Your path to a successful business.

Find your co-founder, build together, win your first customers and meet investors. Every step from idea to a successful business, in one place.

Step 1 · IdeaElena posted an ideaWine tours in Tuscany

We all know someone with a good idea who never gets it going.

Usually they are one person short: someone who can sell or code, or someone with savings who wants to invest in the right people.

Here you show what you bring and who you are looking for. You choose a partner by what they actually do, not by their CV.

Example
Elena S. · the ideaWine tours in Tuscany
Sofia R. · the skillsBuilds the website and sells the first tours
Daniel M. · the capitalFunds the first season
Tuscany TrailsFirst group of guests in June

How it works

Find your co-founder, build together, win your first customers and meet investors.

  1. 1Create a profileWrite what you bring, who you are looking for and what you want to build, in one sentence. No CV.
  2. 2Find your co-founderSearch by skill, field and city. Follow people whose work fits what you are missing.
  3. 3Talk once you follow each otherYou can only message someone who follows you back. No cold messages.
  4. 4Build togetherOpen a shared project and sign a co-founder agreement. Then follow the path to your first customers and investors.
Create a profile to find your co-founder
For founders and investors

Investor program

Every project on Foundmates follows the same path: the idea, finding your co-founder, building together, the first customers, then meeting investors. Investors join by invitation only. We invite them personally, and only they can see who is raising capital and invite teams to meetings.

Once you find each other: agreement, planner and money for your team

Write down who puts in what, who does what and what you decided, so you are not arguing about it a year from now. Only your team sees it.

You as partners
Team at no extra costInvite your partners to the team and they join for free. One of you paying is enough.
Partner agreementEquity, who brings and does what, and what happens if someone leaves. Everyone confirms with a click.
Decision logDecided to raise prices? Write it down, confirm it, and nobody says “I never said that” later.
Day to day
Shared plannerTasks, deadlines and who does what.
Goals and milestonesMonthly goals with progress. Share a reached goal with your followers.
Weekly check-inEvery week each of you says what got done, what is blocking you and how the partnership feels.
Out in the world
Project pageYour project gets its own page, followers and progress updates.
Contacts (CRM)Customers, suppliers and collaborators, from first contact to a deal.
MoneyIncome, expenses and who invested how much.

The workspace is part of Pro. One of you paying is enough. Pricing →

What it costs

Everyone starts for free. The same price for everyone, wherever you live.

All prices and what you get

Questions

What do I get if I create a profile now?

The first 100 members get a Founding member badge and a year of Pro for free; after that they pay a founding price for Pro that never goes up. The free time counts from the day billing starts, and until then everything is free.

How much does it cost?

Looking for a co-founder is free: profile, search and messages. Pro, the workspace for founding teams, costs the same for everyone, wherever you live.

Who can use Foundmates?

Anyone with an idea, skills or capital who wants to co-found a business, and founders looking for a partner, anywhere in the world. Investors join the Investor program by invitation.

What if I don't have an idea yet?

Then look for someone who has one. Plenty of projects need someone who can do the work more than they need another idea.

Who sees my data?

Profiles are visible only to signed-in members. Your email and phone are never public. Messages are seen only by you and the person you write to.

Create your profile, for free

The first 100 members get a Founding member badge and a year of Pro for free. No card needed.

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