r/indianstartups is a subreddit with 125k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and self-promotion, and the community frequently discusses startup, struggling, founder, tired, and ai, and they frequently recommend/review payment gateway, software recommendation, and text to speech.
A discussion forum for entrepreneurs to network, help each other and discuss everything about startups in India.
Popular Themes in r/indianstartups
#1
Advice Requests
: "Is it better to register a Pvt Ltd through a CA or an online startup platform in India?"
26 posts
#2
Self-Promotion
: "Just started my new business. 6 Different Fragrances."
14 posts
#3
Opportunities
: "Looking for a Technical Co-founder to build Nearchon"
12 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Razorpay is becoming a serious problem for my international customers"
11 posts
#5
Ideas
: "The wys in which founders can start being more relevant"
7 posts
#6
Solution Requests
: "How do you handle SaaS tools that only offer annual billing?"
3 posts
#7
Money Talk
: "For an early-stage startup, how much should you invest in the first website?"
2 posts
#8
News
: "Day 1 of Swigo being live — didn't expect users outside India already"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/indianstartups
#1
Startup
41 posts
#2
Struggling
11 posts
#3
Founder
10 posts
#4
Tired
9 posts
#5
Ai
7 posts
#6
Business
7 posts
#7
Tech
6 posts
#8
Looking For Cofounder
6 posts
#9
Marketing
5 posts
#10
India
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/indianstartups
Payment Gateway
90 reviews
#1
RazorPay
4.1★ from 21 reviews
#2
Stripe
4.3★ from 9 reviews
#3
DoDo Payments
4.1★ from 7 reviews
Software Recommendation
10 reviews
#1
ERPNext
3.3★ from 3 reviews
#2
Odoo
3.0★ from 3 reviews
#3
Zoho Books
4.0★ from 1 review
Text To Speech
4 reviews
#1
ElevenLabs
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Kaizen
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
AssemblyAI
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/indianstartups
#1
Startup help
: "Razorpay is becoming a serious problem for my international customers"
33 posts
#2
Other
: "Never work with Indian enterprise being a startup in India!!"
30 posts
#3
How do I?
: "Is it better to register a Pvt Ltd through a CA or an online startup platform in India?"
30 posts
#4
Hiring
: "I’ll handle the video editing, you bring the clients. Let’s grow together"
17 posts
#5
How to Grow?
: "Open question to all first gen founders - How was your startup journey"
14 posts
#6
Co-founder search
: "Looking for a Technical Co-founder to build Nearchon"
12 posts
#7
Business Ride Along
: "Solo founder in Bangalore looking for a co-founder who can sell. I build(in fact already built) and you take it to market."
10 posts
#8
Case Study
: "shoutout to bangalore for creating an economy where "jobs near me" is a feature"
8 posts
#9
News
: "Google engineer got rejected for being too good from a start-up."
4 posts
#10
Ask Me Anything!
: "Building a payment form tool in India: why I route money through the customer's own account instead of mine"
4 posts
Member Growth in r/indianstartups
Yearly
+49k members(65.1%)
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Last updated: August 12, 2026