Founders find a co-founder or their first team members. Professionals find a startup worth building.
I spent two years looking for a technical co-founder. I found one through Kouna in two weeks.
"I have an idea and the first customers - but I can't code, and my developer friend won't risk equity."
"I'm a developer with 4 years of experience. I want to co-found something of my own, not just code for someone else."
Stage, industry, what you're looking for. An idea is enough.
Co-founder, developer, marketer. Equity or salary.
Filter by skillset, location, and availability.
Message lands in their email. No algorithm, no waiting.
Skillset, availability, what you're looking for. Five minutes.
Turn it on when you're ready. You control who finds you.
Equity and paid roles. Filter by industry and stage.
Message lands in the founder's email. No middlemen.
Kouna is a platform for Czechia and Slovakia that connects startup founders with co-founders and first team members.
Founders add their startup and open roles. Professionals - developers, marketers, sales, product - create a profile and find a project worth building.
Contact happens directly over email, with no algorithm and no waiting for a “match”.
Yes. For both founders and professionals Kouna is completely free.
Creating a profile, adding a startup, posting roles and contacting people all cost nothing.
Browse professional profiles, filter by skillset, location and availability, and reach out directly. Your message lands in their inbox.
You can also post your startup and the role you're looking for - for example a technical co-founder, with equity or pay - so the right people can find and approach you too.
No. You can browse profiles and message people directly without listing a startup first.
Posting your startup and open roles is optional - it just makes you discoverable to the other side too, so the right people can also reach out to you.
Both. Founders can post co-founder and equity roles as well as conventional paid positions in IT, marketing, sales or product. Every role clearly states what's on offer, so professionals see exactly what they're signing up for.
Kouna focuses exclusively on the Czech and Slovak startup scene and on co-founding, not conventional employment. Profiles are built around what someone is looking for in a startup - equity, stage, availability - and contact is direct over email, with no intermediaries, swiping or waiting for a mutual match.