The perks of a private membership club, combined with the status and recognition of being seen at a regular nightclub. Owners Circle is both.
You want a nightclub in Medellín.
You don't want the stress and liability. that's what the Circle is for.
Most people don't want to run a nightclub. They want the part of ownership that shows up at the door — the recognition, the table, the story. The actual ownership — the staffing, the taxes, the six-figure check — is what Owners Circle takes off your plate.
Medellín's nightlife has a reputation earned through specific risks — drink spikings, organized overcharging of foreigners, venues that employ staff to target tourists. The reputation is real. The response is a venue run differently.
No staff is compensated for getting guests to buy bottles, extend the night, or change tables. The incentive to target — and the entire category of risk it creates — is removed at the structural level.
Sealed pours, covered transit from bar to table, camera coverage on service stations, and staff trained to respond to guest concerns without hesitation. Published on the wall, audited quarterly.
Pre-arranged, accountable transport from the venue to your hotel or residence. Not a taxi at the curb. Not a stranger's Uber. A driver whose identity is on file and whose route is logged.
The city is not what headlines from 1991 suggest. Most nights in Poblado, the real risk isn't violence — it's the $35 cocktail at a bar without a menu. Extractive, not dangerous. That's what a well-run venue removes.
Founding tiers are the only way in before the doors open. Once the venue opens, new membership is closed — returning only when an existing member's seat frees up, via invitation or waitlist.
Every city has a thesis guy — the expat with a pitch deck, three trips under their belt, and a Substack. This is a different project. The founder is a tech operator who's also run real venues for five years. The Medellín partnership is being finalized with operators who already run nightlife here — not consultants, not advisors. People whose names go on liquor licenses.
Ran launch marketing and growth at Uber Eats in its early days. Founded Savvy Orders, a Seattle restaurant-ordering platform. Then put both those muscles to work opening real-world venues — co-founded and currently co-operates a nightclub, a bar, and a restaurant in Washington state, all three open since 2021. First landed in Medellín in 2017, long before the current wave.
We're in final-stage conversations with multiple Medellín nightlife operators — each with a track record of running bars and clubs in Poblado. The partnership isn't signed yet, so names aren't public. What matters is the bar we've set: every candidate has already operated a licensed nightlife venue in this city, through its permits, its vendors, and its rhythms — before a single peso of Owners Circle capital is on the table.
Target is Q3 2026. Final venue selection (from three finalists currently in negotiation in Poblado) is expected this summer. Founding members get the opening date, the address, and the soft-launch invitation before anyone else — that's the point of the tier.
Founding Guarantee: if the venue is not open and operating by October 31, 2026, every Founding Member receives a full refund of their membership fee, plus 10% — held in escrow and payable within thirty days. This is written into the membership agreement, not marketing copy. The guarantee exists because the risk of delay falls on us, not on you.
Founding pricing exists to reward people who commit before the venue is open — when the risk is highest and the proof is thinnest. On June 1, 2026, prices increase across all three tiers (Member $149 → $250, Partner $449 → $650, Owner $899 → $1,500). When the venue actually opens, Founding membership closes entirely — new members enter only by invitation or waitlist, at whatever the going rate is, and only when a current member's seat frees up. There is one class of Founders, and it closes before opening night.
Hacerse un catorce is Colombian slang for doing a favor — the small, practical kind. Catorce is our concierge program: a person on the ground who handles the logistics that friction travel and nightlife. Reservations at other venues. Airport pickup. Hotel recommendations. Dinner bookings. Sending someone to pick up a forgotten phone. It is not a personal companion service. It is utility.
Founding Owners participate in an annual profit distribution tied to venue performance. This is a contractual profit-share, not equity in the Colombian SAS. The distinction matters legally and tax-wise — actual equity is a separate path available to larger investors with their own lawyers. The profit-share is structured, audited, and documented; the specifics are provided with the membership agreement before you pay.
Colombia's M-10 Investor Visa grants three-year renewable residency to individuals who invest in a registered Colombian company, with a path to permanent residency at five years. Owners Circle is structured as a Colombian SAS, so a qualifying investment into it can anchor an M-10 application. Separately, fractional equity in the SAS is also available to qualified investors at a lower threshold. These are different products from the Founding tiers and require their own legal process — more detail below →
Yes. Founders-tier prospects are welcome to schedule a call, meet in Medellín, or visit the existing Washington venues. Request an invitation above and we'll coordinate. We don't expect anyone to put down money on a nightclub in a city they've never been to from a team they haven't met.
The three Founding tiers above are a membership. They give you the room, the recognition, the table — the reason to show up. If you're already further down that road, there's another path.
Colombia grants a three-year renewable investor visa to individuals who invest 100 SMMLV (roughly $43,000 USD) in an operating Colombian company and register it as Foreign Direct Investment with Banco de la República. Owners Circle is structured as a Sociedad por Acciones Simplificada — a Colombian SAS, the standard entity for foreign investors — which means a qualifying investment into it can anchor your visa application.
The visa itself is renewable at three years and opens a path to permanent residency after five. Each investor must qualify individually — capital cannot be pooled to meet the threshold — but the legal and registration work can be batched across multiple applicants, which materially reduces per-person cost.
Separately, fractional equity in the SAS is available to qualified investors starting at roughly $2,000 USD. This is distinct from the Founding Owner tier's profit-share (which is contractual, not an equity stake) and distinct from the M-10 pathway (which requires a specific investment level and individual FDI registration). If you're here for returns rather than residency, this is the path to ask about.
Legal note — all equity, convertible note, and visa pathways require review by a qualified Colombian attorney. The figures on this page are accurate as of April 2026 but will move with the annual SMMLV update and the USD/COP exchange rate. Owners Circle does not provide immigration or tax advice; we coordinate with your counsel and ours.
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In the meantime, if Medellín happens to be in your near future, say so in your reply and we'll pull the schedule forward.