r/startups
r/startups is a Reddit community for startup discussion. It lists fundraising and go-to-market discussion and hiring and co-founder threads.
- Status
- Online, no dated listings
Promotion only goes in its Share Your Startup thread; other posts need 250 characters and no link to your project.
About
r/startups is a Reddit community for people discussing startups. Its rules describe it as a community of discussion based around startups, and all content must be relevant to startups. The pages describe a discussion forum, not a directory of products. Its feed carries posts on fundraising, hiring, co-founders, and feedback, along with weekly and quarterly threads. Its rules forbid direct sales, advertisements, or promotional posts of any kind, except in designated places such as the Share Your Startup thread. Submissions must have at least 250 characters of content and must not tie the discussion to your own project by name or URL. The pages do not state a price for posting, a review time, a backlink, or advertising rates. Founders should read the rules before posting, because moderators have the final say on whether a post or comment is promotional.
How to submit
Read the rules, write a post with at least 250 characters, and do not tie it to your own project by name or URL.
What it lists
- No product listings, discussion posts only
- Fundraising and go-to-market discussion
- Hiring and co-founder threads
- Startup feedback and methodology threads
Who visits
Founders and people interested in startups, described on the community's rules page as a community of discussion based around startups.
Written from r/startups' own pages on Oct 28, 2026.
Questions
- How to submit to r/startups?
- r/startups does not offer a product submission form on its pages. Its rules say submissions must have at least 250 characters of content and must not tie the discussion to your own project by name or URL.
- Do I need an account to submit to r/startups?
- r/startups does not explicitly state an account requirement. Its about page says anyone can view, post, and comment to the community.
- Can I advertise on r/startups?
- r/startups does not list an advertising option or price on its pages. Its rules say there should be no advertisements or promotional posts of any kind outside designated places.
- What does r/startups list?
- r/startups does not list products. Its pages show discussion posts on fundraising, hiring, co-founders, and feedback.
- Who is r/startups for?
- r/startups describes itself as a community of discussion based around startups. The pages do not name a more specific audience.
- Which subreddits allow self-promotion?
A few, each with a rule. r/SideProject and r/alphaandbetausers are made for sharing what you built; r/indiehackers allows one self-promotion post per product; r/startups only in its Share Your Startup thread. r/Entrepreneur bars promotion and keeps free offers to its weekly threads.
From our subreddits guide.
Details
- Best for
- Any product
- Countries
- Worldwide, United States
- Domain registered
- Apr 2005 (21 years ago)
- Submit page
- reddit.com/r/startups/new/
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Checked Oct 28, 2026 · How we check
History
- : submit page set to reddit.com/r/startups/new
- : status changed from Live, blocks checks to Online
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