Find a partner easilyHow it worksAboutKrooko is a free platform built for one job: helping you describe what you're building and meet the right person to build it with. Here's how that's different from a general network, a forum, or a paid matching site.
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| Krooko | Reddit / forums | Dedicated matching sites | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free to use | ✓ | Partial | ✓ | Partial |
| Built specifically for finding a co-founder or partner | ✓ | — | — | ✓ |
| A structured card — what you're building & who you need | ✓ | — | — | Partial |
| Direct messaging, with files & code sharing | ✓ | Partial | — | Partial |
| Built-in collab agreement once you've found each other | ✓ | — | — | — |
| Covers non-technical roles (design, marketing, creative) | ✓ | Partial | Partial | — |
| Covers business-to-business needs (suppliers, clients) | ✓ | Partial | — | — |
"Dedicated matching sites" means purpose-built co-founder matching platforms — closer to Krooko in intent, but typically limited to pairing a technical and business co-founder, without the wider range of roles or the business-to-business side Krooko covers.
A card describes exactly what you're building and exactly who you need — so people find you for the right reason, not a generic profile scroll.
Once you've found each other, send a written collab agreement right inside the chat — a real handshake, not a verbal "let's do this".
Look for a co-founder on the Personal side and a supplier or client on the Business side — without juggling two different tools.
Developers, designers, marketers, creators — Krooko is built for whoever your idea is actually missing.
Once you've shipped something, list it in Discover and get a "Featured on Krooko" badge for your own site.
No paid tiers, no seat pricing, no trial that quietly ends. Every feature, for every member, always.
Krooko is a free platform built specifically for finding a co-founder, collaborator or business partner. Unlike a general network like LinkedIn or a discussion forum like Reddit, every member posts a "card" — a short, structured description of what they're building and exactly the partner they need — so the matching is based on intent, not just a resume or a one-off thread.
Yes. Krooko is 100% free, with no paid tiers, no seat pricing and no trial that ends. Posting a card, messaging, browsing Discover and everything else is free for every member.
LinkedIn is a general professional network built around résumés, job listings and broad networking. Krooko is built for one specific job: describing what you're building and finding the one right partner for it, with direct messaging and a built-in collab agreement once you've found them.
Yes. Krooko Business is the commercial side of the same free account — for finding suppliers, clients, distributors and partner businesses, not just startup co-founders. You can switch between Personal and Business, or use both.
No. Most people join with just an idea and a rough plan. A card can describe an idea you haven't started yet as easily as a company already in motion — the partner you're looking for is often the missing piece that gets it moving.
No. Krooko covers technical co-founders and developers, but just as much designers, marketers, creative collaborators, content creators and other project partners — anyone building something who needs the right person to build it with.
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