[USA][BIZ][6] Searching for Technical Cofounder for Marketplace connecting Vetted Brands to Vetted Suppliers.

Hey Reddit!

I'm in search of a technical cofounder for my marketplace, Vetted. We connect b2c enterprises and scaling startups with the best manufacturers in the world.

My background:

I work in licensing at a top gaming company (fortune 500) and have done tens of millions in product sales for a variety of top brands across every major distributor in the US.

The problem: I've seen firsthand how hard it is for companies to switch manufacturers once they start producing products. Right now, it costs 100,000s of dollars and up to 18 months of lead time to discover and switch suppliers, so my company focuses on Vetting manufacturers and brands and putting them in touch with each other. Think Alibaba but only for growing businesses and high quality products.

The role I need help for: I can handle the marketing side of the business but need someone with frontend and backend experience producing enterprise quality software. Ideally this is someone with a full time job who is looking to work for startup on the side for sweat equity.

Progress to date: I've got n a rough figma to give the developer guidance, and I've onboarded 3 mentors with experience scaling businesses in the space to give me pointers. I've also found a first client to test with.

Next Steps: I'd like to onboard 3 clients here in the next few months to alpha test the product while the platform is being built. Once that is done I'll be applying to Y-combinator and fundraising.

Look forward to hearing from you!