The best startup communities in 2025
Product Hunt
—The place to discover your next favorite thing
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Founded in 2013 as a tiny side project, Product Hunt has become the place for makers and companies to launch their latest app, gadget, or physical products to the world. It's a global community of friendly folks sharing and discussing the latest in tech.
Y Combinator
—Make something people want.
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Y Combinator is an American seed accelerator launched in March 2005 and was used to launch over 2,000 companies including Dropbox, Airbnb, Stripe, Reddit, Optimizely, Zenefits, Docker, DoorDash, Mixpanel, Heroku.
Microsoft for Startups
—Microsoft for Startups | Microsoft
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Microsoft for Startup Founders Hub provides founders with free resources to help overcome the challenges startups face- including Azure credits, development and productivity tools, mentorship resources, and more. Open to all, no funding required.
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AWS Activate is a comprehensive program designed to support startups and businesses and provide them with the resources and tools they need to build and scale their businesses on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud platform.
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AngelList is building the infrastructure that powers the startup economy, providing startups and investors with the connected tools they need to launch and scale a startup or fund—and invest in both.
Kickstarter
—Bringing creative projects to life.
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Kickstarter is an American public-benefit corporation based in Brooklyn, New York, that maintains a global crowdfunding platform focused on creativity and merchandising.
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Starter Story interviews successful entrepreneurs and shares the stories behind their businesses. In each interview, we ask how they got started, how they grew, and how they run their business today.
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Work on your idea, MVP, or existing product for 12 weeks. If you launch, get users, and demonstrate product velocity, you'll have a chance at receiving a $25k investment. Accepting 200+ builder founders for our upcoming cohort and look to invest in 30 teams.
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Crunchbase information includes investments and funding information, founding members and individuals in leadership positions, mergers and acquisitions, news, and industry trends.
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We keep everyone updated on cool makers and their great products. Sometimes we can be funny too.
