How Discover Startups works
Two sides looking for each other. We're where they meet. A curated directory connecting early-stage founders with the investors, press, buyers and partners actively searching for them.
If you're a startup founder: you're great, but invisible
Getting in front of the right investors, press and partners shouldn't depend on who you already know — or how loud you can shout online.
The day-to-day reality:
- Posting into the algorithm void and hoping the right person sees it.
- Hours of cold DMs and emails to people who probably aren't the right fit.
- Warm intros that only happen if you're already in the room.
If you're looking for startups: the good ones are buried
Building your own pipeline of early-stage startups is slow, manual, and biased toward whoever already has a megaphone.
- Trawling LinkedIn, Product Hunt and newsletters to build your own list.
- Trekking to events to maybe meet one or two relevant founders.
- Cold inbound that's mostly noise, in the wrong channel, at the wrong time.
The solution: connecting the startup ecosystem
Founders build a profile once. Searchers come looking with intent. When there's a fit, conversations happen directly — in inboxes, not DMs.
- Be discoverable — without posting daily into the void.
- Be searchable — found by people who already want what you do.
- Be reachable — conversations land in your inbox, not your DMs.
How it works for founders
- Register your startup. Tell us what you're building, your stage, and who you want to reach. Takes about 5 minutes.
- Get vetted. We review every submission so the directory stays high-signal — no gatekeeping on revenue or stage.
- Get discovered. Investors, press and partners search for what you do and reach out directly. No algorithm in the middle.
How it works for searchers (investors, press, retail buyers, partners)
- Sign up. Join as an investor, journalist, buyer or partner. Tell us what you're looking for.
- Search the directory. Filter by stage, sector, location and more. Every startup is vetted and up to date.
- Reach out directly. Land in the founder's inbox — not their social media DMs. No middlemen, no per-intro fees.
Ready?