r/cofounderhunt

Hey everyone!

I'm looking for a co-founder who is just as hungry for success as I am — someone who wants to build something meaningful, solve real problems, and create a successful business together.

A little about me: I have some experience building SaaS products, and now I'm looking to take things further by partnering with someone who shares a similar ambition and entrepreneurial mindset.

I'm not limiting myself to one industry or business idea. It could be a SaaS product, an AI startup, a marketplace, a consumer business, or something completely different. I'm open to exploring ideas, identifying opportunities, and figuring out what we can build together.

What I'm looking for

- Hunger to succeed: Someone ambitious who genuinely wants to build something of their own and is willing to put in consistent effort.

- Ideas and initiative: You don't need to have the perfect idea already, but I'd love someone who thinks creatively, spots opportunities, and brings ideas to the table.

- A builder's mindset: Someone who wants to turn conversations into action, test ideas, learn from failures, and keep improving.

- Open-mindedness: We should be able to challenge each other's thinking, debate ideas, and make decisions together.

- Long-term commitment: Someone interested in building a real business, not just chasing the excitement of starting something new.

What I'm offering

A genuine 50/50 co-founder partnership.

I'm looking for an equal partner, not an employee. I want us both to have a real stake in what we build, contribute our strengths, share responsibilities, and work toward a common goal.

We can start by getting to know each other, discussing our skills and interests, brainstorming opportunities, and validating ideas before deciding what to pursue.

You don't need to have everything figured out. What matters is that you're proactive, curious, ambitious, and serious about building something together.

I'm not expecting one person to do everything. I believe the right partnership is about bringing complementary skills, challenging each other to think bigger, and making progress together.

If this resonates with you, let's talk!

Send me a DM with a little about yourself:

- What are you currently working on, or what have you built before?

- What skills or experience would you bring to a partnership?

- What kinds of businesses or problems excite you?

- And most importantly, what motivates you to become a founder?

Even if you don't have a specific idea right now, feel free to reach out. Sometimes the best businesses start when two ambitious people connect and figure things out together.

Let's meet, exchange ideas, find an opportunity worth pursuing, and build something we're proud of.

About me:

1. 26. Great builder. Backend + Infa + Security + Frontend. (I used to do all of these before AI made it all easy : )). Good understanding of markets.
2. I make about 53 LPA. I haven't optimized for salary at all in the last ~2 years so could deff be more : ) But looking to go all in if we get good traction and quit my job.
3. Founder archetype: technical + distribution both.
4. Launched small-med scale products with decent success. Looking to aim for med-large scale businesses now.
5. Claims for pedigree:
   • At a competitive BigTech company
   • Was asked to shift to the US within ~4 months of working at an AI startup I went to work at.
   • My entire team was let go except me.
   • Top 1 % in skills + hustle.

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(Ideally) about you:

1. Founder archetype: technical + distribution both
2. Pedigree: can be a great company, known contributions, good college, or anything that can classify excellence.
3. High amounts of hustle. You naturally feel like working all the time.
4. 25 < Age < 33
5. Looking to go all in if we get traction.

Please DM me if you fit these and how so. I'd love to hear from you. : )

but please don't DM me if you don't.

I have 2 ideas that I'm thinking of. A blend of service + product. Happy to go over things you have thought of too and optimize for the best problem to work on.

Hi,

Looking for a technical co-founder in London to build a SaaS business together.

A bit about me:

- Early 30s, still got a ton of energy and ready to go all in for the right opportunity.

- Currently a VP of Marketing at one of the biggest AI scaleups in Europe. I grew very quickly from a head of function to VP, mainly because of delivering results and being very invested in the business.

- I can solve pretty much all non-technical problems: sales, marketing, distribution, customer success/support, business development and so on.

- I’ve been an employee for the last 10 years, but building something of my own has always been top of mind. I don’t romanticise this though and am fully aware of the sweat, blood and tears that come with this route.

- I’m not looking to create a massive venture-funded business. Don’t mind the venture route, but I hate unnecessary investor pressure. Ideally, we bootstrap and fully decide our own destiny and pace. This is one of the reasons I wouldn’t mind leaving my current gig.

- One of my biggest strengths is the combination of deep care, ability to figure shit out and first principles thinking. If there is a problem to be solved, I can’t sleep and will just obsess over it until it is solved.

- On a more personal note, I recently got married, do sports and have stayed physically active all my life. It’s one of my non-negotiables for staying sane and energised. Love listening to podcasts. Lenny’s and 20VC podcasts are among favourites.

I’m happy to join an MVP/early-stage business or, with the right person, we can start with brainstorming ideas and take it from there.

Message me if you think I could be a good fit for something you want to build or are already building. Let’s chat and meet in person in London if it feels right.

Thanks!

Hey everyone,
I’m looking to connect with someone who’s interested in building a business together. I’m not currently set on a specific business model or idea, and honestly, I see that as a positive I’d rather find the right person first and work together to identify a problem worth solving.

A bit about me: I’ve worked as an Operations Manager at a national marketing agency, as well as within a mentorship program. Through those experiences, I’ve developed a strong background in sales, recruitment, operations, business development, and working with people.
I also have a pretty solid network in the US from my previous work, which could potentially be useful depending on what we decide to build.

I’m currently based in Madrid, so ideally I’d love to meet someone local and be able to work together in person, but I’m definitely open to someone elsewhere if we’re a good fit.

I’m not necessarily looking for someone with a specific background. What matters more to me is that you’re ambitious, proactive, curious, and genuinely want to build something rather than just talk about it.
I’m open to exploring different industries and business models SaaS, services, marketplaces, agencies, startups, etc. The main thing is finding the right person and figuring out what we can build together.

If this sounds interesting, feel free to DM me and tell me a little about yourself, what you’re working on/interested in, and what you’re looking for.

I’m looking for a technical co-founder / AI software engineer to help accelerate a trading-analysis platform I’ve been developing called ContraryTrader.

A little background: I’m a discretionary trader and technical analyst, not a programmer. Over time I developed a detailed methodology for analyzing markets across Monthly, Weekly, Daily, 4H and 1H charts.

The system goes beyond simple pattern recognition. It evaluates things like:

• long-term trendlines and historical channel geometry

• when logarithmic vs linear chart scale matters

• multi-timeframe support/resistance

• candlestick hierarchy across timeframes

• evolving/nested chart patterns

• confirmation and invalidation levels

• entry location and risk/reward

• sector and macro confirmation

• catalyst/news context

• situations where the correct decision is no trade

I’ve been working with AI to formalize the methodology into a rule-based specification, testing framework, backtesting protocol and early web application.

The goal is to build an AI technical-analysis engine that can take market/chart data and reproduce the type of reasoning an experienced chartist would perform—not simply identify a wedge or generate a generic buy/sell signal.

I’m now looking for someone strong in software/AI who finds this problem genuinely interesting and could potentially help take it to the next level.

Ideal skills would include some combination of:

Python, AI/LLMs, quantitative systems, financial-market data APIs, backtesting, computer vision, backend development, React/TypeScript, cloud deployment, or ML.

You do NOT need to be an expert trader. That is the side of the project I bring.

I’m not currently in a position to pay a salary. I’m interested in finding the right person who would consider joining as a technical co-founder or long-term collaborator for meaningful equity if we determine we work well together.

I’m also not asking anyone to blindly build an idea from scratch. There is already a substantial methodology, documentation, benchmark examples, product architecture, early MVP work and a backtesting framework.

My immediate priorities are:

Automating historical backtesting at scale

Improving automated chart/market-structure recognition

Building the market-data pipeline

Turning the current AI methodology into a reliable production engine

Building a scalable web product around it

If you’re an engineer, CS/AI student, quant-minded developer, or technical founder who is interested in markets and thinks this sounds worth exploring, send me a DM.

I’m especially interested in people who will challenge the architecture and methodology rather than simply code whatever I tell them.

I can show serious candidates what has already been built and explain where I think the real technical moat could be.

I'm looking for a technical cofounder (CTO) in the US.

I have the sales/product/design/operations/business skillset. I'm currently at a bootstrapped startup in a growth role where I handle all things business including partnerships, seo, operations, customer success, sales, etc. etc.

I have two ideas that I'm thinking through very extensively and am looking for a technical cofounder to stress test and build with. I have access to investors / capital and only thing missing is a talented CTO.

Would love to chat with anyone that is focused on building something and in there mid 20s. I'm very tech/startup pilled and would love someone thats in it for the grind and love for the game.

Loneliness and depression are real problems that need to be addressed. People are depending more and more on AI for companionship which is not good for anyone in the long-term. The idea is we will build a telegram bot and hire companions (independent contractors) and provide 100% safety & privacy guarantee to both users and companions using strict guard rails. I'm looking for some like minded people who think something like this should exist

Note : only casual and fun conversations strictly no adult content

Hey, this is Ajay from Delhi.

I am looking for an CO-FOUNDER who could contribute his Ambitions, Vision, and potential to build his and my career, and also prove that my or our idea was worth Multi-Millions of Dollars.

I don't fucking care what background you're coming from. What I want in my CO-FOUNDER is someone who is NOTABLE in his field, whether it could be marketing, technology, engineering, or whatever the fuck.

I just want a fucking guy who is always ready to give his 24/7 time to achieving his own life aims and goals.

I created the community medicalcofounder** **to help connect people building in healthcare.
Whether you’re a physician, developer, engineer, researcher, entrepreneur, or just have a healthcare idea you want to explore, this is a place to meet potential cofounders and collaborators.
Post what you’re working on, what skills you bring, and who you’re looking for.
The goal is simple: make it easier for people with clinical knowledge and people who can build to find each other.
If you’re working on something in health, medicine, biotech, or healthcare AI, introduce yourself below.

I am a senior product manager looking for partners who are interested in creating some interesting products.

I have worked at some major internet companies, such as Tencent (the most well-known internet company in China), Kakao (a well-known internet company in South Korea), Sohu (a well-known video website in China), and Mtime (the most well-known movie fan community in China). I have worked on a lot of products, many of which have achieved great success. In addition, I have also started several businesses and worked on some projects.

I can handle most product-related matters, from the generation of ideas, analysis of product direction, planning of MVP, PMF strategy, continuous product planning and iteration, to the design of business models. I have done this many times.

I am particularly good at content products, tool products, and SaaS products. I am very proficient in product business model strategies, and in some product fields, I am one of the few people in China's internet industry who understand product and operations the most.

This year, I left the company to prepare for my own entrepreneurship and to do some things. I have also tried several times with vibecoding and solo companies. I admit that AI has greatly improved our work efficiency, but after trying OPC, I believe that AI cannot replace everyone. I still need a team to share the workload and work together towards a common vision. AI is very powerful, but how to maximize the value of AI and achieve our business goals depends on the people who use it.

I hope to find a growth or market manager with courage, passion, and some experience, or a technical manager. I am not looking for an employee, but for a true co-founder to build a very cool company.

I have many interesting ideas, but I will not insist on implementing the ideas I propose. We can discuss them together and do some interesting things. If you have better ideas, we can work together to realize them.

If you are interested in the above, please contact me. Send me a private message telling me about your strengths, the projects you have worked on, and the types of products you are interested in.

I hope we can have an interesting conversation. Of course, if we accidentally create something remarkable, that would be even better.

What I Offer:

End-to-end AI automation development for SMEs, backed by a team with 5 years of experience and more than 600 completed client projects(USA, Australia, UK）

What I'm Looking For:

A business partner to drive our go-to-market efforts. Ideally, you:

Are a confident communicator who enjoys networking

Have experience shaping and executing GTM strategy, OR you want to start your own AI software business with a experienced dev team

Can help us enter the German SME market, or expand our existing international business in English-speaking markets

Bring a strong network and industry experience in manufacturing, e-commerce, real estate, or construction

If this sounds like you, Please directly DM me

London-based technical founder looking for a co-founder with an idea / problem worth solving

I’m based in London and looking to connect with someone who has identified a genuine problem or opportunity and wants to build a company around it.

I’m a senior technology leader / Fractional CTO with experience taking companies from 0→1, through product development and fundraising, and into scaling. I’ve also worked on building a fully AI-native company from the ground up, including AI product development, agentic systems and the underlying technology platform.

My background spans AI/GenAI, software engineering, product development, architecture, technology strategy and commercial product delivery. I’m comfortable going from a blank sheet of paper through to building the product, establishing the technology strategy, hiring/leading engineering teams and getting something into customers' hands.

Rather than starting with a technology looking for a problem, I’m particularly interested in meeting someone who brings one of these:

• Deep domain experience — you’ve worked in an industry for years and identified a significant gap, inefficiency or underserved customer need.
• A validated problem or idea — you’ve spoken to customers, worked in the space, or have strong evidence that there is a problem worth solving.
• Previous founder experience — you’ve built a startup before and understand the realities of going from idea → product → customers → fundraising.
• Strong network / fundraising capability — you have relationships with investors, angels, industry players or potential customers that could give a new venture a meaningful head start.
• Or ideally, a combination of the above.

I can bring the technical, product and execution side — taking an idea from 0→1, building the MVP, developing the AI/technology strategy, establishing the architecture, leading engineering and helping take the business through fundraising and beyond.

I’m open to joining an existing project simply as a CTO/engineer. I’m looking for a genuine co-founder relationship, where we identify a strong opportunity together, validate it and build something with significant potential.

I’m particularly interested in B2B, fintech, healthtech, AI and other markets where technology can create a meaningful competitive advantage, but I’m open to the right opportunity regardless of sector.

If you have a problem you’ve been thinking about for years, an industry insight you believe could become a business, or previous startup/fundraising experience and are looking for a technical co-founder, I’d be interested in hearing your story.

London-based is ideal, but I’m open to working with the right person remotely as well.

Please DM me with:

1. What problem/opportunity you’ve identified
2. Your background and domain expertise
3. Whether you’ve built a startup before
4. Any validation, customers or network you already have
5. What you’re looking to build

Hey everyone,

I'm looking for someone interested in partnering with me to build an AI/software engineering business together.

I currently have the technical side covered. I’m an engineer with 8+ years of hands-on experience across software architecture, AI systems, automation, full-stack development, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise systems. I also already have a small team of engineers I can work with when projects require more capacity.

I'm currently building an AI engineering studio focused on things like:

• AI automation & intelligent workflows
• AI agents and multi-agent systems
• RAG / knowledge systems
• Internal tools and enterprise platforms
• Cloud infrastructure & system architecture
• AI-native products

We've already built and worked on a number of real systems and have a portfolio/case studies to show for it.

What I'm looking for:

Someone who is stronger on the business and growth side than I am — marketing, sales, outreach, client relationships, partnerships, business development, positioning, etc.

You don't necessarily need to be an expert in everything. I'm much more interested in someone who is proactive, willing to learn, and genuinely wants to build something rather than just looking for a job.

The biggest reason I'm looking for a partner isn't even purely about skills.

It's motivation.

Building a company alone can be pretty damn difficult. I want someone where we can push each other, keep each other accountable, celebrate wins together, and pick each other up when things aren't moving.

I'd handle the technology, architecture, delivery, and engineering team.

You'd ideally take ownership of business development, marketing, sales, and growth.

We'd figure out the exact responsibilities and structure together.

I'm not looking for an employee or someone to work under me. I'm looking for an actual partner where we're both invested in building the business.

If this sounds interesting, feel free to comment or DM me. Tell me a little about yourself, what you're good at, and what you're currently working on.

I'm much more interested in finding the right person than getting a huge number of responses.

Im am technical and can build apps really really well. I can handle the software side. I need someone to be good at distribution and we both can build a startup together.

I am not looking to make another habit tracker type app next. Im serious. I already have an app running founderstack (dot) app.

I have shipped 4 apps so far. And this one is the best. If you're someone who knows distribution and is willing to work together, let me know. My goal is to hit 5k mrr by december.

I’m building Festimo, a more thoughtful way to plan celebrations and discover great local vendors. We’re shaping our Bay Area pilot and looking to connect with people across engineering, product, and marketing.

There are two ways to get involved: joining the founding team or contributing in a fractional role to help with the pilot. Scope, time commitment, and compensation would be discussed directly based on the role.

If you enjoy building early products and care about making real-world experiences feel more personal and reliable, I’d love to hear from you.

Send a short introduction, relevant experience, and how you’d like to contribute to work@festimo.ai.

You can learn more at festimo.ai. Happy to answer questions here, too.

Hi everyone,

I have more than 20 years of experience with digital projects and startups throughout my career.

Worked in startups and marketing agencies, also built several of my own projects. Seen this and that for a little bit.

Now I have a strong startup idea in the adult literature and AI space. This is not another CRM product; I am tired of trying to find another opportunity to optimise something everyone is trying to optimise. I stepped out of regular industries and found an opportunity in a catchy industry where the work would be inspiring and unique.

Looking for someone experienced, as I am, who can build and is willing to deliver. I am putting my knowledge, experience, and energy on the table with the proposal to hustle until first profits. After testing the hypothesis phase, we can scale the product with outside investment. I can take care of this; I have done this previously.

Is anyone capable of building scalable tech solutions, up to speaking in more detail? Let's meet.

Yo!
I'm a dev and I'm looking for someone to build with! If it turns into a real startup (YC, an incubator, whatever), I'm down for the hustle.

What I bring: backend and distributed systems, AI agents and dev tooling (MCP, Claude Code), and some ML/search research.

Looking for: someone who actually ships.

DM me with what you're working on!

Anyone sees painpoints in education sector, and has a urge to solve them, please discuss some ideas. I have mine. From hyderabad because communication gap can be minimal. Im from tier 1 clg, 5 yoe in tech, also exp in ed.

I do growth at an SF based AI startup and we need someone who has

1. a very good X account with preferably >20k followers and majorly be posting about AI research/developments
2. should be smart enough to interact with researchers (from oai/gdm/anthropic/any other ai lab) on their wavelength and bring in clients to the company
3. bonus if you already have major SF based ai research people following them
4. basically someone who is smart enough to interact with researchers from top labs using their strong social presence and help our business grow/get clients

You’ll get paid in USD. It’s a full time role and you’ll get paid more than whatever you’re working on rn so dm regarding compensation+more details if you’re serious about this.