About r/startup
Reddit's space to learn the tools and skills necessary to build a successful startup. A community meant to support each other and grow through the exchange of knowledge and ideas. A rising tide lifts all ships in its wake.
The community at a glance
r/startup is a Subreddit for Founders and startup builders and Micro Startups with roughly 325K members. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 2nd largest community in the Micro Startups topic page.
Roughly 83K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Startup, Cofounder, and Business. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Ideas.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 1K members
- 2014: 1K members
- 2015: 2K members
- 2016: 3K members
- 2017: 4K members
- 2018: 5K members
- 2019: 15K members
- 2020: 23K members
- 2021: 16K members
- 2023: 49K members
- 2024: 49K members
- 2025: 89K members
- 2026: 66K members
Past year (monthly)
- Nov: 8K members
- Dec: 8K members
- Jan: 8K members
- Feb: 7K members
- Mar: 8K members
- Apr: 8K members
- May: 8K members
- Jun: 7K members
- Jul: 7K members
- Aug: 6K members
- Sep: 4K members
- Oct: 3K members
Themes
- Advice Requests3 posts in the past month
- Have companies stopped using CRMs?
- Navigate startup on Visa
- Your startup isn't getting rejected by investors. It's being ignored. How do you actually get their attention?
#13Advice RequestsHave companies stopped using CRMs? · Navigate startup on Visa · Your startup isn't getting rejected by investors. It's being ignored. How do you actually get their attention? - Ideas1 post in the past month
- A writing studio with AI inside it.
#21IdeasA writing studio with AI inside it. - Opportunities1 post in the past month
- Coder looking for business folks
#31OpportunitiesCoder looking for business folks
Topics
- Startup6 posts in the past month
- Navigate startup on Visa
- Your startup isn't getting rejected by investors. It's being ignored. How do you actually get their attention?
#16StartupNavigate startup on Visa · Your startup isn't getting rejected by investors. It's being ignored. How do you actually get their attention? - Cofounder4 posts in the past month#24Cofounder
- Business4 posts in the past month
- Coder looking for business folks
#34BusinessCoder looking for business folks - Designer3 posts in the past month#43Designer
- Web Developer3 posts in the past month#53Web Developer
Flair
- marketing1 post in the past month
- A writing studio with AI inside it.
#11marketingA writing studio with AI inside it. - business acumen1 post in the past month
- Coder looking for business folks
#21business acumenCoder looking for business folks
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/startup for?
- Best for Founders and startup builders and Micro Startups enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/startup free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/startup have?
- Roughly 325K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/startup on?
- r/startup runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/startup cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/startup is organized under Founders and startup builders, Micro Startups.
- How do I join r/startup?
- You can join r/startup by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Entrepreneurship communities like?
- One of the biggest categories on the site, covering everything from first-time startup founders to serial entrepreneurs scaling multiple businesses. You will find communities on Reddit, Discord, and Slack for idea validation, fundraising advice, hiring strategy, and the daily grind of building a startup or company. Good for finding peers at similar stages and getting honest feedback from people who have been through it.
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