FoundersAround

In plain words

FoundersAround is a directory that shows where startup founders are located globally and allows them to showcase their products and market themselves. It serves founders and entrepreneurs looking to connect with peers in their geographic area or discover talent worldwide. The platform combines location-based networking with product visibility, enabling founders to build their presence within a community of builders across different regions.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

Discover where founders are building from around the world. Showcase your products. Market yourself.

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  Growth · 29d ago · astrapixels.com

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  Growth · 13d ago · worldmap.lol

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  Dev tools · 2025 · bble.io

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  I was the main contributor to workout.lol, an open-source fitness app to easily build a workout routine. The project had traction (1.4k GitHub stars, 95 forks, ~20K visits/month), but was eventually sold due to video licensing hurdles. The new owner stopped maintaining it, and the repo went abandoned. Over the next 9 months, I sent 15 emails to try to save it : no replies. Feature requests & issues were ignored. The community was left with a "broken" tool let's say. I couldn't just let it die So I built the new version from scratch with the same open-source spirit, but a better…

  Dev tools · 2025 · github.com