Founder2be

Founder2be
Type of business Private
Type of site
 Social network service
Available in English
Founded Helsinki, Finland (2011)
Headquarters Helsinki, Finland
Area served Worldwide
Founder(s) Oliver Bremer
Frank Haubenschild
Wolfgang Bremer
Website www.founder2be.com
Advertising Word of mouth
Registration Required to access private data (pm, email)
Users Over 9.000 (July 2012)
Launched February, 2011
Current status Active

Founder2be is an entrepreneurship-related social networking website for co-founders. A match making service for prospective entrepreneurs, it enables individuals with different skill sets to connect and work on ideas to launch startups together. Launched to the public in February 2011,[1] over 9.000 co-founders have joined as of July 2012. The majority of co-founders so far are from the United States, Finland, India, Spain, Germany and the UK. Globally, Founder2be connects co-founders in more than 100 countries.[2] Users may create personal profiles, send private messages, post ideas for startups and comment, rate and share them via other social networks such as Facebook or Twitter. Founder2be is an open service and co-founders need to register only to create a profile and post or comment on ideas. The site is currently available in English only.

The online match making service is complemented by the Global Alliance Program, which consists of incubators and accelerators around the world that help founding teams by providing services such as mentoring, pitch training, work space, access to funding and more.

History

Founder2be was founded by Oliver Bremer, Frank Haubenschild and Wolfgang Bremer in January 2011 in Helsinki, Finland. The idea to create a co-founder matching service was born when Oliver had difficulties finding a co-founder for a startup idea. He abandoned his original idea, and instead focused on the co-founder finding problem, ultimately leading to Founder2be.[3] Founder2be is often compared to dating websites[4][5] such as Match.com in its set up due to its primary purpose and focus on helping people find and connect with others, often previously unknown to each other.

Features

User profiles and posts are publicly visible by default; however, one must be registered to be able to send messages and post or comment on ideas. Registered users are also able to use the search functionality to better find co-founders based on location and skill set.

Users can create profiles stating their occupation, location, skills, availability, previous projects, startup and fund raising experience, ability to contribute seed funding and co-founder preferences in regards to skills and availability. Based on this information users are offered a list of matching profiles. Registered users can then send direct messages to suitable candidates.

Registered users can post description of their ideas for startups, as well as comment and rank ideas posted by others. Ideas can be thought of as extensions to the user profiles, further detailing the individual co-founders interests, thus facilitating the introduction of other co-founders with potentially similar interests.

Global Alliance Program

The Global Alliance Program[6] consists of 24 partners worldwide[7][8][9][10] as of July 2012. The partners are organizations supporting innovation and entrepreneurship. These include student associations,[11] startup incubators,[12] entrepreneurship organizations,[13] and other societies that support startups and entrepreneurs such as Startup Weekend.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Finnish startup founder2be wants to introduce you to your next startup team". scandinavianstartups.com. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  2. ↑ Nick Hughes (9 June 2011). "Find Your Match With Founder2be". soentrepreneurial.com. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  3. ↑ Khalil Aleker (8 June 2011). "Founder2be helps you find a Co-founder". startupafrics.com. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  4. ↑ Anna Bessonova (31 January 2011). "Founder2be Offers Matchmaking For Entrepreneurs". ArcticStartup. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  5. ↑ Jim Armstrong (27 May 2011). "Lessons Learned from the Founder of an Internet Start-up". getbusymedia.com. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  6. ↑ "Global Alliance Program". 2011-02-21. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
  7. ↑ "Finding a Co-Founder". 2011-04-28. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
  8. 1 2 "Startup Weekend joins Founder2be Global Alliance Program". 2011-03-31. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
  9. ↑ Janne Asmala (2011-03-26). "Joining the Founder2be Global Alliance Program". Retrieved 2011-06-13.
  10. ↑ "Partners". Retrieved 2011-06-09.
  11. ↑ "Oulu Entrepreneurship Student Society". Retrieved 2011-06-09.
  12. ↑ "Ansir Innovation Centre Startup Accelerator Partners". Retrieved 2011-06-09.
  13. ↑ "Stardust CBS joins forces with Founder2be". 2011-03-04. Retrieved 2011-06-09.

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