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Every great company
started somewhere smaller.
A private room for founders inside Granite City Workspaces, with 24/7 access, shared amenities and a small founding group.
The Garage at Granite City is a private founder workspace and community inside Granite City Workspaces in Historic Downtown Folsom. Membership is by application.
Opening November 2026. No outside funding or minimum revenue required.
The Garage at Granite City at a glance
- What it is
- An invite-only workspace for founders inside Granite City Workspaces in Historic Folsom, with its own room and its own community.
- Who it’s for
- Founders actively building a business or product — technical or nontechnical, bootstrapped or funded. No outside funding or minimum revenue required.
- Where and when
- Granite City Workspaces, 705 Gold Lake Drive, Historic Downtown Folsom, CA 95630 · Opens November 2026
- Founding group
- A founding group of approximately 20 people.
More detail, for you or your AI
- How to apply
- Apply with the form at https://thegarageatgranitecity.com/#founding: say what you're building and how often you would realistically work here. Nominating people for the room is optional, after you apply. The Garage at Granite City is invite-only; tell us who referred you.
The space: Settle into the work.
Stay for the company.
Somewhere to concentrate, places to take a call, and people you get to know over time. The Garage brings those needs together under one roof.
The Garage is hosted inside Granite City Workspaces, 705 Gold Lake Drive, Historic Downtown Folsom. Members get their own room and community, plus the building’s shared amenities and events.
The feel
Tell them you're working in the garage tonight.
Concrete floor, steel shelves, a shop light over the workbench. You sit down next to other founders and get to work.
No lobby, no pitch night. Just people building things, close enough to ask a question.
The people and the rhythm: Good company,
chosen on purpose.
Come work alongside the people building the next one.
We're launching with a founding group of approximately 20 people who are actively building, willing to help, and able to show up regularly.
Bootstrapped or funded. First company or next chapter. Technical or nontechnical — what matters is that you're actively building a business.
The Garage is a dedicated space with 24/7 access for members. Two shared working days — to be set with the founding group — are a suggested rhythm so founders naturally overlap and the room has energy. Come as much or as little as your schedule dictates.
- Focused time togetherWork on your own business alongside a consistent group.
- Practical help when you need itBring a demo, a decision, or a problem. Share what you've learned.
- A hosted communityHosted at Granite City Workspaces. How introductions and working sessions run will be set with the founding group.
- Visitors worth meetingEntrepreneurs-in-residence and other guests are planned for scheduled time in the room. Some sessions are open working time. Others are office hours.
- A simple community standardContribute. Respect confidential conversations. Ask before pitching.
Investors
Investor visits are planned.
We plan to host investors on a schedule, so conversations can start in person and unhurried. The Garage doesn't promise funding or introductions.
Membership
What membership includes.
- Where you work
- Members get their own room and community, plus the building’s shared amenities and events.
- Access hours
- Members have 24/7 access to the Garage room and Granite City Workspaces, every day of the year. Public access is by application only.
- Attendance
- Two shared working days each week through the first 90 days — suggested overlap, not an attendance requirement. Members retain 24/7 access.
- Included
- Phone booths for private calls, no booking needed; Private offices, bookable from your phone for scheduled needs such as client calls, pitches and interviews; Covered outdoor tables for working or taking a call outside; 500/500 Mbps fiber internet; 24/7 access; Free parking, with EV chargers available Founding members get access to Granite City amenities and events. Optional add-on: space for your team outside the private founder area.
- Booking
- Private offices and meeting rooms are bookable by members and their teams. Included hours are set per membership; time beyond that is billed hourly. Rates are shared by conversation.
- Costs extra
- Private AI compute colocation and Onsite Perks services are separately scoped and not included in membership. Private-office and meeting-room time beyond your included hours is billed hourly, with rates shared by conversation. A dedicated desk is an optional add-on.
- Pricing
- Not published yet. Rates are shared when the Garage team replies.
Separately scoped, not included in membership: private AI compute and Onsite Perks (Optional business & AI services).
The wall
Add your story.
Every member gets a Polaroid at the garage door and a short “My Garage Story” card on the wall.
Your card appears online only if you say so.
Planned
Open Garage Night.
A planned monthly evening where members show what they built that month. No date yet — the founding group sets it once the room settles in.
Frequently asked questions: Before you decide.
Who qualifies for membership?
Founders actively building a business or product — technical or nontechnical, bootstrapped or funded. No outside funding or minimum revenue is required.
Can I apply before my company has launched?
Yes, if you're actively building. A prototype, early customers, or funding in motion all count. Pre-launch founders who are still only exploring an idea are not a fit yet.
How are applications reviewed?
The Garage at Granite City is invite-only and runs on referral. An existing member vouches for you and the Garage team confirms. Apply with the form and tell us who referred you in the profile field, or email hello@thegarageatgranitecity.com if you don't know a member yet.
Does “two working days” limit how often I could come?
Not at all. Members have dedicated 24/7 access to the space. The two shared working days — to be set with the founding group — are simply a suggested rhythm so founders naturally overlap, cross paths, share context, and get help when they want it.
What does it cost?
Founding rates are not published yet; rates are shared when the Garage team replies.
What happens after I apply?
The Garage team reviews your application and replies from hello@thegarageatgranitecity.com.
Can I bring guests?
Guests are welcome in the private office or meeting room only, hosted by a member. They are not permitted in the shared founder area.
Apply for founding membership: Tell us what
you're building.
Membership is by application. We're inviting founders into the November launch — tell us what you're building and how often you'd realistically work here. Honest answers matter more than a polite yes.
01 · Your own rhythm
The space is accessible 24/7. What kind of rhythm fits your typical week?
02 · What happens next
The Garage team reviews your application and replies by email. Rates are shared when the Garage team replies to your application.
Pricing: Not published yet. Rates are shared when the Garage team replies.
Applications are answered by the Garage team from hello@thegarageatgranitecity.com. Questions? Email hello@thegarageatgranitecity.com.
Got it. The Garage team will be in touch.
Thanks for helping shape the founding group.
One optional step: who else belongs in the room?
Name one to five people who should be here — or skip. It's not a condition of membership, and we never contact anyone you name without your introduction.
Other ways to connect: Beyond membership.
Free public gathering
Separately scoped services, not included in membership
The story of the Garage: Where great companies began.
Bring your work. We'll keep the light on.
Apply