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Most unexpected ways founders found their co-founders You think co-founders meet at IIT, YC, or hackathons. But in reality? Some of the best startup duos came together in totally random ways. Here are some wild (but real) stories: • Met in a comment section → The founders of Zapier met in a Hackers News comment thread. They started chatting, built a prototype together — and turned it into a $5B+ business. • Was a paying customer first → Figma’s co-founder Dylan Field brought in Evan Wallace after Evan used an early version and gave brutal feedback. They clicked — and scaled to a $20B exit. • Found each other on Twitter → The founders of Levels (a health tech startup) met through DMs and public tweets. One was building, the other was curious — they joined forces and raised millions. • Old school WhatsApp group → Dukaan was born when Suumit and Subhash connected through a local business chat group. They had never met IRL but started building anyway. • Random college fest team-up → Razorpay’s founders were paired for a random business plan competition. Neither won — but they realized they clicked. Today? They run a unicorn. • Met while quitting the same job → Two employees leaving Flipkart on the same day struck up a conversation during exit HR formalities. That chat became the seed of a fintech startup. • He was the landlord → One founder stayed as a tenant in the other’s flat. Late-night convos turned into brainstorms, and those into mockups. Eventually became co-founders. 📌 You don’t need a co-founder with a fancy LinkedIn. You need one with shared energy, deep trust, and hunger to build. 🚀 Keep building in public, keep talking to people — your co-founder might already be in your DMs.