---
id: licensing-payments.what-is-the-inner-circle
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/what-is-the-inner-circle
category: "Licensing & payments"
subcategory: "Inner Circle (founder) offer"
question: "What is the Storage Studio Inner Circle?"
alt_questions:
  - "Inner Circle storage studio"
  - "founder offer"
  - "founder discount storage studio"
  - "join the inner circle"
  - "What do Inner Circle members get?"
short_answer: "An invite-only founder programme: approved members get a free period plus a founder discount afterwards, with one-tap activation from the approval email."
tags: ["inner circle", "founder", "offers"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/what-happens-when-my-founder-free-period-ends", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/how-does-one-tap-activation-work"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What is the Storage Studio Inner Circle?

The Inner Circle is an invite-only founder programme. Approved members get a **free period plus a founder discount** that continues afterwards — for example the yearly plan at half price.

Your approval email has a one-tap button to download and activate Storage Studio. During the free period there's no licence key to enter or manage, and the "You're all set" screen shows your free-until date and the founder price you'll continue at.