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Trusted Cofounder
Trusted Cofounder
TrustedCofounder

Find the Cofounder
Your Startup Needs

Not just the one who answered your post.

You bring the business vision. We find the technical builder.

Connect your LinkedIn or GitHub. Our AI builds your capability profile from real evidence, then matches you with the cofounder who fills the gaps your startup needs most.

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AI Profile Built

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Join founders and cofounders

Free. 60 seconds to start.

Founders and cofounders from Finland's startup ecosystem

Wolt Alumni

University of Oulu

Kasvu Open

StartUp Station Oulu

Serial Founders

Built for Both Sides

One Platform. Two Perspectives.

Whether you are building a startup or joining one, the AI works for you.

Why Founders Choose Us

See verified technical talent

Every potential cofounder's GitHub repos, contributions, and technical projects are analyzed automatically. You see real evidence, not self-reported claims.

Discover what your startup is missing

Our AI surfaces capability gaps you have not articulated. You find cofounders who fill needs you did not know you had.

Get a ranked shortlist from day one

No browsing hundreds of profiles. Our matching engine scores every candidate across 4 dimensions and ranks them by fit.

Why Cofounders Choose Us

Know the founder is legitimate

Both sides are deeply profiled. You see the founder's real background, venture context, and what they actually bring to the table.

Get matched to the right opportunity

Our AI matches your verified strengths to founders whose startups need exactly what you bring. No cold outreach, no guesswork.

Join a founding team, not a job

Mutual interest required before any conversation. This is cofounder matching, not recruiting. Both sides choose.

How It Works

From Stranger to Cofounder in Three Steps

No cold outreach. No guesswork. No wasted coffee meetings.

Step 1

Connect Your Work

60 seconds

Link your LinkedIn, GitHub, startup website, or just tell us your background. Our AI reads your real track record to build your profile automatically. No forms to fill out.

Step 2

See Your Matches

Instant

Our AI surfaces what your startup is missing and matches you with people who fill those gaps. Founders see cofounders with complementary skills. Cofounders see founders who need exactly what they bring.

92%

Step 3

Start Building Together

When you are ready

Express mutual interest, unlock direct messaging, and explore what you could build together. Both sides are verified through real work, not just a profile.

Step 1

Connect Your Work

60 seconds

Link your LinkedIn, GitHub, startup website, or just tell us your background. Our AI reads your real track record to build your profile automatically. No forms to fill out.

Step 2

See Your Matches

Instant

Our AI surfaces what your startup is missing and matches you with people who fill those gaps. Founders see cofounders with complementary skills. Cofounders see founders who need exactly what they bring.

92%

Step 3

Start Building Together

When you are ready

Express mutual interest, unlock direct messaging, and explore what you could build together. Both sides are verified through real work, not just a profile.

Social Proof

Trusted by Finland's Startup Community

I needed a technical cofounder but had no way to verify if someone could actually build what we needed. TrustedCofounder showed me exactly what each person has shipped.

Krista K., Operations, 15+ years

Every cofounder matching site is just another form to fill out. This one actually read my GitHub and understood what I bring. The matches made sense from day one.

Aleksi E., Full-Stack Developer

As a student, I thought I would have to cold-message founders on LinkedIn for months. I signed up, connected my work, and had three relevant matches the same day.

Matias H., Business Student, Oulu

AI Cofounder Intelligence

Not a Matching Platform

We analyze cofounder compatibility at a depth no human network, LinkedIn search, or forum post can achieve.

01

Real Signal Enrichment

LinkedIn experience, GitHub repos, startup websites, and writing are pulled automatically. Verifiable evidence of actual capability, not self-reported claims.

Essential for: Non-technical founders evaluating technical talent

02

Complementary Matching

Our AI matches on what your startup is missing, not keyword overlap. An operations expert sees technical founders who need their skills. A developer sees founders who need their engineering.

Essential for: Everyone. The core of what we do.

03

Blind Spot Discovery

AI surfaces capability gaps neither side has articulated. You discover what your founding team actually needs, not just what you thought you were looking for.

Essential for: First-time founders who do not know what they need

04

Both Sides Profiled

Both founder and cofounder are deeply analyzed from real work. Two-sided intelligence means both sides have confidence before the first conversation.

Essential for: Cofounders who want to know the founder is real too

Everything you need to know

Frequently Asked Questions

We pull real signals from your LinkedIn, GitHub, startup website, and public work, then use AI to build a deep capability model. Instead of matching on keywords or self-reported skills, our engine scores complementarity: a business founder sees technical cofounders who fill their gaps, and a developer sees founders who need their engineering. We even surface gaps neither side has articulated.

Yes, completely free. Create a profile, browse potential cofounders, and start conversations at no cost. We are focused on helping you find the right cofounder for your startup.

LinkedIn is a generalist network where you post 'looking for cofounder' and hope someone sees it. Cofounder forums are self-reported profiles with no verification. TrustedCofounder pulls real work evidence, matches on complementary capability gaps (not keyword similarity), and requires mutual interest before any conversation starts. No cold outreach, no spam, no guesswork.

Sign up as a Founder and connect your LinkedIn or startup website. Our AI analyzes your background and what you are building, then surfaces the capability gaps your startup needs filled. You get a ranked shortlist of cofounders whose verified strengths fill exactly those gaps.

Sign up as a Cofounder. Connect your LinkedIn or GitHub so we can verify your skills. We match you with founders whose startups need exactly what you bring, whether that is engineering, operations, marketing, finance, or something else entirely.

Most platforms and networks take months of searching. Our AI gives you a ranked shortlist of genuinely complementary people from day one. Each match is scored across multiple dimensions so you can focus on the best fits first.

Stop Searching. Start Building.
I have an idea
I can build
I want to join a team
I have done this before

Connect your LinkedIn and let our AI find the technical cofounder your startup needs.