Finding a co-founder: why the team matters more than the idea

27 March 2026

Two in three startups fail because of a bad founding match. How we tackle it.

Most startups don't fail because of the idea but because of the team. Two in three stumble on a bad co-founder match.

That is why we hosted, with The AI Collective, a co-founder matching evening in Paris: tech and business founders actively looking for someone to build with.

The format: two minutes to pitch, tailored matchmaking based on profiles and needs, then open conversations.

An engineer rarely finds a business partner in their own school, and vice versa. That is EDGE's whole point: your co-founder isn't in your school.