r/startups is a subreddit with 2.1M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses struggling, startup, looking for a cofounder, looking for a co founder, and looking for a technical cofounder, and they frequently recommend/review programming languages, banking, and email marketing service.
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Popular Themes in r/startups
#1
Advice Requests
: "I Will Not Promote - I've created a MVP and I have no clue what to do now ."
3 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Food startup founder looking for best insights AI agents for food innovation on a budget, any affordable options?? [I will not promote]"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/startups
#1
Struggling
61 posts
#2
Startup
: "How Do You Find Startups Looking for Founding Members or Fractional Co-founders? I will not promote."
55 posts
#3
Looking For A Cofounder
35 posts
#4
Looking For A Co Founder
25 posts
#5
Looking For A Technical Cofounder
15 posts
#6
Looking For A Startup
15 posts
#7
Tired
13 posts
#8
Looking For Cofounder
8 posts
#9
Marketing
7 posts
#10
Ai
: "Food startup founder looking for best insights Ai agents for food innovation on a budget, any affordable options?? [I will not promote]"
5 posts
Products Discussed in r/startups
Programming Languages
30 reviews
#1
Laravel
5.0★ from 8 reviews
#2
FreeCodeCamp
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Svelte
4.5★ from 2 reviews
Banking
25 reviews
#1
Mercury
5.0★ from 5 reviews
#2
Brex
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
HSBC
4.0★ from 1 review
Email Marketing Service
24 reviews
#1
Mailchimp
2.8★ from 4 reviews
#2
Moosend
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
Amazon SES
3.5★ from 2 reviews
Flair Used in r/startups
#1
I will not promote
: "[I will not promote] How's this product idea."
19 posts
Member Growth in r/startups
Yearly
+223k members(11.9%)
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Last updated: July 11, 2026