For Startup Programs

Fill your program with founders worth backing.

Whether you run a competition, a venture studio, a public program, or a corporate track, Foundersbase helps you find standout founders, complete their teams, and connect every cohort to the talent, mentors, and investors that drive results — backed by 7,700+ founders and 900+ startups across 100+ countries.

Your program×Foundersbase
Koketso Mokoena
Fyndae
Zuko Yena
Timothy  Beukmann
Tim's Web Worx
Kamo Masemola

Your founders tap into

7,700+

founders

900+

startups

100+

countries

Founders in South Africa are already here

One partnership. Four ways your program wins.

Foundersbase plugs into how your program already runs — and works for your founders from the first application to long after they graduate.

Source standout founders

Discover active founders and teams to bring into your program.

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Complete their teams

Help solo founders find the co-founders and early hires they're missing.

See how

Mentors, talent & capital

Connect every cohort to the people who help startups grow.

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Prove your impact

Showcase your alumni and the results your program produces.

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Sourcing

Fill your program with founders worth backing

Stop waiting for applications to trickle in. Search thousands of active founders by skills, stage, industry, and location — and invite the ones who fit your program. More qualified applicants, less scramble before every cohort.

Become a partner

7,700+

founders in the community

Founding teams

Turn promising solo founders into complete teams

A brilliant founder with a missing skill set is a program's biggest risk. Help your participants find the co-founders and early hires they need — so the teams you back are stronger, more fundable, and far more likely to make it.

Become a partner

900+

startups already building

Network

Surround your cohorts with mentors, talent, and investors

Your program opens doors — Foundersbase keeps them open. Connect your founders to a worldwide community of mentors, operators, and investors making warm introductions every day, so the momentum continues long after your program ends.

Become a partner

100+

countries represented

Outcomes

Show the results your program produces

Funders, sponsors, and future applicants all want proof. Showcase your alumni startups and their progress to a community of founders and investors — and build a visible track record that attracts your next cohort and the backing to run it.

Become a partner

26,000+

monthly community reach

Your local ecosystem

Founders in South Africa are already here

A glimpse of the startups building on Foundersbase in South Africa — the talent pool your program can recruit from and build on from day one.

Fyndae

Fyndae

Cape Town

Fyndae is transforming community safety and informal signals into structured trust intelligence

PMFCybersecurity & Data ProtectionInformation & Communication Technology
Tim's Web Worx

Tim's Web Worx

Cape Town

An AI-generated SEO and malware audit tool that runs on the latest Google algorithm.

MVPAI & Machine LearningCybersecurity & Data Protection
Bloodline Medical Tech

Bloodline Medical Tech

Plettenberg Bay

Bloodline Medical Tech is building a secure digital health platform that enables emergency respo

MVPInformation & Communication TechnologyInternet & Web Services
TimeShift (Pty) Ltd

TimeShift (Pty) Ltd

Johannesburg

Building TimeShift into a scalable logistics platform. Looking for the right team to grow it.

MVPLogistics & Supply Chain
ElectroChew

ElectroChew

Charleston

ElectroChew is a clean-label function gum with essential electrolytes.

MVPMental Health & WellnessSports & Recreation
Ez Marketing

Ez Marketing

Wilmington

We offer service tracking that helps marketing agencies sell services

MVPAdvertising & MarketingFinancial & Legal Services

7,700+

active founders

900+

startups

100+

countries

Partnering takes one conversation

No engineering, no heavy lift. We work the way your program already runs.

1

Tell us about your program

A short call to understand your program, your cohorts, and what your founders need most.

2

We set up your partnership

Co-branded onboarding and dedicated access for your founders and cohorts — shaped around your program and your brand.

3

Your founders get to work

Your participants start finding co-founders, talent, and connections — with your program leading the way.

Common questions

Have a specific question?

Talk to our partnerships team

Run the program founders want to be in.

Tell us about your program and we'll show you how a partnership works.

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