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Dev tools · January 12, 2026

Cofounder Hunt

I’ve been building Cofounder Hunt after seeing the same problem over and over: co-founder matching platforms rely on profiles, personality tests, or long bios, but not on the one thing that actually matters — what someone has built. Most co-founder attempts fall apart because expectations aren’t aligned early. People move at different speeds, have different definitions of “MVP,” or talk a bigger game than they execute. Traditional platforms don’t solve this. Cofounder Hunt takes a different approach. Instead of starting with chatter, you start with evidence: ideas with structure, prototypes,…

Cofounder Hunt launched on January 12, 2026 with 5 votes, #3,400 of 14,585 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.

What it does

Most cofounding attempts fall apart because expectations aren’t aligned from the start. Cofounder Hunt solves this by letting builders show what they’ve actually created: ideas, prototypes, MVPs, and real traction. With a visible track record, you can filter for people who match your pace, ambition, and execution style. Making cofounding smoother, faster, and far more reliable.

In the maker’s words, at launch

I’ve been building Cofounder Hunt after seeing the same problem over and over: co-founder matching platforms rely on profiles, personality tests, or long bios, but not on the one thing that actually matters — what someone has built. Most co-founder attempts fall apart because expectations aren’t aligned early. People…

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