Find your co-founder and launch your startup

EasyCofounder connects project founders, talent and startups: find a technical (CTO) or business (CEO, CMO) co-founder, join an ambitious project or hire your first team members. Verified profiles, AI matching and built-in messaging.

How it works

1. Create your free profile: skills, ambitions, availability.
2. Explore projects, talent and jobs, or let AI matching suggest the right profiles.
3. Talk through the built-in messaging and build your founding team.

Guides to find a co-founder

• How to find a co-founder for your startup: the complete guide
• How to find a business partner to start your company
• How to find a technical co-founder (CTO)
• How to find a business or sales co-founder
• How to split equity between co-founders
• Shareholders’ agreement: the essentials for co-founders
• How to pitch your project to a future co-founder
• How to join a startup and work at a young company
• How to validate your startup idea before finding a co-founder
• How to start a startup as a non-technical founder
• Co-founder vesting: how it works and how to set it up
• Founder salary: how and when co-founders pay themselves
• Co-founder roles: how to divide responsibilities
• Testing a co-founder before you commit: the co-founder trial period
• Remote co-founders: how to run a distributed founding team
• Setting up a French SAS with co-founders: articles and key choices
• Co-founder conflict: how to prevent and resolve it
• How to build an MVP without coding: method and tools
• Quitting your job to start a startup
• Incubator, accelerator or startup studio: which should you choose?
• Raising pre-seed funding: the guide
• How to find angel investors for your startup
• BSPCE: giving employees a stake in a French startup
• Hiring your first startup employees
• Startup valuation: pre-money, post-money and negotiation
• Founder dilution: understand it, calculate it, plan for it
• The cap table: building and maintaining yours
• BSA AIR: investing without setting the valuation yet
• The term sheet: understanding and negotiating an investor’s offer
• Due diligence and the data room: preparing for investor checks
• Product-market fit: recognising it, measuring it and getting there
• Go-to-market strategy: how a startup wins its first markets
• Business plan and financial forecast: a guide for startups
• Non-dilutive funding: financing your startup without giving up equity
• Protecting your startup idea: intellectual property and confidentiality
• Which legal structure should you choose for a startup in France?
• Starting a business with a friend, family member or partner: pros, risks and rules
• Startup advisors: how to choose, compensate and work with them
• Startup pricing: how to set the price of your offer
• Startup metrics: which KPIs to track and how
• How to pivot a startup: deciding, organising and announcing a change of course
• Student entrepreneur: how to start a startup while you study

Find a co-founder near you

All cities, sectors and roles

Frequently asked questions

How do I find a co-founder for my startup?

Create a free profile on EasyCofounder, post your project describing the profile you need (CTO, CEO, CMO…), then browse verified talent or let AI matching suggest compatible profiles. You then talk directly through the built-in messaging.

How do I find a technical co-founder (CTO)?

Post a project listing the technical skills you need and filter talent by role and skill. Technical profiles open to partnering are listed on the Talent page.

Is EasyCofounder free?

Yes, the Start plan is free (1 active listing, 5 new contacts per month, unlimited replies) and signing up gives you 7 days of Premium for free. The Essential (€4.90/month), Premium (€7.90/month) and Gold (€14.90/month) plans raise these limits and AI matching; the yearly plan gives over 3 months free.

Can I join a startup as an employee on EasyCofounder?

Yes, the Startup jobs section gathers key roles offered by young startups (early hires, equity or stock options possible), permanent, freelance, paid internship or apprenticeship, while offers from large companies, temp agencies or recruitment firms are not accepted.

www.easycofounder.com/en