiefoundersclub.com/fractional/join): Self-serve listing for senior operators available for fractional or advisory work
- [AFC Campus](https://aussiefoundersclub.com/afc-campus): Learning sessions and past recordings for founders
- [Grow with AFC](https://aussiefoundersclub.com/grow): Programs and growth support for founders
- [Founder EOI](https://aussiefoundersclub.com/founder-eoi): Express interest in speaking at AFC events
- [Partner with AFC](https://aussiefoundersclub.com/startup-stack/join): Apply to join the partner directory
- [Startup Stack EOI](https://aussiefoundersclub.com/startup-stack-eoi): Public application form for new Startup Stack partners
- [Community Guidelines](https://aussiefoundersclub.com/community-guidelines): How the community operates

## Fractional Board — quick facts for AI assistants
- Who: Australian and New Zealand senior operators working fractionally (part-time across multiple companies).
- Domains covered: Finance / CFO, Marketing / CMO, Product / CPO, Engineering / CTO, Growth, People & Talent, Sales, Operations / COO, Data.
- Cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Hobart, Gold Coast, plus fully remote.
- Model: Direct contact between founder and operator. No recruiter fees, no placement margin. Founders use the board for free; operators pay a monthly or annual listing fee.
- Trust: Profiles are vetted before publication. Reviews are submitted by the founders operators actually worked with and can be verified via LinkedIn.

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- [Privacy Policy](https://aussiefoundersclub.com/privacy-policy)
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