IEXF Connect

Find your people. Build something together.

Meet co-founders, collaborators, hackathon teammates and like-minded people—then turn introductions into real projects.

PilotConnect is not open yet. This page collects the waiting list for the first group.

Find a Co-founderFind Builders & Teammates

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Two ways to connect

Not every great project starts with a team. Find a co-founder for your startup, a teammate for your next hackathon, or someone who shares what you are excited to learn.

Co-founder Matching

Find a co-founder who complements you.

Show what you are building, where you are today, and the expertise you need. Meet people with the skills and commitment to explore building together.

  • Describe the problem, the market and the stage you are at
  • State the skills you offer and the skills you are missing
  • Say how many hours a week you can genuinely commit
Register interest as a founder

Builder & Teammate Matching

Meet people who want to build, learn and create.

Find teammates for side projects, hackathons, study circles and shared interests. You do not need a startup or a polished portfolio to begin.

  • Pick a purpose: hackathon, side project, build together, learn together
  • Share your interests, skill level and real availability
  • Answer the only question that matters: what would we actually do together?
Register interest as a builder

How it works

This is the sequence Connect is being built around. Step 1 is what you can do today; steps 2 to 4 open when the pilot group is formed.

  1. 1

    Create your profile

    Tell us who you are, what you can do, and what you want to build. No CV, no company registration, no fee.

  2. 2

    Discover

    Browse people in your track and read what they actually want to do together, not a follower count.

  3. 3

    Request an intro

    Send a short note explaining why the two of you fit. Your contact details are not shared at this point.

  4. 4

    Build

    Agree one concrete next step together: a call, a weekend build, or a two-week trial.

Join the IEXF Community

Stay connected with announcements, opportunities, meetups and conversations with like-minded members.

Our community invite is being updated.

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Before you ask for an invite: WhatsApp groups may show your phone number to other group participants. IEXF cannot control WhatsApp's privacy settings. Joining a WhatsApp group is not consent to publish an IEXF profile or to share your details with any other organisation.

Join the Connect waiting list

Tell us what you want to build and who you need. We are using these answers to decide whether to build Connect and who to invite into the first pilot group.

Be clear on what this is

  • This is a waiting list, not an application with a decision attached to it.
  • No one is assigned to follow up yet, so we are not promising a reply, a review date, a match or an introduction.
  • If the pilot goes ahead, we will email the people on this list before anyone else.
  • Your contact details stay private. They are not published, and they are not shared with other members or other organisations.

Who are you looking for? (required)

Helps us group people who can meet in person.

For example: React, user research, pitch decks, Figma, Bangla copywriting.

One or two sentences is enough. Example: “A Bengali-language study app; I need a full-stack partner and can commit 15 hours a week.”

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Your profile is discoverable only when you choose. We never publish your private contact details without permission.