The professional network you can’t join. Unless someone trusts you enough to invite you.
KILN is an invite-only network where AI matches you with the right expert — and every connection is backed by real trust, not algorithms.
The problem
Professional Networking Is a Waste of Your Time
LinkedIn is noise
Thousands of connections, zero signal. You can't tell who's genuinely skilled from who's just good at self-promotion. Every DM is a pitch.
Slack communities are chaos
Hundreds of channels, most dead. The people who could actually help you are buried under memes and self-promotion. No way to surface real expertise.
In-person networking is performative
Business cards, small talk, follow-ups that go nowhere. You spend hours at events to meet one useful person — if you're lucky.
The KILN difference
Where Every Connection Is Someone’s Reputation
When you invite someone to KILN, you stake your reputation on them. That changes everything.
Trust Tree
Every member sits on a branch of the trust tree. Your inviter vouches for you. Their inviter vouches for them. Trust flows from the root.
AI Matching
Describe what you need in plain English. Our AI finds the right expert — weighted by how close they are to you on the trust tree.
Signal, Not Noise
No feed. No likes. No content calendar. Just a search bar and real conversations with people who've been vouched for.
Quality Membership
£10/month keeps the network serious. No tyre-kickers, no lurkers. Everyone here is invested — financially and reputationally.
How it works
Four Steps to Trusted Connections
Get Invited
Someone in the network vouches for you with one of their limited invites. They're putting their reputation on the line.
Build Your Profile
Tell us what you do, what you know, and what you can help with. Our AI indexes your expertise so the right people can find you.
Find Experts
Need a fintech lawyer? A senior React dev? A supply chain consultant? Describe what you need and let the trust-weighted AI do the rest.
Grow Your Branch
Invite the best people you know. Each person you add extends your branch of the trust tree — and strengthens the whole network.
The trust tree
Trust Is the Architecture
Every member is a node on a tree. The founders are the root. When you invite someone, they become a branch from your node. Trust proximity determines how highly your connections appear in search results.
Burn a Branch
If someone you invited behaves badly — spams, wastes people's time, or acts in bad faith — your branch gets burned. Their account is removed, and your trust score takes a hit. This is the accountability that makes KILN work: every invitation is a real commitment.
Pricing
One Plan. No Gimmicks.
Why we charge from day one
Free networks attract everyone. Paid networks attract people who value their time and others’. The fee isn’t about revenue — it’s a filter. It ensures every member is here to contribute, not just consume.
FAQ
Common Questions
An existing KILN member needs to invite you using one of their invite codes. Each member gets a limited number of invites, so they only share them with people they genuinely trust. If you don’t know anyone on KILN, you can join the waitlist and we’ll review your application.
Your trust score takes a hit, and in serious cases your branch can be burned — meaning the person you invited is removed and your standing in the network is affected. This is by design: it ensures people only invite those they genuinely vouch for.
KILN is industry-agnostic. We have founders, engineers, lawyers, consultants, designers, investors, and operators across dozens of fields. The common thread isn’t industry — it’s that every member was trusted enough to be invited.
LinkedIn optimises for engagement — likes, posts, connections. KILN optimises for trust and utility. There’s no feed, no content, no vanity metrics. You search for expertise, get matched with trusted professionals, and have real conversations.
Yes. Cancel at any time and your access continues until the end of your billing period. Your profile and connections are preserved if you resubscribe later.
Your data is encrypted at rest and in transit. We don’t sell data, show ads, or share your information with third parties. Your profile is only visible to other authenticated KILN members.
Join the waitlist
Request Your Place
We review every application personally. If you’re the kind of professional who makes networks better, we’d love to have you.