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 startup, struggling, looking for a cofounder, looking for a co founder, and promote, and they frequently recommend/review programming languages, banking, and email marketing service.
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Popular Themes in r/startups
#1
Advice Requests
: "How we approach buying out our VC’s stake in the startup? I will not promote"
17 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "AI customer service tools/platforms that actually work for your company/startup? URGENT and I will not promote"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "I will not promote. I'm a 3 yoe backend dev at a legacy company, and I'm finding it impossible to break into start ups"
1 post
#4
Ideas
: "Thesis is more important that product[I will not promote]"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/startups
#1
Startup
: "Startup failed, looking for job (i will not promote)"
79 posts
#2
Struggling
61 posts
#3
Looking For A Cofounder
35 posts
#4
Looking For A Co Founder
26 posts
#5
Promote
: "Leaving a stable £100k job to build a nuclear startup, how did you handle the fear? I will not Promote"
17 posts
#6
Looking For A Technical Cofounder
15 posts
#7
Looking For A Startup
15 posts
#8
Marketing
: "Is this the best strategy to build unique content now? i will not promote"
13 posts
#9
Tired
13 posts
#10
Cofounder
: "Experienced founders: Is there a way I can get warm intros in an industry without having to get advisors? I will not promote"
9 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
: "At what point do I give up and give my investors their money ($1.7m or so) back? If so, will I be punished? I will not promote"
149 posts
Member Growth in r/startups
Yearly
+222k members(11.9%)
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Last updated: July 1, 2026