Foundermatcha
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Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Foundermatcha connects startup founders with the technical co-founders and founding engineers they need to build something great.
Most founders waste months on LinkedIn, cold emails, and coffee chats that go nowhere. Foundermatcha uses AI to understand who you are, what you're building, and what you actually need in a partner — then surfaces people who are genuinely compatible.
How it works
When you join, our AI onboarding assistant gets to know you through a natural voice or text conversation. No lengthy forms. Just talk about your startup, your background, and what you're looking for. We handle the rest.
Smart Matching
Our compatibility algorithm goes beyond skills and experience. It considers your stage, vision, working style, and goals to surface matches that make sense — not just people who look good on paper.
Built for founders who move fast
See who's interested and respond in one tap
Message and call your matches directly in the app
Your AI Concierge helps coordinate meetings and keeps things moving
Know exactly where every match stands: waiting, confirmed, or ready to connect
Your AI Concierge
Once you're matched, the Concierge keeps the momentum going — helping you schedule meetings, follow up, and turn promising matches into real partnerships.
Stop searching. Start building.
Foundermatcha — find your co-founder.
more Chats now show which day each message was sent.
In group chats, type @ to mention someone.
Founder onboarding is shorter, with fewer questions at the end.
Calls now ring your phone even when you are also signed in on the web.
Plus smaller fixes and improvements.
1.15.0 Oct 23
You can now restart onboarding and keep your matches and chats.
Going to an event? Join it with its code from "Join an event".
Founders see "Go to matches" as soon as they agree to a match.
Voice notes in chats now send reliably, even on a patchy connection.
Ask the concierge for another match and it starts searching straight away.
Plus smaller fixes and improvements.
1.14.0 Oct 17
A cleaner voice conversation bar and clearer choices when you tell us who you are.
BuildHer Labs event flow live.
Plus smaller fixes and improvements.
1.13.2 Oct 7
Video calls are safer: nobody else in a call can now remove you or turn off your microphone or camera.
Plus smaller fixes and improvements.
1.13.1 Oct 3
Improvements to chats behind the scenes.
Plus smaller fixes and improvements.
1.13.0 Sep 29
New here? A short guided tour now shows you around, with a checklist of first steps. Replay it any time from "How this works" in the menu.
You can now record a short intro video for your profile, from Edit Profile.
Investors can now join. Pick "Something else" when choosing your role.
A new Privacy & security screen explains what the app can access and why.
Unread Concierge messages now show on your badge and clear when you read them.
Plus smaller fixes and improvements.
1.12.0 Sep 25
Fix for iOS 27 break
1.11.2 Sep 24
See what's new after every update: a short popup the first time you open a new version, and the full list any time from the menu.
The menu now shows which version of the app you're on.
Your Concierge is clearer about who it's showing you, and never says it connected you with someone when it hasn't.
Plus smaller fixes and improvements.
1.11.0 Sep 18
Links to a Foundermatcha chat now open straight in the app instead of the browser.
If you open one while signed out, you land back in that chat once you sign in, instead of on your chat list.
Plus smaller fixes and improvements.
1.10.1 Sep 15
Your phone now fills in your password for you, and offers to save it - or generate a strong one - when you sign up.
You can now sign in with LinkedIn, as well as Google and GitHub.
Links in chat are tappable, and you can copy or react to any message.
A new match chat now opens with a real introduction explaining why the two of you were put together.
Notifications say what they actually are.
Chats you have read no longer stay marked unread, and the Concierge now tells you when something goes wrong instead of going quiet.
Plus fixes across sign-in, onboarding, matching and chat.
1.10.0 Sep 12
You can now sign in with Apple, Google or GitHub. No password to remember.
Applying for a specific role gives you the full interview now, not two questions - and if you say no to general matching, you are done straight away instead of waiting.
Your Concierge shows each candidate's photo, and tapping one opens their profile.
Deleting your account now actually deletes it.
Plus fixes across onboarding, matching and sign-up.
1.9.0 Sep 9
You can now share files and photos in chats - documents, screenshots, anything up to 25MB, in 1:1 and group threads.
Group chats take voice notes too.
Calls now tell you when the audio has died or a connection is struggling, instead of leaving you talking into silence.
Here for a specific job or role? One button on the welcome screen takes your code, or you can read it out mid-conversation.
Plus fixes and polish across onboarding and calls.
1.8.0 Sep 2
You can now request founder access with a code instead of the old job-code flow, a faster way in if you were invited.
Applying to a specific job posting now happens right inside onboarding: pick "Apply for a role" and your application goes straight to the founder.
We tuned the onboarding conversation to ask better, more specific follow-up questions about your role and experience.
Plus smaller fixes and polish across sign-in and onboarding.
1.7.0 Aug 22
Redesigned the voice conversation experience: a clearer state indicator, tap-to-mute, and text that lights up as the AI speaks.
You can now restart your onboarding conversation from scratch if you want a do-over — your CV stays put.
Founders and investors matching at live events can now also connect with general attendees and event staff.
Fixed a bug where some users were unexpectedly signed out, and a call-connection timing issue.
Plus smaller fixes across notifications, permissions, and matching.
1.6.0 Aug 15
You can now start group chats - loop in several people at once, right from your matches.
Founder onboarding now flows like a real conversation instead of a form.
Refreshed the look of the app: cleaner buttons, spacing and typography throughout.
Plus smaller fixes and polish across invites, reviews, and onboarding.
1.5.0 Aug 8
Invite a friend by email — when they join, you're connected automatically.
Not a founder or a developer? You can now sign up as a Member.
Matching is faster. Your concierge can find and introduce someone without you leaving the chat.
Swipe to archive chats you're done with.
Far fewer notifications — we now only tell you about new matches.
Fixed: the concierge crashing on open, voice notes needing two taps, and the chat list flickering.
1.4.0 Aug 1
Developer single-player mode — go through a guided interview solo, show your skills, and earn matches with founders on your own.
Voice notes in chat — record and send voice messages, with a live waveform and one-tap playback.
Connect by code — share your invite code to connect with someone directly.
Smarter update reminders — get notified when a new version is ready and jump straight to the store.
Plus smarter matching, better Concierge chats, and bug fixes.
1.3.0 Jul 25
What's new in v1.2.0
• New design over the entire app
• Rebuilt voice concierge — smoother interrupts, plus ask off-topic questions mid-match-review without losing your place
• New upfront permissions screen — mic, camera & notifications asked together right after signup, with clear reasons why
• Stabilized back end, numerous bug fixes.
1.2.0 Jul 18
CV Scraping Fix
1.1.3 Jul 14
This update makes voice onboarding smoother with better interrupt handling and a faster match-loading screen, fixes a bug that showed your email instead of your name during calls, and speeds up chat message delivery. Long meeting recordings now get transcribed properly. We've also added in-app customer support so you can reach our team directly. Plus behind-the-scenes stability and security improvements.
1.1.2 Jul 14
This update makes messaging and calls feel more alive:
• Ringtones for incoming and outgoing calls
• More reliable call & video buttons, plus a mic-muted warning
• Missed calls now show up in your chats
• Read receipts — know when your messages are seen
• Live presence — see who's online
• Cleaner notifications and smoother, more reliable chat
Plus onboarding fixes. Thanks for using Foundermatcha!
1.1.1 Jul 5
Meet your co-founder, guided by a smarter matchmaker.
Foundermatcha 1.1.0 puts an AI matchmaker at the heart of your matches. It learns what you're really looking for, then introduces candidates one at a time — in its own words — making the case for why you fit and answering your questions before you ever say hello.
• An AI matchmaker that reasons about who's genuinely right for you
• Every candidate introduced with their photo and the story behind the fit
• Ask "tell me more" and get real detail, not filler
• Faster, smoother onboarding that shows your progress and remembers where you left off
Your next co-founder is one conversation away.
1.1.0 Jun 20
This update makes getting set up faster and your matches sharper.
• Import from LinkedIn — build your profile in seconds by pulling it straight from LinkedIn instead of typing it all out.
• Smarter, clearer matches — we now weigh what actually matters to you: your deal-breakers, location and work style, and your equity/cash expectations. The result is better-fit introductions, with clearer reasons why you two could work.
• Smoother voice onboarding — the voice conversation feels more natural and now holds up in noisy rooms, so your answers don't get cut off mid-thought.
• More reliable chats & matches — a refreshed chat list, steadier loading, and timely updates when someone's interested in connecting.
• Plus plenty of polish and fixes under the hood.
1.0.9 Jun 6
More Robust Authentication & Onboarding
1.0.8 May 23
Improvements & bug fixes:
• Voice onboarding is more reliable. Fixed an issue where the AI could occasionally stop responding or fail to play its reply.
• New in-conversation menu. Tap the menu in the top-right during voice onboarding to sign out, or to pause the chat — your progress is saved, so you can pick up right where you left off next time you open the app.
• Better matching for founders. You'll now always be shown at least one candidate after completing your profile, even if very few developers have signed up recently.
• Fixed a reinstall bug. Uninstalling and reinstalling the app now correctly takes you back to the sign-in screen instead of leaving you signed in as a previous user.
• Behind-the-scenes reliability improvements across voice, text, and matching.
1.0.7 May 21
Chats now show which day each message was sent.
In group chats, type @ to mention someone.
Founder onboarding is shorter, with fewer questions at the end.
Calls now ring your phone even when you are also signed in on the web.
Plus smaller fixes and improvements.
more Version 1.15.0 Oct 23
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