PartnerUp vs Buildside

PartnerUp helps you find co-founders and collaborators, not just another networking contact. Browse serious builders, connect only when it's mutual, then get the tools to actually start the company. Co-founder matching plus a real founder toolkit, in one app. Whether you want to co-found, join an early venture, or collaborate on something new, PartnerUp connects you with people who actually fit. It is calm, curated and intentional. Never an endless feed. HOW IT WORKS Build a real profile, browse founders & collaborators who match what you bring and what you seek, and reach out with a nudge. When it is mutual, you connect and start the conversation. DISCOVER THE RIGHT PEOPLE • A hand-picked co-founder match each day, chosen for how you fit • Browse an open directory of serious founders and partners • Search by skill, intent, and industry • Profiles with substance: what they offer, what they seek, proof of work, and a short pitch video CONNECT WITH INTENT • Nudge someone to start a conversation, and connect only when it is mutual • Private one to one chat with your connections • Built-in conversation starters so you always know what to ask • Save promising people to a private shortlist THE CO-FOUNDER TOOLKIT Everything for the practical side of starting up together: • Equity, vesting, dilution, cap table, and runway calculators • Role and decision maps to agree who owns what • Conversation checklists for the talks that matter • Professionally vetted legal templates you can fill in and export, including NDAs and founder agreements • Plain-language guides to founding well • Share guides and tool results right inside your chats • Digitally sign contracts between you and your connections GROW YOUR BUSINESS WITH PARADIGM AI Paradigm is the AI in PartnerUp Pro. It learns your business through a short interview and your own documents, such as your website or pitch deck, then helps you grow it: • Answers your questions about running the business, from pricing to fundraising, based on what it knows • Drafts business plans, pitch decks and agreements that fit your business, ready to edit, export as a PDF or send for signature • Turns what it knows into a 30, 60 and 90 day plan you can tick off as you go • Checks in every week, so everything it writes stays current • Spots the gaps in your team and suggests PartnerUp members with the skills to fill them GO FURTHER WITH PRO • Custom alerts that ping you when matching people join • Advanced directory filters by stage, commitment, capital, and location • Unlimited shortlist • See who shortlisted you and who viewed your profile • More nudges, plus a personal note when you reach out Free to browse. Upgrade to PartnerUp Pro anytime. Co-found and collaborate. PartnerUp Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account, and it renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://partner-up.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://partner-up.app/privacy

Buildside brings the founder community to iPhone and iPad. Sign in to share what you are shipping, learning, testing, and working through. Read the live community feed, publish updates and questions, join conversations with comments and reactions, and save useful posts. WRITE AND CONNECT • Share progress, launches, lessons, experiments, milestones, and questions • Write posts and keep drafts for later • Read founder profiles and follow their updates • Reply to posts, react, and bookmark useful conversations COMMUNITY SAFETY • Report users, products, posts, and comments to the Buildside team • Block users and hide their content immediately • Manage blocked users in account settings • Request permanent account and data deletion from inside the app Discover founders and products in the community, explore their profiles, and follow their journeys. Build where the work is visible. OPTIONAL MONTHLY MEMBERSHIPS Growth: US$5/month for 50 weekly message credits, GitHub updates turned into editable AI drafts, publishing to Buildside and X together, Demand intelligence for product feedback, a verified badge, and an ad-free feed. Scale: US$19/month for all Growth benefits, unlimited Brix searches, and unlimited @Brix mentions. Protections against spam still apply. Subscriptions renew automatically. Manage or cancel in your App Store account. Your local price is shown before purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.buildside.app/privacy