r/indianstartups is a subreddit with 115k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses startup, india, founder, marketing, 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
Solution Requests
: "Splitwell: A free alternative of Splitwise (no ads, unlimited expense, multi-currency)"
15 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "How to Start a Business in India in 2026 — Everything I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before I Wasted 6 Months"
15 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Amazon Music Removed Ad Free Option And Downloads From Its Standard Plan, Got Massive Backlash"
9 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "I think my father has a rare skillset. I'm struggling to figure out how to sell it."
9 posts
#5
Self-Promotion
: "Created a shopify store for redditor for fun and now i BuildSick stores full time!"
8 posts
#6
Ideas
: "business idea for retired Father in 60s, anyone suggestions ?"
4 posts
#7
Money Talk
: "Raised my saas price 50% last week. instead of dropping, sales tripled in 24 hours. was at 1 paid subscriptions every 2-3 days or even more some weeks. indian founders we need to talk about underpricing"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/indianstartups
#1
Startup
: "I'm the CEO of an eVTOL Startup. We just completed our Gen-2 aircraft’s first flight—Ask Me Anything!"
156 posts
#2
India
: "Moved from Pune to Gurgaon to work on a problem affecting 140M elderly Indians."
44 posts
#3
Founder
: "Ex-Founder looking for Founder's Office / Growth & Ops roles at early-stage startups"
38 posts
#4
Marketing
: "Some will call this bad Marketing. But this small café just wanted attention and got it. Reminds me of every quick commerce app and their "FREE delivery." We all know.😅"
36 posts
#5
Ai
: "Update: Bihar Boy Which Spend ~11 Lakhs for Ai Model TrAining. (read post)"
32 posts
#6
Business
: "How to Start a Business in India in 2026 — Everything I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before I Wasted 6 Months"
22 posts
#7
Struggling
15 posts
#8
Product
: "FMCG Product GROWTH IN TIER 2 city with limited budget"
15 posts
#9
Tech
: "I almost gave away equity to build my app and I am still not sure about it"
14 posts
#10
Founders
: "Founders, what does your current CA or financial advisor do that you hate or what do they not do but you really wish they did?"
14 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
: "Is this bill from CA firm okay for a Pvt Ltd startup"
41 posts
#2
How do I?
: "I think my father has a rare skillset. I'm struggling to figure out how to sell it."
35 posts
#3
Other
: "Fight Me : Most Teen Startup Success Is A Network Story Disguised As An Innovation Story."
26 posts
#4
Business Ride Along
: "Turning balconies into liveable sanctuaries! Help us find our first three!"
25 posts
#5
Case Study
: "A client wanted to launch a whey protein brand. Then I actually counted how many already exist."
24 posts
#6
How to Grow?
: "A water bottle for free....With ads labeld on that...."
23 posts
#7
Co-founder search
: "EVERY MINUTE MATTERS Ambulance delays continue to cost lives across India."
9 posts
#8
Hiring
: "Looking for a Sales Partner to Build a Service Business"
7 posts
#9
Ask Me Anything!
: "I'm the CEO of an eVTOL startup. We just completed our Gen-2 aircraft’s first flight—Ask Me Anything!"
4 posts
#10
Meme
: "Gangadhar hi shaktimaan hai? ..............OC:meme"
3 posts
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Yearly
+47k members(67.5%)
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Last updated: June 14, 2026