Executive Summary
We analyzed 20 cofounder communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: cofounder listings cluster on Independent Platforms, while a few large groups pull member averages up.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-04-02
- Communities
- 20
- Platforms
- 5
- Avg members
- 279K
- Median members
- 3K
Where Cofounder Communities Are Hosted
- Independent Platforms: 10 communities (50%)
- LinkedIn: 4 communities (20%)
- Reddit: 3 communities (15%)
- Facebook: 2 communities (10%)
- Discord: 1 communities (5%)
- 10(50%)
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Independent Platforms - 4(20%)
LinkedIn - 3(15%)
Reddit - 2(10%)
Facebook - 1(5%)
Discord
Format mix
- 15(75%)Forum / feed-based
- 4(20%)Other platforms
- 1(5%)Chat communities
Forum / feed-based is most common (75%), but other platforms is also well represented (20%).
Independent Platforms leads with 50%, but LinkedIn also has a meaningful share (20%).
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 1 communities (5%)
- Small: 0 communities (0%)
- Medium: 4 communities (20%)
- Large: 5 communities (25%)
- Huge: 6 communities (30%)
- Massive: 2 communities (10%)
- Gigantic: 1 communities (5%)
- 1(5%)Tiny<20 members
- 0(0%)Small20-100 members
- 4(20%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 5(25%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 6(30%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 2(10%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 1(5%)Gigantic1M+ members
1 community has unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 14 communities (70%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 6 communities (30%)
The average is much higher than the median (279K vs 3K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Cofounder Differs From Other Categories
Cofounder is less free-to-join, smaller, and more paid or gated, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Cofounder | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 70% | 85% |
| Median members | 3K | 24K |
| Average members | 279K | 652K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 30% | 15% |
| Live chat | 25% | 40% |
| Discord share | 5% | 16% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 19 communities (95%)
- Job Board: 10 communities (50%)
- Newsletter: 7 communities (35%)
- Online/Offline Events: 7 communities (35%)
- Courses: 5 communities (25%)
- Live Chat: 5 communities (25%)
- Paid Community: 3 communities (15%)
- Pairing: 3 communities (15%)
- 95%Forum
- 50%Job Board
- 35%Newsletter
- 35%Online/Offline Events
- 25%Courses
- 25%Live Chat
- 15%Paid Community
- 15%Pairing
Niche Features
- Member Perks: 1 communities (5%)
- 5%Member Perks
Forum appears on 95% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 52
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Platforms | 10 | 50% | 23 | 44% |
| 4 | 20% | 3 | 6% | |
| 3 | 15% | 4 | 8% | |
| 2 | 10% | 14 | 27% | |
| Discord | 1 | 5% | 8 | 15% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Independent Platforms hosts 50% of listings and 44% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.
Most-clicked formats
- 41(79%)Forum / feed-based
- 8(15%)Chat communities
- 3(6%)Other platforms
Most-clicked features
- 52(100%)Forum
- 33(63%)Job Board
- 20(38%)Newsletter
- 20(38%)Online/Offline Events
- 16(31%)Live Chat
- 14(27%)Courses
Most-clicked size ranges
- 20(38%)Huge
- 13(25%)Medium
- 8(15%)Tiny
- 7(13%)Large
- 3(6%)Massive
Top-clicked listings
- 13(25%)Find Your Co-founders or Investors
- 10(19%)FoundersList
- 8(15%)Hustle Cafe
Most clicks go to forum / feed-based and chat communities communities.
Trends
Founded year
- 2005: 1 communities (6%)
- 2009: 1 communities (6%)
- 2011: 3 communities (18%)
- 2012: 2 communities (12%)
- 2013: 1 communities (6%)
- 2014: 1 communities (6%)
- 2015: 2 communities (12%)
- 2016: 1 communities (6%)
- 2019: 1 communities (6%)
- 2020: 4 communities (24%)
3 communities have no founding year on file.
Most listed groups were founded around 2020.
Community Quality & Ratings
Only 1 community has ratings so far, so read this as a small sample.
5.0 average rating across 1 community.
Rated examples
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Cofounder. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.
- •This is a smaller slice of Hive Index's database, so read trends as directional.
- •Last updated 2026-04-02