From one application to a matched team — to work that is actually yours.
One survey, a fair queue, a matched team, and a structured programme paced over ~6 weeks. Here is the whole journey, honestly.
Current focus
We are currently onboarding people working in — or aiming for — IT and software development, media production and digital content, and video game development and interactive media.
If you work in another field, you can still register — we'll let you know when it's your turn.
Application window
Applications for Batch 3 are open now. There is no closing date.
We keep accepting applications and form new teams on a rolling basis. Your application stays active and is considered in every round until you're matched — you never need to reapply.
If we ever pause intake to catch up with the queue, we'll say so here.
One application. A genuinely fair queue.
No re-applying, no cover letters, no being filtered out by a keyword. You apply once, and the queue works for the people who need it most.
One application
Submit once and stay in matching rounds until you're matched — or until you choose to step back. You can update your profile or withdraw at any time. Both are always okay.
Fair queue
The queue prioritises the people who have been searching longest — not the people who applied last. Before each round we check your availability, and we email you when it's your turn.
Four steps from application to a working team.
Complete the survey
Real questions about who you are, what you can do, and what kind of work is actually yours. You can save your progress and come back anytime.
- Your industry expertise and focus areas
- Your role preference — tech, business, or creative
- Your availability and commitment level
- Your top skills and experience
Get matched
We form complementary teams — weighing skills, experience, availability and team dynamics together, so the team works as a whole.
- Balanced teams with diverse expertise
- Complementary skills — co-founders, not clones
- Availability and commitment taken seriously
- The longest-searching participants go first
Join your team
Your team invitation arrives by email. Review your teammates, accept, and step into your team's own portal.
- Meet your team members and their backgrounds
- Access your private Team Portal
- Schedule your first team meeting — a video call
- Start shaping the idea together
Build together
A structured programme of six stages, paced over ~6 weeks — your team moves at its own speed. Every stage has a deliverable, a meeting, and staff support.
- Foundation: vision, problem definition, team roles
- Development: product direction, market research, solution
- Launch prep: validation, delivery planning, budget
- Outcome: a registered company — or an honest reason it didn't work
Everything a new team needs to make real progress.
A complementary team
Matched for skills that reinforce each other and a direction you can share — co-founders, not coworkers.
Structured collaboration
A deliverable at every stage, regular meetings and staff feedback that keep the team moving without rushing it.
A team portal
A dedicated collaboration space with meetings, resources, progress tracking and direct staff support.
Ecosystem access
Part of the Valleyberg ecosystem — mentors, experts and fellow builders around your team.
The three questions everyone asks first.
Is Smarch a job board?
No. Nobody is hiring you here. We match people with each other into co-founding teams — you are building work that didn't exist before.
What does it cost?
Nothing — ever. Smarch is a Swedish ideell förening, a nonprofit, permanently. We never take money from participants.
What happens after I submit?
You enter the matching queue. Matching runs in rounds, longest-searching first — how long you wait depends on who else is in the queue. When you're matched, we introduce your team and invite you to a first call.
Ready when you are.
It starts with one application.
Join people building new opportunity through real collaboration.