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aboutHelping creators
Helping creators
work for themselves.
folio exists because the people doing the work deserve to be found, hired, and paid on their own terms — without an agency deciding who gets seen.
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- creators
- 224
- categories
- 14
- cities
- 118
- platforms
- 4
Growing every week — and free for creators, always.
mission
Being a creator is a real career. The tools should treat it like one.
Creators are now one of the largest workforces in the global economy. They produce the culture brands chase, they build the audiences platforms monetise, and they carry the financial risk when an algorithm changes overnight.
And yet the tools they rely on to be discovered, hired, and paid are scattered across handles, DMs, decks, and other people's spreadsheets. Getting in front of a brand usually means having an agent — or getting lucky.
folio is the marketplace we wish existed when we worked alongside creators. One place that says: here is who they are, here is the work they've done, here is how to hire them — so creators can represent themselves and brands can find the right people fast.
the problem
The gap between creators and the people who hire them is still closed by spreadsheets and agencies.
for creators
No easy way to be found, no verifiable credibility, and no way in without an agency. One platform shift away from starting over.
for brands
Discovery is a manual scroll. Trust is unverifiable. Nothing carries over between briefs. Agency mark-ups tax the gap.
for the industry
A workforce this large shouldn't depend on whoever happens to hold the rolodex. folio is the public, open alternative.
how it works
Three steps.
folio is built so discovery, connection, and growth happen on shared ground — with verified context on both sides.
- 01
Discover.
Every creator gets a folio — searchable and discoverable from day one. Brands find the right people without DM hunts or agency mark-ups.
- 02
Connect.
Claim a folio in under two minutes. Brands message creators directly. Every brief stays in one place — deliverables, rates, dates, and approvals.
- 03
Grow.
Creators build an independent career. Brands build memory across briefs. The work compounds for both sides.
team
Small, opinionated, building.
We're a founding team of three with backgrounds in creator partnerships, product design, and search infrastructure. We'll add names here as we hire.
ceo
founder
background in creator partnerships and platform infrastructure. lives between london and lisbon.
design
founding designer
previously led brand and product design at a creator-first marketplace. believes in white space.
engineering
founding engineer
built search and discovery at consumer-scale platforms. obsessed with relevance.
want to help us build this? we're hiring engineers, designers, and a head of partnerships. hello@folio.work
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