Find your cofounder in Portland.

Meet local entrepreneurs with strengths that complement yours and     build a real business together.

Curated in-person eventsFounder community
Why this exists

Meeting people is easy. Finding the right person is not.

You can meet lots of people and still not find the right one to build a company with. The right cofounder may already be nearby, but there is no easy way to find them. Founderfy matches you with local founders who complement what you're building.

How it works

Build your profile with Atlas. Then move through the network.

01

Start with Atlas

Have a guided conversation with Founderfy’s matching assistant about what you’re building, what you need, and who you want to meet.

02

Build your founder profile

Atlas turns your answers into a structured founder profile that captures your stage, industry, role, commitment, and what you’re looking for.

03

Join the Portland waitlist

Save your profile and reserve your place in Portland's founding cohort.

04

Enter the Founderfy network

When Portland opens, you'll unlock the Founder Pool, Atlas recommendations, messaging, community conversations, and curated meetups.

The Founderfy network

From the right profile to the right conversation.

Your profile tells Founderfy what you're building, what you bring, and who could actually move it forward. So instead of cold-messaging strangers or sorting through random intros, you browse the Portland Founder Pool, or let Atlas surface the founders who genuinely fit.

From there, the right conversations can grow into real working relationships - co-founders with complementary strengths, early team members, collaborators, advisors, and supporters. Founderfy is built to help promising connections become the teams and relationships that move ideas forward and turn ambitious plans into something real.

POOL

A founder pool built for better matches.

Browse Portland founders by stage, industry, skills, and what they're looking for, or let Atlas point you toward strong-fit connections.

The more founders join, the smarter the matches become.

DC
Dana C.
Technical · Portland
Building: Dev tooling for ML teams
Pre-seedAI / Dev toolsSeeking cofounder
MR
Marcus R.
Non-technical · Portland
Building: Consumer fintech, early concept
Idea stageFintechSeeking technical
PT
Priya T.
Technical · Portland
Building: Climate data infrastructure
Pre-seedClimateSeeking cofounder
MEETUPS

Small gatherings for real founder conversations.

Founderfy brings relevant groups of local founders together through curated meetups designed to build trust beyond the profile.

Cofounder Matching
Cofounder Matching Roundtable
Capped at 6 · Portland first
AI & SaaS
AI & SaaS Founders Dinner
Curated · Dates announced soon
Early Stage
Bootstrapped & Early-Stage Breakfast
Capped at 6 · Portland cohort

The first gatherings will open with the Portland cohort.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

Is Founderfy open yet?
The Portland member network is not open yet. Atlas profile creation and the waitlist are open now. Join the waitlist to save your profile and be considered for early access when the network opens.
Do I need a startup already?
No. Founderfy is for builders at every stage — idea, prototype, early revenue, or actively scaling.
Is this only for finding a cofounder?
No. Some people are looking for cofounders, others for collaborators, operators, advisors, accountability partners, or founder friends.
How does Atlas work?
Atlas asks what you're building, what you need, and who you're hoping to meet. It builds your profile now and will use that information to recommend relevant founders, gatherings, and conversations when Portland opens.
How much will Founderfy cost?
Joining the waitlist is free. Founding 50 members receive one month of membership free and founding pricing for their first year. Full membership pricing will be shared before anyone is asked to pay.
When do gatherings open?
The first gatherings will open with the Portland cohort. Start with Atlas to be considered for an early seat.
Why Portland first?
We're hand-building the network city by city so the first conversations feel real. Portland is the starting cohort.
Built on trust

A room you can step into.

Hand-curated

No open network access, no bots. Profiles are reviewed before entering the Portland founder pool.

Your data, your call

Edit, export, or delete your profile any time. No third-party ad tracking.

Encrypted & access-controlled

HTTPS in transit, encryption at rest, row-level access on every table.

Your cofounder is closer than you think.

Create your Atlas profile and join the Portland waitlist for early access to relevant founders, curated gatherings, and community conversations.