
| ÍNDICE | www.ycombinator.com https://www.ycombinator.com/cofounder-matching [co-founder emojis] Y Combinator Co‑Founder Matching Where savvy founders go to meet potential co‑founders (Actual founders who met on this site and got funded by YC.) We know even the best founders don't always have people in their network who are ready to start a company That's why we built co-founder matching. Good for all stages Whether you're getting to know people for the future, or ready to go now. Come with or without an idea Don't have the right idea yet? This is a great place to find it. Explore on your own terms No commitment, no equity, no strings attached. World-class founders are on co-founder matching I built and managed the Visa platform that powers the Chase Sapphire Reserve. [profile headshot] Vrinda Haas Visa Scored a perfect 180 (99.99 percentile) on my LSAT and was on law review at Harvard Law School. [profile headshot] Bryant Harvard Microsoft Youngest engineer to be promoted to E7 (Senior Staff) at DoorDash. [profile headshot] Saba Berkeley Doordash Built Appetas, an instant website builders for SMBs. Acquired by Google in 2014. [profile headshot] Curtis MIT I managed the full teardown and rebuild of a rocket engine turbopump in a single day. [profile headshot] Shreyas UIUC SpaceX Worked on autonomous cars at XPENG, AR games at Snapchat, planning algorithms at Google X, and gesture recognition at Tesla. [profile headshot] Daryl Cornell Tesla The largest network of its kind — over 100K matches made Active profiles in top cities 3,200 San Francisco 3,000 New York City 2,900 London 1,900 Bangalore 1,400 Los Angeles 1,200 Toronto 800 Berlin 700 Paris 700 Seattle 600 Singapore We also run exclusive in-person co-founder matching meetups for founders in SF and NYC Built with YC's expertise We've distilled all of YC's knowledge about the make-up of successful founding teams into our matching engine — and into our confidential co-founder matching handbook. From YC companies who met on co-founder matching Without this we never would have met, done YC, or started this company. [profile headshot][profile headshot] Curtis and Matthew WhalesyncThe YC Co-Founder Matching platform is a huge unfair advantage to filter for the exact people you're looking for and save time on the search. It's changing the game and enabling more people to start companies. [profile headshot][profile headshot] Philip and Mathias AccessOwlFinding the right co-founder was always the biggest barrier preventing me from jumping in to start my own company. YC Co-Founder Matching felt like a cheat-code to solving that problem. Once we matched, we started working together every day and haven't stopped since. Couldn't be more grateful for Co-Founder Matching! [profile headshot][profile headshot] Andrew and Shreya Pledge HealthThis was by far the most valuable tool I had access to when making the most important decision for my company. The quality and quantity of people who are serious about their venture and serious about looking for a co-founder was unmatched. We're extremely grateful to YC Co-Founder Matching for bringing our founding team together. [profile headshot][profile headshot] Oliver and Royce clearspaceHow does it work? 1 Create a profile and tell us about yourself 2 Our matching engine shows you profiles that fit your preferences 3 If a profile piques your interest, invite them to connect 4 If they accept your invite, that's a match! Find a time to start the conversation. Frequently Asked Questions Who is this for? Anyone who is looking for a co-founder. You can have an idea in mind or just be exploring. You can be already working full-time on a startup or just interested in doing one in the future. Does YC take equity in return for using this? Are there strings attached? No, co-founder matching is a completely free product. I'm not sure if I want to start a startup yet, can I use co-founder matching to just meet people and see what happens? Absolutely, co-founder matching is a great way to meet cool people in your city who are interested in startups. Will my profile be public? Can my employer find me? No, your profile is not public to the internet. Your profile is visible only to other people who have been approved for co-founder matching. Make something people want. Programs Resources Company TwitterFacebookInstagramLinkedInYoutube © 2026 Y Combinator |