By application · The Founding Cohort · December 2026
A week off from
being impressive.
A private week in a forest outside Tbilisi, for gay builders from New York.
Amber
You've built something most people only talk about. You're the steady one — the person others lean on, who holds a lot and rarely lets it show.
Amber isn't here to fix anything, because nothing is broken. It's a reset. Five days in a forest outside Tbilisi, with people who understand your life without needing it explained, and mentors who get you — who've sat where you sit, and know when to push and when to let you be.
5
nights
12
founders
5
villas, one sauna
The room
Twelve founders who don't need anything explained. Founder circles, long dinners, honest conversations — about raising, building, and being out in rooms that weren't built for you.
The forest
Five villas on private land. A wood-fired sauna and cold plunge. Trails from your door, mist in the mornings, nothing you have to do.
The table
A private chef for every meal, and natural amber wine from the country where wine began — eight thousand years ago.
Work if you want
Your days are yours.
New York logs on at five.
Tbilisi runs eight to nine hours ahead of New York. Sleep, sauna, think, walk, build — by the time your inbox wakes up, you've already had the best part of the day.
08:00
Slow morning
Breakfast, sauna, forest walk, breathwork.
10:00
Communal programming. Or do your thing
Your call.
13:00
Long lunch
Outside when the weather allows.
15:00
Afternoon
Excursion, massage, nap, a 1:1 walk.
17:00
New York logs on
Be available. Or stay offline.
21:00
The long table
Dinner. The only thing we ask you to show up for.
Everything is optional except dinner.
The week
Five days,
loosely held.
A shape, not a schedule. Everything is optional except dinner — and you'll want to be at dinner.
The full week →- Day 01ArrivalPrivate pickup at Tbilisi airport. Sauna. A welcome dinner opened by a tamada — the Georgian toastmaster.
- Day 02Founder circlesSmall groups. Everyone brings one real problem — a raise, a co-founder, being out to investors, the thing you don't say on LinkedIn.
- Day 03KakhetiA private qvevri cellar in Georgia's wine country. Harvest lunch at a family table.
- Day 04The Grand SupraA fireside with our guest of honour, then the feast: polyphonic singers, long toasts, the night everyone remembers.
- Day 05ClosingA last circle — what you're taking home. Sauna. Final launch under the trees.
The room is the luxury.
Eleven people who get it. That's what you're really coming for — the forest and the wine are a beautiful excuse.
Dates & price
Two cohorts in 2027.
Applications open
The Founding Cohort
December 2026 · Green forest, long evenings, 5 nights.
$5,900$7,900
Founding rate — first cohort only
Waitlist
The Harvest Cohort
September 2027 · Rtveli — the Georgian grape harvest. 5 nights.
$7,900
Per person, private room, all-inclusive
Round-trip flights from New York, a private room and everything on the ground are included. Company invoices available.
Twelve seats · By application
Take a seat at the long table.
Fifteen minutes. No pitch deck. We're looking for honesty, not polish.