FindMyICP vs Lunchclub: introductions vs pre-event intelligence
Lunchclub uses AI to introduce you to one person at a time via async 1:1 meetings. FindMyICP gives you intelligence on the room you're already attending tonight. Same word ("AI networking"), different shape.
Lunchclub and FindMyICP both get tagged as "AI networking" tools. The label is fair - both use models to match people - but the workflow couldn't be more different. Lunchclub is async, one-at-a-time matching with strangers. FindMyICP is event-scoped intelligence on the 200 people already in the room you're going to.
Below is the honest split, so you can pick the right one for what you're actually trying to do.
What Lunchclub is great at
- Discovering people outside your existing network. The matcher introduces you to strangers in adjacent industries you wouldn't have found otherwise.
- Async, low-pressure format. A 30-min video call, scheduled at your convenience.
- Free to start with a credible match volume. You get a couple of matches per week without paying.
- Built-in scheduling and connection capture. Handles the calendar dance for you.
What Lunchclub does not do
- Doesn't help with in-person events. Lunchclub matches happen on video, not at the Luma dinner you're attending tonight.
- Volume capped by the matcher. You can't batch 200 people - you get a handful of curated matches.
- Limited control over goal. The matcher considers your interests but you can't hand it a sentence-level goal for a specific evening.
- Async by design. Match-to-meeting cycle takes days or weeks, not minutes.
Where FindMyICP fits
FindMyICP scopes the question entirely differently: instead of "who in the world should I meet," it asks "of the specific 200 people in this Luma event tonight, who should I prioritize?" The answer is delivered in 8 minutes, with LinkedIn URLs and reasons, and the meeting happens tonight - not on a scheduled video call next week.
Side by side
| Dimension | Lunchclub | FindMyICP |
|---|---|---|
| Format | Async 1:1 video matches | Event-scoped attendee intelligence |
| Time to first conversation | Days to weeks | Hours |
| Volume per session | 1-3 matches | 200 enriched attendees, ranked |
| Sentence-level goal targeting | Limited | Yes |
| In-person event support | No | Yes (entire premise) |
| Discovery of strangers outside your network | Yes | Limited to the event you joined |
| Best for | Async exploration, weak-tie expansion | Specific event prep, fundraising, hiring |
When to use which
Use Lunchclub when: you want to broaden your network over time, you enjoy async video conversations with strangers, you have a flexible calendar and don't have a specific event in mind.
Use FindMyICP when: you have a specific Luma event on the calendar, you have a specific goal for that night (raise, hire, customer, mentor), and you want the next 30 minutes to be deliberate prep rather than serendipity over weeks.
Use both when: you're actively building network breadth and depth. Lunchclub for the long, slow weekly drip of new people; FindMyICP for the specific high-stakes evenings where the right conversation needs to happen tonight.
Where they don't overlap
Founders fundraising tend to find FindMyICP more useful because their need is event-scoped: get into the right room, find the right partner, walk away with a meeting on the calendar. Lunchclub's async format doesn't map well to a 6-week fundraise.
Career-curious professionals exploring adjacent industries tend to find Lunchclub more useful. They're not optimizing for a specific evening - they're building optionality over months. FindMyICP's "Top 5 for tonight" framing isn't their bottleneck.
Next step
If you have a Luma event coming up in the next 2 weeks, install FindMyICP free and run it on that event. Eight minutes of prep, no card, see if the Top 5 is genuinely sharper than your manual scan would be. If your next 2 weeks are quiet, Lunchclub might be the better tool to spin up - the two aren't fighting over the same job.
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Frequently asked
Do many people use both Lunchclub and FindMyICP?
Some - usually founders or operators who use Lunchclub for long-term network breadth and FindMyICP for specific event nights. The two surfaces don't compete for the same minute of your day.
Has Lunchclub added in-person features?
Lunchclub has experimented with in-person formats (dinners, events) but the core product remains async 1:1 video. The in-person experiments are organizer-driven rather than attendee-tooling.
Is FindMyICP planning to do async matching like Lunchclub?
No. Event-scoped intelligence is the entire thesis. Async matching is a different surface that already has credible players, and we'd rather be the best at the specific job of pre-event prep than spread thin.
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