Network School

Cloud communities made physical

Astana, KazakhstanFounded 2024ns.com

Network School turns online builder communities into a physical campus, with shared meals, gym access, and housing treated as part of the product.

The campus is in Astana, Kazakhstan, in partnership with the Republic of Kazakhstan; ns.com lists the Astana Hub site and an all-in membership covering room, food, gym, and coworking.

The first v1 cohort ran in Forest City, Malaysia before the program reopened in Kazakhstan.

The campus hosts Layer-2 efforts such as Arc alongside other startup-society projects.

A society-as-a-service campus for techno-optimists building startup societies in person.

Balaji Srinivasan, the founder, frames it as a frontier community for techno-optimists.

Its members include remote workers, digital nomads, online creators, personal trainers, self-improvers, event organizers, and engineers of all stripes.

Location

Network School’s current campus is in Astana, Kazakhstan; ns.com lists Astana Hub (fifth floor) and partnership with the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Former campus: Forest City, Malaysia (Singapore–Johor SEZ), from 2024 until the July 2026 closure.
Kazakhstan reopening: September 2, 2026, with state support per public Network School materials.
Future nodes are planned globally per Network School’s roadmap.

Duration

Throughout both iterations, members joined for a minimum of 1 month and extended their stay on

Pricing

• Network School costs $3,000/mo for a private room, or $1,500/mo with a roommate
• The goal at the Network School is to provide an all-inclusive society-as-a-service model so that members only worry about learning, burning, earning and having fun

Amenities

• 3 nutritious meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner)

24/7 co-working access

High-speed Wi-Fi

Workshops, lectures, and events

• The Network School Fellowship
• Founders and creators can apply for a fellowship of $100,000 in funding for a new or existing venture, with the core requirement being that they relocate to Network School campus for one year

History

After proving demand, by March 2025 it evolved into Network School v2, a year-round residency program with double the capacity, hosting ongoing cohorts, hundreds of speakers, high-profile events, and expanding facilities
In parallel, the core team started building a permanent Network School campus around the same place, with the goal that it becomes the template for "franchising" and the launchpad for exogenous communities to emerge
Network School v1
128 slots | 100 days
Network School v2
256 slots | 365 days
Network School Campus
1024 slots | Permanent