Founder ↔ Engineer Speed-Dating: Meet Founders, Build Startups That Matter

You’ve built products people love. Now it’s time to build something that’s yours.

On 6 November at Wiser, London, Foundermatcha is hosting the Founder ↔ Engineer Speed-Dating Event, pairing practical engineers with startup founders who already have traction and need technical co-founders or early hires.

This isn’t random networking. Every founder is pre-screened and matched to you by tech stack, role preference, working style, and collaboration chemistry, so every conversation is fast, relevant, and actionable.

What happens:

• Curated 1:1 rounds: 8-10 minute conversations with founders matched to your skills and preferences
• Role types: co-founder equity offers, paid contractor roles, short-term sprints, and early full-time hires
• Afterparty networking: hang out, swap repos, demo slides, and contact details over good food, drinks, Wi-Fi, and chargers

Startups attending range from FinTech and HR Tech to social travel and event platforms, plus AI-driven products: think smarter email, faster property search, employer-branding tools, and airline data systems, alongside a few stealth-mode startups preparing to launch.

Tickets:

• Founders: £30
• Engineers: free

Why it’s worth your time:

• Meet founders with real traction, not just ideas
• Skip cold intros and time-wasting pitches; every match is intentional
• No job-interview stress: just a relaxed, engineer-friendly space where great collaborations start

Sponsor:

The event is sponsored by ISHU, a luxury fashion-tech brand redefining apparel through innovation and merging style with technology. ISHU has been seen on some of the world’s most influential names.

All attendees will receive an exclusive gift from ISHU, carefully crafted to reflect the brand’s signature fusion of elegance and vision.

About Foundermatcha:

Foundermatcha is where founders and engineers meet to build startups together.

Our platform matches people not just on skills, but also on personality, working style, and ambition. Because the right partnership starts with chemistry, not just code.

Available now on iOS and Android.