Thomas Erling Houge, founder of Find

Founder

Thomas Erling Houge — Founder of Find

Tom Houge · Founder & CEO, Find · Miami, FL

About Tom

Thomas Erling Houge, known as Tom Houge, is the founder and CEO of Find. He founded Find in 2015. Today Find is a live app at findapp.tech for finding and connecting with people.

The original Find app, built for solo travelers, launched in August 2016. Daily Voice covered the launch in October 2016.

Before Find, Tom co-founded Fipeo, a video social network, in 2011. The idea was inspired by a Semester at Sea voyage he took in the spring of 2011.

Tom was a National Merit Scholar. He scored 99 on the ASVAB, the highest possible score, for the U.S. Space Force.

He is based in Miami, Florida.

Open source / Builds

  • Aurora Deposit

    Fund your Solana wallet from any chain (non-custodial). Built for the Encode Club Solana Hackathon 2026 (Aurora Intents).