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 9,000+ founders and 1,100+ startups across 100+ countries.
Your founders tap into
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founders
1,100+
startups
100+
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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.
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 partner9,000+
founders in the community
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 partner1,100+
startups already building
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 partner100+
countries represented
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 partner31,000+
monthly community reach
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
Cape Town
Fyndae is transforming community safety and informal signals into structured trust intelligence
Tim's Web Worx
Cape Town
An AI-generated SEO and malware audit tool that runs on the latest Google algorithm.
Plugm8
Cape Town
Plugm8 connects artists directly with radio, making music submissions simpler, more transparent
Bloodline Medical Tech
Plettenberg Bay
Bloodline Medical Tech is building a secure digital health platform that enables emergency respo
Cortex
East London
AI-generated matric practice with mark-scheme marking, so tricky questions stop being a surprise.
wonderr studio
Brakpan
First South African anime studio focus on producing 2D animations for IP holders ready for streaming
9,000+
active founders
1,100+
startups
100+
countries
Partnering takes one conversation
No engineering, no heavy lift. We work the way your program already runs.
Tell us about your program
A short call to understand your program, your cohorts, and what your founders need most.
We set up your partnership
Co-branded onboarding and dedicated access for your founders and cohorts — shaped around your program and your brand.
Your founders get to work
Your participants start finding co-founders, talent, and connections — with your program leading the way.
Run the program founders want to be in.
Tell us about your program and we'll show you how a partnership works.
Become a Partner