Plaza is a trust layer for finding collaborators. It turns public GitHub proof-of-work and stated availability into a single structured signal that answers three questions about any potential collaborator: are they credible, are they open to collaborating right now, and is it safe to contact them?

How does Plaza verify that a builder is credible?

You sign in with GitHub, anchoring identity to your work graph. LinkedIn sign-in is not built yet. A Trust Score is then composed from verified activity — real commit history and ownership evidence — not self-declared claims.

How does matching work?

Plaza matches collaborators by meaning, not keywords, using semantic embeddings of skills, projects and needs. Every recommendation comes with a human-readable Match Reason — no match is ever shown without explaining why.

Will Plaza spam my inbox?

No. Contact is controlled — it can only be initiated through a structured collaboration request, and raw contact details are never exposed. It is built to eliminate cold-DM spam.

How much does Plaza cost and when can I use it?

Plaza is in early access development. Join the waitlist and we'll email your invite when it opens — no charge to register interest.

How does Plaza verify people?

Plaza uses a dual-source trust gateway — GitHub proof-of-work and LinkedIn identity — and builds a Trust Score from verified activity, not self-declared claims. Every match comes with a human-readable reason.

Plaza for you

Find a hackathon teammate you can trust.

Most hackathon teams fail on people, not tech. Plaza matches you with teammates whose real commit history shows they can ship under time pressure — verified from GitHub proof-of-work and LinkedIn — so you know who you're building with before the countdown starts.

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Ship-rate, not slogans

Verified GitHub activity shows who actually finishes what they start — repos with real commits, not abandoned starters.

Skills you can see

Every match carries the evidence behind it, so the front-end and back-end claims are checks, not hopes.

Fast, explained matches

Matched by meaning against your stack and idea, with a human-readable reason for each teammate suggestion.

More ways to use Plaza

Built for how builders actually meet.

a technical co-founder you can trust a co-founder, matched by verified skill remote developers, ranked by real evidence open-source contributors for your project AI engineers, verified by shipped work a design partner who ships in code collaborators for your AI side project a mentor, verified by real work Build a small team for a grant or accelerator application

Early access

Start with a match that makes sense.

Plaza is opening in early access. Join the waitlist and we’ll email your invite.