What are non-us founders communities?

Communities specifically for startup founders building outside the US, with focus on accessing global markets, navigating local regulatory environments, and connecting with international investors. Slack and Discord host the most active spaces, with conversation often mixing practical country-specific advice with broader founder support.

Where do most non-us founders communities live?

Discord is the most common platform in this report (25% of 8 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

88% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

How big is a typical non-us founders community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 8K members and the median is 2K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.

What do these communities usually include?

Forum is the most common (75%). Others that show up often include live chat, online/offline events, and newsletter.

How does Hive Index collect this data?

Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.

Where can I see the full list?

The full directory is on Hive Index's Non-US Founders topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

Non-US Founders Communities Report: Stats, Platforms,...

Executive Summary

We analyzed 8 non-us founders communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: In this smaller sample, non-us founders communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-06-18

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Communities: 8
Platforms: 5
Avg members: 8K
Median members: 2K

Where Non-US Founders Communities Are Hosted

Discord
2(25%)
LinkedIn
2(25%)
Independent Platforms
2(25%)
Slack
1(13%)
Reddit
1(13%)

Format mix

Chat communities
3(38%)
Forum / feed-based
3(38%)
Other platforms
2(25%)

Chat communities is most common (38%), but forum / feed-based is also well represented (38%).

Discord leads (25% of listings).

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
0(0%)
Small
20-100 members
1(13%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
2(25%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
2(25%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
2(25%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
0(0%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
0(0%)

1 community has unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (8K vs 2K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Non-US Founders Differs From Other Categories

Non-US Founders is smaller, and more chat-heavy, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

Metric	Non-US Founders	Hive Index average
Free to join	88%	85%
Median members	2K	25K
Average members	8K	669K
Paid or apply-to-join	13%	15%
Live chat	63%	38%
Discord share	25%	16%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Forum
75%
Live Chat
63%
Online/Offline Events
50%
Newsletter
38%
Job Board
25%
Pairing
25%

Niche Features

Member Perks
13%
Paid Community
13%

Live Chat appears on 63% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 26

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Discord	2	25%	14	54%
Independent Platforms	2	25%	9	35%
Slack	1	13%	3	12%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord hosts 25% of listings and 54% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked formats

Chat communities
17(65%)
Forum / feed-based
9(35%)

Most-clicked features

Live Chat
26(100%)
Newsletter
12(46%)
Online/Offline Events
12(46%)
Job Board
11(42%)
Pairing
11(42%)
Forum
9(35%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Medium
14(54%)
Large
11(42%)

Top-clicked listings

LATAM Makers
14(54%)
Founders Nation
8(31%)
Seoul Startups
3(12%)

Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.

Trends

Founded year

2009

2011

2012

2019

2020

3 communities have no founding year on file.

Most listed groups were founded around 2009.

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Non-US Founders. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.

•We only have a handful of listings so far, so treat these numbers as directional.
•Last updated 2026-06-18

FAQ

: Communities specifically for startup founders building outside the US, with focus on accessing global markets, navigating local regulatory environments, and connecting with international investors. Slack and Discord host the most active spaces, with conversation often mixing practical country-specific advice with broader founder support.
: Discord is the most common platform in this report (25% of 8 listings).
: 88% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 8K members and the median is 2K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Forum is the most common (75%). Others that show up often include live chat, online/offline events, and newsletter.
: Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.
: The full directory is on Hive Index's Non-US Founders topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

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