# Find a co-founder: CoFOUND matching > Find a co-founder matched on the gap first: the role your company is missing, then commitment, place, sector and equity, each shown as a reason. Source: https://millionrounds.com/cofound (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) CoFOUND # Find the co-founder the company *needs*. Not the one you would get on with best at a meetup. CoFOUND matches on the gap first: the role your company is missing, and the role you fill for them. Then on the things that end partnerships early when nobody asks: commitment, place and equity. Make your profileFind your gap first Free. Members only: your email is shared only when you both say yes. Example MA **Maya A.** Ran operations at a 60-clinic group Commercial needs technical 86 TO **Tom O.** Built scheduling at a health-tech company Technical needs commercial - Tom is technical, which Maya needs - Maya is commercial, which Tom needs - Both full-time within three months - Both in London - Equity apart: Tom expects 30% to 40%, Maya offers 15% to 25% **Free** no plans, no fees **6** roles matched against each other **5** reasons shown on every match **New** matches appear as members join; early profiles see every newcomer first The gap finder ## What do you bring? Pick the role you play. The answer is the one investors look for beside it, and why. You need **Commercial** first · Sells: sales, partnerships, growth **Domain expert** then · Knows the industry from the inside Most technical founders can build the product. What stalls them is selling it, and knowing the buyer well enough to build the right thing. Find a commercial co-founder How a match adds up ## Out of 100, with the reasons showing **40** The gap **15** Commitment **15** Place **15** Sector **15** Equity **The gap** They play a role you need, and you play one they need. This comes first, because two people with the same skills is a team with a hole in it. **Commitment** Full-time now, within three months, or part-time to start. Mismatched commitment is the quiet reason most co-founder pairs split. **Place** The same city, the same country, or both happy to work remotely. **Sector** A sector in common, or one of you open to any. **Equity** What the founder would offer against what the joiner expects, as ranges that overlap or not. Before you commit ## Five conversations to have before anything is signed - 1 **Why this, why now** What would make you walk away in the first year? What does success look like in five years, and in one? - 2 **Roles and decisions** Who decides what, and who breaks a tie? Who is CEO, and does that change if it is not working? - 3 **Time and money** When does each of us go full-time, and what if one cannot? How long can each of us go without a salary? - 4 **Equity and vesting** How do we split it, and on what basis? Four-year vesting with a one-year cliff, for both of us? - 5 **The hard cases** What happens if one of us leaves, or wants to sell? How do we disagree, and how have you handled it before? The equity split ## Start the conversation from what each person brings Score each founder from 0 to 5 on what they bring. The split follows from the weights. A starting point to argue about, not an answer. You Co-founder Weight Full-time from day one Building the product Selling and customers The idea and early work Money put in Leading the company (CEO) Suggested split ***58%*** ***42%*** You Co-founder Close to equal, which is where most full-time founding teams land. Vest both over four years with a one-year cliff. ## Know your gap? Find who fills it. Ten minutes to a profile. Your first matches show the moment you save it. Make your profile[Deck templates](https://millionrounds.com/deck-templates) ## Questions Who sees my profile? Only signed-in members, and only as your first name and initial with your headline. Your email is shown to one person at a time, once you have both said yes to talking. Profiles are never on a public page or in search engines. How are matches ranked? On the gap first, then commitment, place, sector and equity, out of 100. Every match shows each part and the reasons, including where you do not fit, so the number is never a mystery. What does it cost? Nothing. CoFOUND is free. Can I pause? Yes, at any time. A paused profile disappears from everyone's matches until you turn it back on. Profiles with no visit for four months stop being shown. What if someone behaves badly? Report them from their card. They are hidden from you straight away and an editor looks at it. Is the equity calculator advice? No. It is a way to start the conversation from what each person brings, rather than from a number someone heard. Agree vesting, and take legal advice before you sign anything.