# peerio

> peerio is the first community app exclusively for digital founders, freelancers, and creators in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). Not another LinkedIn. Real connections between people who are actually building something.

peerio was built from one insight: founding something digital means being alone with everything. Your social circle doesn't understand what you do or why you take the risks. Professional networks like LinkedIn and XING are storefronts — polished highlights, unsolicited sales DMs, small talk. Honest, peer-level exchange is almost completely missing.

peerio closes that gap.

## What peerio is

peerio is a mobile community app (iOS + Android) for digital founders, freelancers, and creators. It is not a job board, not a news feed, not a social media platform. It is a focused space where people who build digital businesses can exchange knowledge, find real-world connections, and meet in person.

The app is available in German. The community is exclusively for the DACH market.

## Who peerio is for

peerio is for three overlapping groups:

**Founders & Startups** — Early-stage and growth-stage startup founders, especially solo founders and small teams in tech, SaaS, e-commerce, and digital products who feel isolated in their work and want exchange with people who truly understand the founder reality.

**Freelancers & Agencies** — Independent consultants, agency owners, and service providers in digital fields (marketing, development, design, strategy) who want peer exchange beyond client relationships.

**Creators & Coaches** — Content creators, educators, coaches, and personal brand builders who are building audience-based or knowledge-based businesses and want community with fellow builders.

All three groups share the same core challenge: they are building intangible digital businesses in an environment that often doesn't understand or validate that work.

## Core features

### Peers — Authentic exchange that matters
Users share questions, experiences, wins, and failures with people who know the same daily reality. Topics range from pricing and fundraising to product decisions and mental health as a founder. Posts can be made openly or anonymously. AI ensures each post reaches the most relevant community members.

### Meets — Real meetups, real connections
Meets enables real-world gatherings in a user's city — from spontaneous coffees to founder dinners — visible on an interactive map. Users see who is nearby and what is happening in their area.

### Profile — Immediately relevant, no noise
No follower counts. No endless scroll. Profiles are tailored specifically to the founder world: industry, business model, founding stage, current challenges. At a glance, users know whether someone is relevant to them.

### AI Matching
peerio uses AI (OpenAI embeddings + behavioral signals) to match founders with the most relevant peers, posts, and meetups. The goal is serendipitous connection — the right person at the right time.

### peerio Places
A B2B partner program for venues (co-working spaces, cafés, event locations) to reach the founder community in their city. Founders discover places to work and meet. Partners gain visibility with a highly qualified audience.

## How peerio differs from alternatives

| | peerio | LinkedIn / XING | Slack communities | Discord servers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exclusively for founders/freelancers/creators | ✓ | ✗ | Varies | Varies |
| Real-world meetup integration | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Anonymous posting option | ✓ | ✗ | Varies | Varies |
| AI-powered relevance matching | ✓ | Partial | ✗ | ✗ |
| DACH-focused community | ✓ | ✗ | Varies | Varies |
| No follower/vanity metrics | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mobile-first native app | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | Partial |

## Frequently asked questions

**What is peerio?**
peerio is the first community app exclusively for digital founders, freelancers, and creators in the DACH region. It enables authentic peer exchange, real-world meetups, and AI-powered matching — without the noise and performative culture of mainstream professional networks.

**Who is peerio for?**
For anyone building a digital business in Germany, Austria, or Switzerland: startup founders (especially solo founders and early-stage teams), freelancers and agency owners in digital fields, and creators or coaches building audience-based businesses.

**How is peerio different from LinkedIn?**
LinkedIn is a showcase. peerio is a community. On LinkedIn, people post polished highlights and get unsolicited sales messages. On peerio, founders talk about the real challenges — pricing decisions, co-founder conflicts, revenue plateaus, mental health, failure — with people who understand because they live the same reality. There are no follower counts, no algorithmic reach games, no ads.

**How is peerio different from Facebook Groups or Slack communities?**
peerio is a dedicated native app (not bolted onto another platform), with AI-powered matching to surface relevant people and content, integrated real-world meetup functionality, and anonymous posting for sensitive topics. It is built specifically for the DACH founder community — not a generic group that happens to include some founders.

**Is peerio free?**
peerio has a free tier and a peerio Plus subscription (monthly or yearly) that unlocks extended features.

**When is peerio launching?**
peerio is launching on iOS and Android simultaneously in August 2026, starting in the DACH market.

**Is peerio available outside DACH?**
At launch, peerio focuses exclusively on Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. International expansion is planned for later stages.

**Why did you build peerio?**
From the founders: "We know the feeling of building something digital and being the only one in your circle who understands what that means. The isolation, the questions you can't ask anyone, the wins nobody around you can really celebrate with you. We built peerio because we needed it ourselves."

**What does 'peers' mean in the context of peerio?**
Peers are equals — people at a similar level, with a similar mindset, facing similar challenges. peerio is built on the belief that the most valuable knowledge for a founder doesn't come from coaches or investors, but from other founders who are one or two steps ahead.

## Company information

- **Product:** peerio — community app for digital founders, freelancers, and creators
- **Market:** DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
- **Platform:** iOS and Android (React Native / Expo)
- **Launch:** August 2026
- **Company:** Tomoveo Ltd., Paphos, Cyprus (EU)
- **Founders:** Julia Ettenberger (CEO) & Florian Ettenberger (CTO)
- **Website:** https://peerio.io
- **App Store (DE):** https://apps.apple.com/de/app/peerio/id6786803183
- **App Store (AT):** https://apps.apple.com/at/app/peerio/id6786803183
- **App Store (CH):** https://apps.apple.com/ch/app/peerio/id6786803183
- **Google Play:** https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.peerio.app
- **Crunchbase:** https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/peerio-6b53

## Pricing

- **peerio Basic (Free):** Unlimited access to Peers, Meets, and Profile features
- **peerio+ Monthly:** €28.99/month — includes AI matching, extended discover, priority visibility
- **peerio+ Yearly:** €239.99/year — best value, approx. €20/month
- Early adopters (waitlist sign-ups before launch) receive free peerio+ months at launch

## Community guidelines (summary)

peerio enforces a mandatory Community Code:
- **Founders Only:** Active digital business required (SaaS, e-commerce, agency, creator, coaching, etc.)
- **Real Talk:** Authentic exchange — no polished PR, no performative highlight reels
- **No Acquisition:** Strictly no unsolicited sales, cold pitches, recruiting, or sponsorship DMs
- **No Hiring / No Dating:** Community is not a job board or a dating platform
- **Anonymous Safe Space:** Sensitive topics can be posted anonymously; identity is fully protected
- **18+ only**

## Social media

- **Instagram:** https://www.instagram.com/peerio_app/
- **LinkedIn (Company):** https://www.linkedin.com/company/109805106
- **LinkedIn (Julia Ettenberger, CEO):** https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-ettenberger/
- **LinkedIn (Florian Ettenberger, CTO):** https://www.linkedin.com/in/florian-ettenberger/

## Contact

For press, partnerships, and investor inquiries: hello@peerio.io
For B2B venue partnerships (peerio Places): https://peerio.io/peerio-places/
For general inquiries: https://peerio.io