Track the companies that canadian startup founders follow on X.

The companies they watch tell you where the attention is going.

The companies that canadian startup founders follow on X reveal where attention is flowing. When someone follows a company account, they are tracking that market, evaluating that product, or keeping an eye on that space. But X only gives you a scrollable list of profile photos and short bios - no way to filter a company's followers for the canadian startup founders you care about.

Startup founders are some of the most active and engaged people on X. They share what they are building, engage with people they admire, and follow accounts that inspire or inform them. For anyone who invests in, recruits from, or sells to startups, knowing which founders are paying attention to a given account is a high-signal indicator of market interest.

Catch The Good Ones lets you track any company account on X and classify every new follower using customisable AI-powered filters you define in plain English. Add the accounts of companies in your space - the category leaders, the fast-growing upstarts, the ones that attract the audience you want. We show you every matching follower, classified and ready to act on. It is market intelligence that runs on autopilot.

Canada has a growing ecosystem in this space, and the people driving it are on X.

See startup founders that follow a high signal company on your dashboard

Startup Founders discovered by Catch The Good Ones, classified and ready to act on.

10 matches
Jake Morrison
Jake Morrison

@jakemorrison_ceo

47.2K followers

Co-founder of Relay (Series B). Developer tools for distributed teams. Sold first company at 26.

New follower
Co-Founder & CEOEntrepreneurialBoldProduct StrategyFundraising
Sophie Brennan
Sophie Brennan

@sophiebrennan_co

22.8K followers

Co-founder & CTO of Canopy. Climate data platform. Ex-Stripe engineer. Writing code and raising capital.

New follower
Co-Founder & CTOTechnicalPragmaticEngineeringProduct Strategy
Maya Johansson
Maya Johansson

@mayajohansson_ai

36.9K followers

Founder of Aether AI. Enterprise ML infrastructure. PhD in machine learning. Stockholm to Silicon Valley.

New follower
Founder & CEOTechnicalVisionaryAI/MLLeadership
Rebecca Liu
Rebecca Liu

@rebeccaliu_start

25.4K followers

Co-founder of Helix Biotech. Computational drug discovery. MIT and Harvard Med. Backed by a16z bio.

New follower
Co-Founder & CEOAnalyticalAmbitiousBiotechFundraising
Nina Patel
Nina Patel

@ninapatel_founder

31.5K followers

Founder & CEO of Lumina Health. Reinventing preventive care with AI. YC W22. Previously at Google Health.

New follower
Founder & CEOAmbitiousVisionaryLeadershipProduct Strategy
Tomasz Kowalski
Tomasz Kowalski

@tomaszkowalski_hq

15.3K followers

Founder of Zephyr Logistics. Autonomous last-mile delivery. $40M raised. Based in Warsaw and San Francisco.

Liked a post
Founder & CEOAmbitiousStrategicOperationsFundraising
Ava Chen
Ava Chen

@avachen_social

62.1K followers

Founder of Gather. Social wellness app for Gen Z. Forbes 30 Under 30. 5M users and growing.

Liked a post
Founder & CEOCreativeBoldProduct StrategyMarketing
Tara Sharma
Tara Sharma

@tarasharma_build

20.3K followers

3x founder. Latest: Prism (B2B payments, pre-seed). Previously exited in SaaS and ed-tech. Bootstrapping advocate.

Liked a post
Founder & CEOEntrepreneurialPragmaticFundraisingProduct Strategy
Adama Diallo
Adama Diallo

@adamadiallo_build

18.6K followers

Founder of Savane (YC S23). Fintech for West Africa. Building financial infrastructure for 400M people.

New follower
Founder & CEOMission-drivenEntrepreneurialLeadershipBusiness Development
Chris Obi
Chris Obi

@chrisobi_founder

12.7K followers

2x founder. Building Kinetic (ed-tech, Series A). First company acquired by Pearson. Passionate about access.

New follower
Founder & CEOMission-drivenGenerousLeadershipSales

Get notified when a new startup founder follows a high signal company

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New startup founders discovered:

Jake Morrison (Co-Founder & CEO) - 47.2K followers

Sophie Brennan (Co-Founder & CTO) - 22.8K followers

...and 8 more

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New startup founders found:

Jake Morrison - Co-Founder & CEO

Sophie Brennan - Co-Founder & CTO

Maya Johansson - Founder & CEO

+ 7 more

Take action with these startup founders

Recruit founders or their teams

A startup founder who follows you is already a fan. If their company is pre-product or winding down, they might be your next hire. If their company is thriving, their team might be too.

We smart-compose a personalised DM so you can send it in one click.

Direct Message
Smart Composed
Hi Sarah - I noticed you followed me recently. I saw you led the Series A at Horizon. We are building in a similar space...
Hey! Yes, been following your progress. Would love to chat - free Thursday?
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Build a prospect list of startup customers

If you sell to startups, your follower list is a warm prospect list. Export founder followers to CSV, enrich with company data, and prioritise outreach to the ones already paying attention.

investor-followers.csv
NameRoleFollowers
Sarah ChenVenture Partner45.2K
Marcus ThompsonManaging Director28.7K
David KimPrincipal51.8K

Find collaboration and partnership opportunities

Founders who follow you might be building something complementary. Identify them, explore synergies, and start conversations that could lead to integrations, partnerships, or joint ventures.

Investor Network Map
Stripe12 investors follow
Figma8 investors follow
Your competitor5 investors follow
3 investors follow all three

Understand who is watching your space

Track competitors and see which founders follow them. This tells you who is building in adjacent areas and where the market attention is flowing.

Investor Signal Tracker

New investor followers per week

How to reach startup founders

You have found startup founders following an account you track. Here is the best way to contact them.

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Enrichable data points
Upload-ready CSV

Founders (early)

Respond best on

X

and if not, then Email, LinkedIn

Data we provide

X handleNameCompanyX DM

How to reach them

Use our DM functionality to message them directly on X

Founders (established)

Respond best on

Email

and if not, then X, LinkedIn

Data we provide

X handleX DMNameCompanyCompany domain

We provide upload-ready CSVs for enrichment tools

Enrichable data points

Email
Free to start - no credit card required

Catch The Good Ones: How it works

Six steps. From adding an account to a fully automated pipeline.

1

Add a tracked account

Add any public X account - your own, a competitor, a thought leader, a company. We start monitoring their followers immediately.

2

Define your search

Describe who you are looking for in plain English. "Investors with 10K+ followers" or "Female tech founders in fintech". Our AI maps it to filters.

3

Run a sync

Syncs run automatically on your schedule (up to 4x/day on Pro). Every new follower is classified by job role, personality, skills, and more.

4

Explore your matches

Your dashboard shows only the people who match your criteria. Full profile, job title, personality traits, and the date they followed.

5

Export and act

Download upload-ready CSVs for tools like Apollo, Hunter, and Snov.io. DM people directly on X. Or connect via our API and Zapier.

6

Automate it

Schedule regular syncs and let the workflow run for you. Set up automated actions via Zapier or our API. Choose your notification preferences so you never miss a match.

Free to start - no credit card required

Is this you?

People who search for this typically fall into one of these categories.

B2B companies selling to startups

Your ideal customer is a startup founder. The ones following you already know your brand. Find them and turn warm followers into warm leads.

See how it works for you

VCs and investors sourcing deals

Track founder-heavy accounts and see which founders are engaging. Early-stage founders who follow thought leaders in your thesis area are worth knowing about.

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Recruiters looking for entrepreneurial talent

Founders who are between ventures or exploring new opportunities are the highest-quality candidates. They already follow your company - now you know who they are.

See how it works for you

Frequently asked questions

How does Catch The Good Ones identify startup founders?

We classify every new follower using AI against your customisable filters. Founders are commonly identified by bio signals like "founder", "co-founder", "CEO", or startup-related language. But you define exactly what matters - you might search for "technical founders in fintech" or "solo founders with 5K+ followers".

Can I find founders at specific stages?

Yes. Your search filters can target stage signals - for example, "pre-seed founders" or "founders who recently raised Series A". The AI uses bio and posting signals to match against your criteria.

Can I track who follows my competitors to find founders interested in my space?

Yes. Add any public X account as a tracked account. If your competitor sells to startups, tracking their account reveals which founders are in their audience - and potentially yours.

What types of company accounts work best for finding startup founders?

Category leaders, fast-growing startups, and companies that define your market tend to attract the most relevant followers. Track 3-5 companies in your space for a comprehensive view of which startup founders are paying attention.

Can I see which startup founders follow multiple tracked companies?

Yes. If the same person follows multiple companies you track, they will appear in each account's dashboard. Cross-referencing reveals who has the deepest interest in your space.

How do you identify Canadian profiles?

Our AI analyses bio text and posting patterns for Canadian geographic signals - cities like Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, or references to Canadian organisations.

Free to start - no credit card required

Related searches

Build your own search

Choose who you are looking for, how they are connected, and where.

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The people you are looking for are already out there.

They are following accounts on right now. We find them and tell you who they are.

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