alterum alterius auxilio eget
What is Ensombly?
Ensombly is a professional network for startup projects — a place where founders publish what they're building, and collaborators, advisors, and investors find them. Think LinkedIn, but for early-stage projects instead of job titles.
The name comes from the Latin phrase alterum alterius auxilio eget — “each needs the other's help.” That's the core idea: no project is built alone, and no talent should go to waste on the wrong opportunity.
A founder publishes a project
They describe what they're building, the stage it's at, and the roles they need to fill.
Others discover and connect
Collaborators apply to open roles. Investors send interest messages. Everyone follows the projects they care about.
The right people find each other
No noise, no recruiters, no fees. Just a direct line between builders and the people who want to help them ship.
Entrepreneurs with an idea or an early-stage project. They create a project page, define open roles, and use Ensombly to recruit the team they need — without job boards or recruiters.
- Publish a project with stage, sector and tagline
- Define open roles with requirements
- Receive and manage applications
- View investor interest in their project
Developers, designers, marketers, and other professionals looking to join early-stage projects. They browse open roles, apply directly, and track their application status.
- Browse all published projects
- Filter by stage, sector, or keyword
- Apply to open roles with a message
- Track application status in the dashboard
Angels and pre-seed investors looking for deal flow. They browse projects, follow their progress, and send direct interest messages to founders — no intermediaries.
- Discover pre-seed and MVP-stage projects
- Express interest with a contact and message
- Connect directly with the founding team
- Follow projects to stay updated
—Not a job board — projects, not positions.
—Not a fundraising platform — no payments or equity deals happen here.
—Not a social feed — no likes, no followers, no algorithm. Signal only.
Ready to find your people?
Join Ensombly and connect with the startup ecosystem.