# Kofounder

**Status:** Pre-launch. Private beta opens later in 2026.
**Home:** https://kofounder.app/
**Contact:** hello@kofounder.app

An AI cofounder for solo founders. Takes an idea from raw brief through research, plan, design, and shipped code in your own GitHub and Supabase.

## Positioning

Your vision. Kofounder executes.

Kofounder researches the opportunity, plans the product, designs the experience, builds the application, and gets it ready to launch — while you stay focused on the decisions that matter.

Every stage becomes a real commit in a GitHub repository you own.

Private beta opens in fall 2026.

## What the terminal card demonstrates

A brief filed by a founder — "A booking tool for local dog groomers." — moves through the six-step workflow to a shipped product:

- 01 discover — idea captured and clarified
- 02 research — strong opportunity · 7 competitors reviewed
- 03 plan — 17 MVP features across 6 screens
- 04 design — production-ready interface approved
- 05 build — application and database completed
- 06 deploy — live product ready
- output — committed to your GitHub
- repo — github.com/you/pawpath

## Six phases (one continuous workflow with a checkpoint at every stage)

You review and approve each phase before Kofounder moves to the next. Project duration varies with idea complexity, feedback, and revisions.

### 01. Discover

You describe the idea in plain language. Kofounder asks focused questions until the product brief is clear. **Output:** product brief.

### 02. Research

Kofounder analyzes the market, identifies relevant competitors, and gives you a candid verdict on the opportunity. **Output:** market verdict.

### 03. Plan

Kofounder defines and prioritizes the MVP, maps the core screens, and turns the product into clear user stories. **Output:** prioritized MVP.

### 04. Design

Kofounder creates the visual system and product screens, with each design reviewed and approved by you. **Output:** approved design.

### 05. Build

Kofounder creates the application, database, routes, and integrations, then validates the build. **Output:** working product.

### 06. Deploy

Kofounder connects the repository and environment, prepares the application for launch, and gives you the final product. **Output:** live URL + GitHub.

## Why Kofounder is different

### You own every commit

The repository lives on your GitHub, not Kofounder's. The Supabase project lives on your account, not Kofounder's. If you close your Kofounder subscription tomorrow, the app keeps running.

### It thinks before it types

The first four phases — discover, research, plan, design — happen before a line of code. By the time Kofounder writes the schema, the argument for building it has already been made and approved.

### One tool, all the way through

One brief. One context. One system that carries the decisions from research through deploy — no exports, no copy-paste between products, no lost intent between stages.

## Frequently asked

### What is Kofounder?

Kofounder is an AI cofounder for solo founders. It takes an idea through six phases — discover, research, plan, design, build, deploy — and ships a working Next.js app to your own GitHub and Supabase.

### How is Kofounder different from an AI code copilot?

A copilot helps you type faster inside code you already have. Kofounder decides what to build, validates the market, plans the features, designs the screens, and writes the code — before the first line is written.

### Does Kofounder ship code to my own GitHub?

Yes. Every stage lands as a real commit in a repository on your own GitHub account. The Supabase project lives on your account too. If you close your Kofounder subscription, the app keeps running.

### What tech stack does Kofounder generate?

Kofounder generates Next.js 15 (App Router) with TypeScript, React, Tailwind CSS, and Supabase for auth plus database. Ships to Vercel with the environment wired up.

### How does the workflow move forward?

You review and approve each phase before Kofounder moves to the next. Discover to Deploy is one continuous workflow with a checkpoint at every stage. Project duration varies with idea complexity, feedback, and revisions.

### Who is Kofounder for?

Solo founders who have an idea but no cofounder. Works for both technical founders who want the boring parts done and non-technical founders who want a real repository, not a locked-in sandbox.

## Contact

- Email: hello@kofounder.app
- Web: https://kofounder.app/
- Private beta waitlist: https://kofounder.app/