r/startups is a subreddit with 2.1M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, 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
: "Do Start Up Incubators work? How do they work? I will not promote"
11 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "I only have one active user on my website am I cooked?! ( I will not promote)"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/startups
#1
Struggling
59 posts
#2
Startup
48 posts
#3
Looking For A Cofounder
35 posts
#4
Looking For A Co Founder
24 posts
#5
Looking For A Technical Cofounder
15 posts
#6
Looking For A Startup
15 posts
#7
Tired
12 posts
#8
Looking For Cofounder
8 posts
#9
Marketing
6 posts
#10
Cofounder
4 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
: "Is YC losing prestige with all of the AI Wrappers it invests in? I will not promote"
67 posts
Member Growth in r/startups
Yearly
+223k members(11.9%)
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Last updated: August 1, 2026