Co-Found with Atomic
We’re looking for builders to join us in starting the next big thing.
Atomic brings together ideas, talent, & capital to stack the odds in your favor.
Find the company you were meant to build
The traditional company creation process is a little like winning the lottery. We built Atomic to change that.
The best ideas
We’re ruthless about only committing resources and capital to the most promising ideas.
Focus on building
Spend your time building while our team of experts does the rest.
Unfair advantage
Go to market faster with the best ideas, playbooks, team, and flexible funding structure.
Outsized impact
Our goal is to build the largest and fastest growing companies, giving our co-founders more opportunity for upside.

What are we looking for?
Every founder brings their unique perspective to company building. When meeting entrepreneurs, these are the things that we look for:
A track record of building companies or products
Leadership experience coupled with the ability to recruit
Profound insights into a market or significant problem that hasn’t yet been solved
Perseverance and creativity when faced with obstacles
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FAQs
No — we review and accept applicants as individuals (with or without a startup idea).
We will review candidates on a rolling basis. Earlier is better!
Historically, we’ve worked with 10–15 new founders each year.
Our recruiting team reviews the Future Founders applications and will reach out to the applicants who would be strong candidates for either the Founder-in-Residence or Engineer-in-Residence roles at Atomic, or at a role with one of our early-stage portfolio companies. Our initial conversation will get to know you as a candidate and answer any questions about the opportunities to co-found with Atomic. Then, you will meet with key collaborators at Atomic in a series of interviews and end with a virtual working session with our core team.
We don’t require relocation to be a Founder-in-Residence at Atomic. However, we do believe that in-person collaboration is paramount for the first 6 months of company building. You should expect to be able to travel to either office location.
Yes, all co-founders at Atomic get a competitive salary, equity, and benefits package.