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mb-2 max-w-full sm:max-w-full"><span class="text-2xl font-bold md:text-3xl">The largest network of its kind — over 100K matches made</span><p class="lead">Active profiles in top cities</p></div><div class="grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 md:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3 xl:grid-cols-4 2xl:grid-cols-5"><div class="flex flex-col items-center justify-center rounded-lg border border-gray-300 p-2"><div class="text-2xl">3,200</div><div class="flex flex-row items-center justify-center"><div>San Francisco</div></div></div><div class="flex flex-col items-center justify-center rounded-lg border border-gray-300 p-2"><div class="text-2xl">3,000</div><div class="flex flex-row items-center justify-center"><div>New York City</div></div></div><div class="flex flex-col items-center justify-center rounded-lg border border-gray-300 p-2"><div class="text-2xl">2,900</div><div class="flex flex-row items-center justify-center"><div>London</div></div></div><div class="flex flex-col items-center justify-center rounded-lg 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into our confidential co-founder matching handbook.</p></div></div></div><div class="mx-[-13px] px-[13px] bg-white "><div class="mx-auto max-w-ycdc-page py-[70px]"><div class="prose prose-sm sm:prose-base mb-6 max-w-full sm:max-w-full md:w-full"><span class="text-2xl font-bold md:text-3xl">From YC companies who met on co-founder matching</span></div><div class="grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 md:grid-cols-2"><div class="flex flex-col justify-between space-y-2 rounded border border-gray-300 bg-white p-4"><div class="m-4 text-lg">Without this we never would have met, done YC, or started this company.</div><div class="ml-4 mt-5 flex flex-row items-center justify-start space-x-2 text-sm"><img class="h-10 rounded-full" src="/vite/assets/curtis-B8XoRD6S.png" alt="profile headshot"/><img class="h-10 rounded-full" src="/vite/assets/matthew-CdFwOZcJ.png" alt="profile headshot"/><div>Curtis and Matthew</div><a class="font-bold no-underline hover:underline" href="https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/whalesync" target="_blank">Whalesync</a></div></div><div class="flex flex-col justify-between space-y-2 rounded border border-gray-300 bg-white p-4"><div class="m-4 text-lg">The YC Co-Founder Matching platform is a huge unfair advantage to filter for the exact people you're looking for and save time on the search. It's changing the game and enabling more people to start companies.</div><div class="ml-4 mt-5 flex flex-row items-center justify-start space-x-2 text-sm"><img class="h-10 rounded-full" src="/vite/assets/philip-D0oeKP8P.png" alt="profile headshot"/><img class="h-10 rounded-full" src="/vite/assets/mathias-CM_ovQh8.png" alt="profile headshot"/><div>Philip and Mathias</div><a class="font-bold no-underline hover:underline" href="https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/accessowl" target="_blank">AccessOwl</a></div></div><div class="flex flex-col justify-between space-y-2 rounded border border-gray-300 bg-white p-4"><div class="m-4 text-lg">Finding the right co-founder was always the biggest barrier preventing me from jumping in to start my own company. YC Co-Founder Matching felt like a cheat-code to solving that problem. Once we matched, we started working together every day and haven't stopped since. Couldn't be more grateful for Co-Founder Matching!</div><div class="ml-4 mt-5 flex flex-row items-center justify-start space-x-2 text-sm"><img class="h-10 rounded-full" src="/vite/assets/andrew-7HFc81hL.png" alt="profile headshot"/><img class="h-10 rounded-full" src="/vite/assets/shreya-CHfoaimM.png" alt="profile headshot"/><div>Andrew and Shreya</div><a class="font-bold no-underline hover:underline" href="https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pledge-health" target="_blank">Pledge Health</a></div></div><div class="flex flex-col justify-between space-y-2 rounded border border-gray-300 bg-white p-4"><div class="m-4 text-lg">This was by far the most valuable tool I had access to when making the most important decision for my company. The quality and quantity of people who are serious about their venture and serious about looking for a co-founder was unmatched. 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