Ideas+1 - by ikigai Launchpad
We are bringing back Ideas +1, our co-founder matching event!
Building a startup alone is possible, but building with a co-founder has historically increased the odds of success in a notoriously difficult endeavour.
Having a co-founder who complements you can accelerate your execution, elevate your thinking, and strengthen the resilience of the startup.
We want to create a space to help connect solo founders with people interested in building with them.
Who is this for?
SOLO FOUNDERS: solo founders who want a co-founder to build alongside them
FREE AGENTS: people interested in building a startup and are looking to join the right early-stage team as a co-founder
How it will work:
This event will be designed for solo-founders & free agents to meet and engage in quality conversations.
You’ll get the opportunity to share who you are, what you are working on, and what you bring to the table both in a roundtable format and free networking.
We’ll share more details during the event.
NOTE: This will be a curated event. Spots are limited, and we will vet the guest list carefully to ensure the right balance of solo-founders and free agents to facilitate high-quality conversations and serious participants.
Featured startups hiring co-founders
You will have the chance to meet the founders from:
AiStyle - an AI personal stylist that curates outfits and shopping choices
Aino - 0 swipe dating app leveraging AI to build a real-world social graph.
Civsys - delivers deeper, real-time understanding of people and places
{clarity} - high-performance notion for science and math
DAKA - AI-powered Next Generation Project Management
Factsheet AI - help traders monitor and
evaluate market events using AI
Guided Corner - A practice-based system for learning the internal skills behind human communication.
Hapstr AI - we increase realtor’s conversation rate with our ai-driven AR tools and scoring system
Oompf - the Duolingo for learning how to speak confidently
Peeps - private pixel world for your real friends
Maibel - Story-driven wellness companion for women
Mimi AI - An AI-powered early intervention system connecting clinics and families to close gaps in early childhood therapy
Talabase - Threads opportunity radar
Wonderix - Steam for education
* Lineup subject to change
About ikigai Launchpad
ikigai Launchpad is an accelerator, based in Taipei, powered by 886 Studios in collaboration with Lifelike Capital. Built by the founders behind Twitch, Kabam, Guitar Hero, and others, ikigai Launchpad supports early stage startups with $100K USD in funding, hands-on mentorship from experienced founders, weekly office hours and workshops, and a community to help teams reach product-market fit and prepare for growth over a 12-week cohort.
The next batch takes place in Spring 2026.
Apply here.
Learn more: withikigai.com
If you have questions, please email or DM: [email protected]