# 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.

- Kind: Subreddit
- Address: https://reddit.com/r/startups
- Submit page: https://www.reddit.com/r/startups/new/
- Page: https://getlaunchlist.com/directories/subreddits/r-startups

## 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.

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/startups/about/

## 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._

## What we found on Oct 28, 2026

- Status: Online; we couldn't find a date on its listings
- Newest listing: Not known
- Price: Not known
- Link: Not known
- Review time: Not known
- Account needed: Not known
- Takes pre-launch: Not known
- Badge required: Not known
- Domain registered: Apr 2005 (21 years ago)
- Checked: 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.

## History

- Oct 28, 2026: submit page set to reddit.com/r/startups/new
- Oct 28, 2026: status changed from Live, blocks checks to Online

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