The directory
For users: search every member across the network at /members, from a terminal, or from an MCP client.
Filters
Section titled “Filters”| Filter | What it matches |
|---|---|
| Free text | Names, headlines, bios, affiliation, program, and location. |
| What they do | Roles: Founder, Operator, Investor, Idea person, Business owner. Repeat to match any of several. |
| What they are looking for | Co-founder, Team, Investors, Talent, Advice, Ideas. Repeat to match any of several. |
| Skills | Matches “all of” the skills you list, not just one. |
| Affiliation | School or company. |
| Organization | Narrows results to members of one org. |
From the terminal
Section titled “From the terminal”vn members search --role founder --skill react --skill typescriptvn members search --q "computer vision" --looking-for cofoundervn members search takes --q, --role (repeatable), --looking-for (repeatable), --skill (repeatable), --affiliation, --org, and --limit. Every command accepts --json. See vn members for the full flag reference. The MCP tool is search_members, with the same filters.
Ordering
Section titled “Ordering”Results are ordered by profile recency, not by how well they match your search. A relevance score is not stable enough to page through reliably yet, so the newest profiles surface first among matches.
Who you can find
Section titled “Who you can find”A profile set to public shows up for anyone. A profile set to members-only shows up for every signed-in member of the network, whether or not you share an organization. See Your profile for setting your own visibility.