r/indianstartups is a subreddit with 123k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses startup, struggling, founder, tired, and looking for cofounder, 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
: "Solo founder on H-1B in the US, building an India startup part-time. Looking for advice from founders who've done this"
18 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Solo Developer Seeking Help to Launch My MVP - Funds, advise,.."
12 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "Built a news app called The FeedIn( available on play store and App Store) because I got tired of doomscrolling and clickbait. Please guide how to scale the app"
8 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "Looking for Someone to Join My AI Startup as a Temporary Co-Founder"
6 posts
#5
Pain & Anger
: "I don't think founders talk enough about how weirdly lonely the tiny wins are."
4 posts
#6
Ideas
: "Looking for D2c Opportunities and ideas. Or Problem and Gap in India"
2 posts
#7
Money Talk
: "Banks want ITR history for a ₹2 lakh working-capital gap, what are small founders actually using?"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/indianstartups
#1
Startup
44 posts
#2
Struggling
11 posts
#3
Founder
11 posts
#4
Tired
9 posts
#5
Looking For Cofounder
8 posts
#6
Ai
7 posts
#7
Business
7 posts
#8
Co Founder
7 posts
#9
Marketing
6 posts
#10
Tech
6 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
: "Solo Developer Seeking Help to Launch My MVP - Funds, advise,.."
45 posts
#2
How do I?
: "If I knew this earlier, I would never have started a startup."
30 posts
#3
How to Grow?
: "Are companies focusing on the wrong way to reduce travel costs?"
26 posts
#4
Other
: "I stopped asking “would you use this?” and gave 8 people the login instead."
23 posts
#5
Hiring
: "Two really bad interview experiences at startups in Bangalore"
22 posts
#6
Business Ride Along
: "8 years in b2b consulting. write these 3 lines before every call, still."
18 posts
#7
Case Study
: "The Baniya Startup Culture of India in a nutshell!!"
16 posts
#8
Co-founder search
: "Technical founder looking for a Gen Z marketing co-founder"
6 posts
#9
News
: "The ‘Deep Clean’ Was Cover for Mass Layoffs at Even Healthcare"
3 posts
#10
Ask Me Anything!
: "Building quick commerce + quick services in one app. Launching MVP in Delhi NCR in September. Would value a reality check from this sub."
3 posts
Member Growth in r/indianstartups
Yearly
+49k members(66.2%)
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Last updated: August 5, 2026