Broad startup community spanning fundraising, hiring, and product.
r/startups is one of the largest startup communities on Reddit. It covers the full startup lifecycle — idea validation, fundraising, hiring, go-to-market — and enforces a strict no-promotion culture outside its dedicated threads.
First-time and repeat founders, plus aspiring founders and early employees, across every industry rather than software only.
~1.8M members — a large community. Use it as a general-tier sub: high reach, filter hard for intent.
Best treated as a general-tier sub: high reach, lower hit rate. The strongest leads come from specific operational questions ('how are you handling X') rather than the broad idea threads. Its 'Share Your Startup' weekly thread is a sanctioned place to appear.
Buying signals to watch forStrict. Unsolicited self-promotion is removed fast. Contribute answers; keep product mentions to sanctioned threads or genuine, asked-for recommendations.
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