Startup communities
Founder communities for early-stage startups: accountability groups, fundraising circles and places to get honest feedback before launch.
These are for early-stage founders looking for accountability, fundraising context and honest feedback. They are spread across several platforms, and the one a community runs on shapes how it feels day to day.
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Common questions
How many Startup communities are listed here?
13 right now. Every listing is checked by hand before it goes live, and member numbers are shown exactly as the community states them rather than rounded up.
Are Startup communities free to join?
11 of the 13 listed are free to join. The other 2 charge for membership, and the price shown is the one published when the listing was last checked.
Which Startup communities are the biggest?
By stated member count: r/SideProject (~778K members), r/buildinpublic (~104K members), The Founders Club (~61.7K members). Size is worth weighing against how active a community actually is, which each listing shows separately.