PartnerUp

Co-found and collaborate

Find the person worth building with.

PartnerUp is where founders, operators, and collaborators meet through considered and curated profiles.

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Free to start. Browse, get your daily pick and send your first nudge.

How it works

A more intentional loop.

Finding a partner is similar to hiring. PartnerUp is built for that: deliberate, mutual, and quiet enough that the decision can be the loud part.

01

Build a profile with substance.

Say what you offer and what you are seeking. Answer a few prompts, and optionally add proof of work or record a short pitch. People decide on who you are, not on a score or a badge.

Show the person, not the metrics
02

Get one curated pick a day.

Each day we surface a single person we think you would click with, plus one free nudge to reach them. When it is gone, it is gone. Come back tomorrow for a fresh one.

One pick, one free nudge
03

Nudge, accept, then talk.

A nudge is a quiet signal of interest. If they accept, you match, and only then does messaging open. No cold outreach, no inbox you did not agree to.

A mutual yes before any message

Why it is different

The anti-swipe.

No swipe stacks, no streaks, no endless feed.

Substance over scores

Profiles lead with humans: prompts, proof of work, what you offer and seek. No vanity counters, no match-rate pressure.

Earned trust before contact

Partnership is consequential, so the flow guards both sides. No messaging without a mutual connection, ever.

Respects your attention

Nothing to refresh, no streak to keep. PartnerUp is content to be closed and reopened tomorrow.

Who it is for

One model, three kinds of builder.

Everyone meets through the same offer and seek profile, so the fit is about substance rather than labels.

Founders

Looking for a co-founder

Early-stage builders looking for someone to start or run a venture with, and to share the weight of the decision.

Operators and experts

Ready to join a venture

Skilled people in engineering, design, growth, or a domain who want to join an existing project rather than start one.

Collaborators

Building a specific thing

People looking for a partner on a defined project or side venture, with a clear shape in mind.

Trust and safety

Consent and safety, built in.

Reaching out is mutual by design, and the tools to keep it that way are first class, not bolted on afterward.

  • No message without a match Conversations open only after mutual agreement.
  • Report and block, anytime Every profile and chat carries it, one tap away.
  • You control your visibility Go discoverable or step back whenever you want.

Plans

Free to start. Pro for power.

The whole loop works for free. Pro is for people in who want more reach, more signal and more tools.

Free

Everything you need to start a real search.

  • Browse the full directory
  • A curated pick every day
  • Self-directed nudges each month
  • A shortlist to keep track of people
PartnerUp Pro

Pro

More reach and more signal in an active search.

  • Everything in Free
  • Many more nudges, and a personal note with each
  • Advanced directory filters
  • Custom alerts when matching people join
  • Unlimited shortlist
  • See who viewed and shortlisted you
  • The co-founder toolkit

PartnerUp Pro is billed through the App Store and Google Play. You'll see the exact price in your local currency before you subscribe.

Start today

Your next partner is waiting.

Build your profile, co-found and collaborate.

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