Team building for startups, priced for small teams

Team building for startups should cost about what a team dinner does, take an hour and work for 8 people in one room or 30 across the country. For a team of 10, a hosted game starts at $850 in total and a kit workshop at $629. Below: real prices for 10, 25 and 50 people, and the milestones worth marking.

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What startup team building costs at 10, 25 and 50 people

The total for the whole team and what that works out to per person, from our live catalog. A hosted game is one package up to 25 people; a kit workshop is a base fee plus a price per kit.

Total price and price per person, by team size
Poll Points!Hosted game10 people$850$85 each25 people$850$34 each50 people$1,700$34 each
Trivia with a Twist!Hosted game10 people$975$98 each25 people$975$39 each50 people$1,195$24 each
OrigamiKit workshop10 people$629$63 each25 people$1,004$40 each50 people$1,629$33 each
Zen GardenKit workshop10 people$829$83 each25 people$1,504$60 each50 people$2,629$53 each
PaintingKit workshop10 people$919$92 each25 people$1,729$69 each50 people$3,079$62 each
Candle MakingKit workshop10 people$1,059$106 each25 people$2,079$83 each50 people$3,779$76 each

Continental US shipping is included in kit prices; kits to Canada, Alaska and Hawaii, US territories and other countries cost extra. Fewer than 10 people? See team building for small groups for prices at 5.

Startup team building ideas with a live host

Eight picks from the lower end of our catalog. Each runs about an hour, and nobody on your team has to plan or run it.

Hosted games on your video call

One package up to 25 people, so they get cheaper per head as the team grows. Book about 2 weeks ahead.

Kit workshops shipped to each person

Priced per kit, so a small team pays for a small team. Book about 3 weeks ahead for US addresses. More on team building kits.

Startup milestones worth marking

A startup has more reasons to celebrate than a calendar does. Mark the moments the whole team worked for, while they still feel fresh.

  • The round closes

    Celebrate the week it is announced, with everyone, including the person who started on Monday. A mixology class with a kit at every door feels like a toast.

  • The launch ships

    Book a hosted game for the Friday after launch as soon as the date is firm. Games need about 2 weeks, and you can move the date if the launch slips.

  • The first paying customer

    Too soon to book anything. Order lunch in, read their first email out loud, and put a hosted hour on the calendar for customer number ten.

  • A number you have been chasing

    First $1M in revenue, 10,000 users, a year of runway. A trivia game with a custom round about your company history turns the number into a story (allow about 4 weeks for custom questions). See virtual trivia.

  • The company's first birthday

    A paint night where everyone finishes with something to hang next to the first office whiteboard.

  • Your first holiday party

    For Wednesday, December 16, 2026: book a hosted game by December 2 or a kit workshop by November 25. More in small company holiday party ideas.

Your first startup offsite, in one day

Most first offsites try to do too much. One day, three decisions and one shared hour that is not about work is enough.

Want more slots and formats? See company offsite activities, or virtual offsite ideas for a team that never meets in person.

  1. 9:30 am

    Coffee and the year so far

    Founders walk through what happened since the last all-hands: wins, misses, what the money is for. Thirty minutes, then questions.

  2. 10:30 am

    Three decisions for the next quarter

    Pick the three questions the team keeps arguing about in Slack and settle them in the room. Write the answers on one page.

  3. 12:30 pm

    Lunch with no laptops

    Seat people next to someone outside their function. At 12 people, that is most of the company.

  4. 2:00 pm

    Working session

    Turn the three decisions into owners and dates. Stop at 3:30 even if it is not finished.

  5. 3:45 pm

    The team activity

    Together in one place? Book a host at your office. Remote-first? A kit workshop shipped to every home works as a virtual offsite.

  6. 6:00 pm

    Dinner

    Somewhere close, with a table big enough for everyone. The founder pays and gives the toast.

Remote-first from day one

Many startups hire wherever the right person lives. Team building has to reach them there.

A full 12-month plan for teams that never share a room is on remote team building.

  • Kits ship to every home. Continental US shipping is included; Canada, Alaska and Hawaii, US territories and international addresses are add-ons per kit.
  • Book earlier for teammates abroad. Their addresses are due 4 weeks before, so book about 5 weeks out.
  • One hosted event a quarter and a free ritual between them is a rhythm a small team can keep.
  • Your platform, not ours. Zoom by default; Microsoft Teams, Google Meet or Webex on request.
  • Hands busy, cameras relaxed. A kit workshop gives people something to do besides look at each other on a screen.

When someone new joins every month

At a growing startup, the team you planned for in January is not the team that shows up in June. Welcome people in batches.

  • First week

    Five questions at standup

    Two minutes, one question a day from the get-to-know-you list. Free, and it works at 6 people or 40.

  • End of the month

    One welcome hour for the whole cohort

    Batch everyone who started that month into one hosted game, so you book twelve events a year instead of one per hire.

  • First 90 days

    Something at their door

    A kit from their first team event, or a new hire gift, says they joined a company, not a Slack workspace.

The full first-week and first-90-days plan is on new hire onboarding activities.

Running culture before you have an HR team

At most startups, team building lands on a founder or whoever cares most. Five habits keep it from becoming one more job.

  • Name one owner a quarter. Rotate it, so culture is not the founder's side job forever.
  • Set a per-person budget for the year and write it down. The event budget template does the math.
  • Book online with a card and a 50% deposit, or ask for a quote and get a plan within 24 hours.
  • Keep it in one place. A free team account holds every event, invoice and sign-up, so the next owner can see what you did.
  • Ask afterwards. A short post-event survey tells you what to book next.
  • Growing past 30 people? Culture committee ideas for when one owner is not enough.

Team building for startups: questions

What is good team building for startups?

Good startup team building is short, cheap per head and easy to run without an HR team: a hosted game or a kit workshop for about an hour, booked around a real milestone like a fundraise, a launch or a first customer. Small teams do best with formats where everyone plays every round.

How much does team building cost for a startup?

Hosted games are a package for up to 25 people, so a smaller team pays the package price. Poll Points! is $850 for 10 people ($85 each). Poll Points! is $850 for 25 people ($34 each). Origami is $629 for 10 people ($63 each). Kit workshops are a base fee plus a price per kit, with continental US shipping included.

Is a game or a kit workshop cheaper for a small team?

It depends on headcount. A kit workshop is priced per person, so the lighter kits can cost less than a game for a team of about 10. A hosted game is one package up to 25 people, so it gets cheaper per head as you get closer to 25. The price table on this page shows both at 10, 25 and 50 people.

What are good startup offsite ideas?

Keep the first offsite to one day: the year so far from the founders, three decisions for the next quarter, lunch with no laptops, a working session, then a hosted team activity and dinner. Remote-first teams can run the same day on video with a kit workshop shipped to every home. More in virtual offsite ideas.

How do remote-first startups do team building?

Pick one hour that works across your time zones, book one hosted event a quarter, and ship kits to every home for the hands-on ones. Continental US shipping is included; Canada, Alaska and Hawaii, US territories and international addresses are add-ons, and those addresses are due 4 weeks before the event.

How far ahead should a startup book?

About 2 weeks for a hosted game, 3 weeks for a kit workshop going to US addresses, and 5 weeks if anyone on the team is in Canada or abroad.

Can we pay by card, or do we need a purchase order?

Either. Reserve online with a 50% deposit on a card, or ask for an invoice or a PO booking if your finance person wants one.

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