01 / Discover
Your cofounder is
already in the room.
Browse verified builders near you. See what they’re building, how committed they are, and what their idea needs next.
Find your cofounder. Then build with them.
Meet verified student founders near you. Match, then build together — with an AI co-pilot in your corner.
Match a founder. Build the thing.
Scroll to discover
Your cofounder is
02 / Connect
Skip the pitch.
Start the conversation.
Swipe right to connect. When the signal goes both ways, chat in real time and make the first meetup a matcha.
03 / Build
The match is
only the beginning.
Your conversation becomes a shared workspace, with AI research, tasks, and decisions woven directly into the thread.
DiscoverBloomington, IN
Full-time ready
Indiana University ✓
Maya, 21
Building DormDash
Late-night essentials, delivered across campus in minutes.
Nights + weekends
Indiana University ✓
Jordan, 22
Building LoopLab
Prototyping tools for student hardware teams.
Full-time after May
Indiana University ✓
Arjun, 20
Building Morrow
A smarter operating layer for campus organizations.
DiscoverChatsBuildYou
Connection made
It’s a match —
let’s get matcha.
Maya is ready to chat
Maya + Jordan Build Space
Today
I pulled together our campus delivery notes. Want to map competitors?
Yes — @AI compare the top 5 and show the gap.
AI
Competitor scan ready
5 companies analyzed · 3 whitespace opportunities found
✓
Interview 10 studentsMaya · Due Friday
Okay, this is starting to feel real.
Message your Build Space…↑
ChatTasksResearchFiles
Scroll through the product
The difference
Every cofounder app dies after the match.
MatchaFounder is where the match becomes a company.
Step inside Build Space ↓Build Space / The differentiator
Your chat grew
a workbench.
The app doesn’t end at the match — it’s where you build. Ask AI in the thread, turn conversations into tasks, and keep research beside the decisions it supports.
DormDashMaya + Jordan
Building streak · 12 daysMayaWe need a sharper angle than “delivery, but for dorms.”
AI
Three positioning routes
- The campus essentials layer
- Late-night, without leaving the dorm
- Your RA’s emergency drawer, on demand
MayaNumber two. That’s the one.
Founder Fit
Align before
the hard days.
Compare the decisions that quietly break founding teams later.
MayaYYou
Funding pathBootstrap firstBootstrap firstAligned
CommitmentFull-time in MayFull-time nowClose
Decision styleTest, then commitTest, then commitAligned
Preferred paceFast weekly sprintsFast weekly sprintsAligned
Build in public
Momentum should
be visible.
Post progress, keep a building streak, and compete with the teams creating what’s next on your campus.
INDIANA UNIVERSITYLive leaderboard
1,248 campus votes
- 1DD
DormDashMaya + Jordan
428 - 2LL
LoopLabJordan + Sofia
317 - 3MR
MorrowArjun + Eli
246
Maya · DormDash2h · 12 day streakFirst 10 student interviews done. One insight changed our entire pitch.
12
Arjun · Morrow5h · BloomingtonPrototype is live. Looking for three student org presidents to break it.
City by city
Online chemistry.
Real-world momentum.
Monthly competitions, build nights, and founder meetups turn a city network into a startup community.
Next in BloomingtonMatcha + MVPsAugust 29 · 6:30 PM · The Mill
RSVP ↗
Built for trust
Meet builders.
Not mystery profiles.
School verified
Every campus profile is confirmed with a school email.
Identity checked
ID verification keeps the network real and accountable.
Public meetups
Start with matcha at the place everyone in town knows.
Indiana University / First pour
Find your cofounder.
Then build with them.
Join MatchaFounder today.
No spam. Just launch news and founder invites.