35 resources that will be interesting to startup creators

    Today we would like to offer readers a selection of foreign and domestic resources for the development and promotion of startups at various stages, starting with beta testing and ending with the official release. The list includes those sites and services that we have selected as effective and affordable based on our own experience or user feedback. Each item is accompanied by a detailed commentary on the services and terms provided.



    Let's start with foreign sites.

    1. betalist.com
    Do you want to gather and warm up the audience for the official release? Betalist works with startups that have not yet reached the general public. The resource administration selects projects for free posting on a site with an audience of 25,000 users; It also offers the option of immediate publication for $ 129.

    2. www.signupfirst.com
    If you are ready to offer first-time users particularly advantageous conditions, SignUpFirst is a good way to convey this information to them. The site contains special offers from young companies: discounts, promos, free trial or premium accounts and other bonuses, up to t-shirts with logos. You can enter information about your share yourself, there is no fee for this. For a contribution of $ 27, your offer is strongly disseminated in every way on social networks and mailing lists.

    3. betapage.co
    Catalog of innovative startups. In the process of moderation of applications, the administration takes into account mainly the uniqueness of the idea and how your product is presented on the Web; the stage of development of the project does not matter. The resource is interactive: users have the opportunity to put pros or cons to other startups and take part in discussions.

    4. www.springwise.com The
    resource selects from the infinite number of new startups the most promising and innovative ones and brings information about them to its users through various channels. You can apply and hope for the best.

    5. www.crazyaboutstartups.com
    All about startups: tips for new owners of business, trends in various fields, analytics, success stories and so on. The administration invites visitors to share information about their projects through a special form - your story can become the basis for a review, article or interview.

    6. www.startupranking.com
    Add your startup to the database, and the system will calculate its rating based on indicators of search results and activity on social networks. The analysis is free, but the waiting time can be up to two months (of course, the process can be accelerated for $ 79). When your project is published on the site, the rating will also determine its position in the general list and, accordingly, the availability of the resource for visitors.

    7. www.randomstartup.org
    A simple random generator that randomly gives a visitor a startup from his catalog every time the page is updated. To include your brainchild in this catalog, just fill out a short form.

    8. www.sideprojectors.com
    Site for the sale of side projects. Note that the resource does not assume the role of an intermediary between the buyer and the seller, but rather calls on the parties to communicate privately through other communication channels - in fact, the service is limited to placing ads.

    9. startuplift.com
    The resource offers owners of startups feedback and beta users on a paid basis ($ 10 per user, feedback packages - from 69 to 189 $). Leaving the application, you can specify in detail what aspects you ask to pay especially close attention to.

    10. www.betabound.com
    Your chance to bring an entire army of beta testers to your startup is completely free. The Betabound community has over 150,000 amateurs and professionals who are ready to take on any project that catches their attention. If moderators find your project interesting enough, a post with basic product information and contacts for beta testers will be posted on the basis of the application. The administration emphasizes that all applications are published on an equal footing - there is no opportunity to raise or fasten a post for a fee, and the influx of testers is determined solely by the merits of the project.

    11. www.launchingnext.com
    A digest of startups that are preparing to launch, plus bonuses in the form of life hacks and product ratings. You can apply for inclusion of your product in the list through the form on the site, for free.

    12. www.startuptabs.com A
    service promoting your startup through a mobile application or a web browser plugin; available only for a fee. For his $ 20, the user receives about 2000 impressions per day.

    13. www.coolstartupbro.com
    Youtube for startups; A selection of the most-most video presentations of startups. If you’ve shot a video on an idea, project or finished product - you are here. The system is extremely simple, in order to offer a link, even registration is not required. The administration considers only those videos that are already posted on Youtube or Vimeo.

    14.www.younoodle.com
    Service for potential investors looking for a promising startup. You can send your project to add to the database, tell in detail about yourself and your program. We’ll warn you right away: YouNoodle will require personal information from you - age, education, previous projects, roles of employees in the team, and then they will analyze the state of the team using an algorithm based on the theory of social networks.

    15. www.operation6fig.com
    A five-week online course for beginners who are just starting to develop their business and work for themselves. The registration fee is $ 25. The classes cover topics such as market conditions, website and logo design, SEO optimization, branding. Participants preliminarily undergo a kind of casting, during which the organizers select the most promising projects.

    16. discova.co A
    platform that offers investors and ordinary users assistance in finding interesting and promising projects from many categories. For startup owners, the pleasure of posting their product on the site will cost $ 25.

    17. startup88.com
    Multitasking resource: offers reviews of new startups, information on current vacancies and major events. Materials from site visitors are accepted; Be prepared to describe in detail what your startup is good in the application. Guaranteed and prompt placement of your story will cost $ 50; when considered in the usual manner, no fee will be charged.

    18. www.iamwire.com
    Resource with analytical articles and useful tips for those who launch a project related to the field of technology. The resource accepts materials from the outside - tell your story of entering the market, share experience with other specialists.

    19. stompstart.com
    StompStart helps entrepreneurs get support in the early stages of startup development by showing projects to investors. Materials are posted on the site and pages on social networks for free. Especially the administration's favorite projects, as well as posts from users who are actively involved in the community, have the opportunity to break through to the main page.

    20. www.startupblink.com
    Geography of startups. On an interactive world map, you can not only study the location of the offices of a company and find all the startup owners in your city, but also get information about whether they are looking for partners and are interested in cooperation. A good tool for networking.

    21. gust.com
    Resource for finding local startups. Quoting the source: a platform for attracting and managing early-stage investments. Thanks to Gust, professional entrepreneurs can collaborate with the most successful investors and receive support on almost any issues related to investor relations.

    22. thestartuppitch.com
    The Startup Pitch enables application developers to announce the world about their product and answer user questions.

    23. breakpoint.io
    Social platform for sharing feedback. If other resources focus on feedback from users or testers, then Breakpoint with its community of start-ups provides an opportunity to find out what colleagues think about your project.

    24. www.launchlist.co
    Catalog of fresh startups. Collaboration is primarily on a commercial basis. Users are offered paid ($ 49 and $ 99) service packages to attract the widest possible audience - newsletters, press releases, advertising banners, popularization on social networks.

    25. sideprojects.in
    The site administration collects a collection of "best startups and side projects." Let the Indian origin of the resource not bother you - according to Similar Web, most of the traffic to the site comes from the USA. Accommodation is possible both on a free and on a paid basis (prices and a package of services are discussed individually).

    26. startupbuffer.com
    Another catalog for startups, where you can see people and show yourself, and at the same time find followers in the early stages of the project. Accommodation is free of charge; only the usual application and moderation procedure is required.

    27. www.startupinspire.com A
    resource that positions itself as an international community, where the world's best talents and cultures come together to seek crowdfunding, exchange ideas and share tools and tips, and help each other achieve their goals. Simply put, you can share stories about your project, add it to the site, and also find useful information for work.

    For many readers of Habr domestic and Ukrainianresources will be more relevant than English speakers. And, although they are an order of magnitude smaller than foreign ones, some of them are worth paying attention to.

    28. spark.ru
    First of all, small businesses should familiarize themselves with the Spark platform. Here, experts involved in Russian technological projects gather in order to tell about themselves, answer questions, get feedback and find new partners and investors. Spark's main partner is vc.ru.

    29. startuppoint.ru
    The first and largest community in Runet for the professional search of venture investments and investment objects; the company evaluates the investment attractiveness of start-ups and aggregates a high-quality flow of projects in its database. The resource gives startups the opportunity to be noticed and gain access to investments, while at the same time helping investors find worthy objects for investment.

    30. www.towave.ru
    Internet publication about startups. The authors write about a variety of projects, are open to communication and promise to answer everyone except “site owners on the People and owners of online casinos”.

    31. startupnetwork.ru
    A platform where entrepreneurs with ideas and business plans, but without sufficient financial resources, can find sources of investment. Keep in mind: in order to receive financing, it is important for the initiator to present his project correctly - intelligibly and in an attractive way for the target audience. The interface of the Startup.Network platform is specially designed taking into account standardized requirements for the flow of information to potential investors. The project is relevant not only for Russia - Ukrainian, Belarusian, Kazakh startups can also try their luck.

    32. equerest.com
    Ukrainian resource that provides support for existing projects that are at the initial stage of development. Equerest is most interested, firstly, in startups related to education and development, and secondly, in ideas that go beyond standard solutions.

    33. ligafk.ru
    This service has a base for sending information about your project to investors.  
    The managers, together with investors, developed a convenient project questionnaire to draw up a detailed application. When answering questions in the questionnaire, the startup gets the opportunity to describe his project without missing important details.

    34. www.microsoft.com
    Microsoft also did not stand aside: the tycoon is ready to provide some kind of assistance in the development of your project. Statapers are offered the old-good Microsoft BizSpark program, the participants of which receive for free:

    - Microsoft licensed software for design, development, testing of products and placement of services on the Internet;
    - free Azure cloud hosting resources;
    - An opportunity to receive a Cloud grant in the form of Azure resources;
    - up to 4 million rubles in the framework of participation in Affiliate Accelerators;
    - free access to the Windows Store;
    - technical advice, assistance in business development and a number of additional benefits from partners in the BizSpark community.

    Of course, there are a number of restrictions that you can familiarize yourself with on the project website.

    35. softlinevp.com
    Corporate venture fund of the Softline group of companies. The fund invests in IT projects in the early stages of development. The interests of Softline Venture Partners are focused on such areas as mobile applications, SaaS & smart cloud, information security and e-commerce.

    We hope that our selection will be useful to you, and your startups will find their investors and a dedicated audience. If you have any interesting sources in mind, we will be grateful if you share them in the comments.

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