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Find a co-founder for your marketplace startup

Are you looking to find a co-founder or even join an early stage marketplace team as a technical co-founder? We're making it easy to find & match with a high quality co-founder, so you can get started building your marketplace startup.

What is Marketplace Co-Founder Match?

Marketplace Co-Founder Match if for those looking for a co-founder or even join an early stage marketplace team as a technical or non-technical co-founder. After introducing 20+ community members that have led to successful co-founder relationships, we've created a better way for matching co-founders. Marketplace Co-Founder Match is a private space in the Everything Marketplaces community where solo founders, existing teams, and even technical talent that might be looking to join an early stage marketplace as a co-founder can easily connect. Match with founders that are backed by Y Combinator, OnDeck, team leads from top companies looking to join an early stage marketplace as a co-founder, and more.

How it works

1
Post an intro in our match space
Post an introduction in our private co-founder match space using our question format that's provided
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Find & match with others
Easily search other approved co-founder introductions & match with others based on the most relevant data points in our co-founder questionnaire
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Meet potential co-founders
Connect directly with other members that might be great potential co-founders

FAQ

How do I join and use Marketplace Co-Founder Match?

Marketplace Co-Founder Match was created for Everything Marketplaces community members. We respect the privacy of our community, members who are looking for co-founders, and those that are looking to join early stage marketplaces as a co-founder. To use co-founder match, you'll need to login to your Everything Marketplaces user account and access it directly in the community here.

If you're not a current Everything Marketplaces member, you can request to join the community here.

Who is it Co-Founder Match for?

Marketplace Co-Founder Match is for anyone that's looking to find a co-founder or even join a marketplace team as a technical or non-technical co-founder. You can be at the initial idea stage or even post revenue. We have solo founders and teams that are backed by Y Combinator, OnDeck, to even team leads from top companies that are looking to join founding teams. We even have repeat founders who are looking to start their next big marketplace and looking for a co-founder or founding team with deep marketplace expertise.

I haven't launched yet, can I still use Co-Founder Match?

Yes! We welcome everyone and that includes aspiring marketplace founders that might not even have an idea and launched yet. You might even find a co-founder you want to work with and brainstorm marketplace ideas together before committing to starting a marketplace together.

Can I use Co-Founder Match for hiring?

Marketplace Co-Founder Match is not for hiring. We have a dedicated jobs board if you're looking to hire.

How do I get started?

To use Marketplace Co-Founder Match, you'll need to login to your Everything Marketplaces user account and can then access it directly in the community here. You'll also see our user manual we've created to help you get started there.

If you're not a current Everything Marketplaces member, you can request to join the community here.

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