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What it is

Discover Startups is a vetted directory and matchmaking platform for early-stage, product-based founders. Its free Directory gives startups a profile, visibility to investors, media, buyers and partners, and watchlist notifications. Investors, journalists, retail buyers and brand partners can search using filters such as stage, sector and location, then contact founders directly through their inbox without per-introduction fees. Submissions are reviewed to check that a startup is real, its founder can be reached and its data is honest; revenue and stage are not acceptance gates. The paid Matchmaker plan adds AI-powered matching across press, retail, investor and event opportunities, with curated options founders can pursue or pass on. Founders can edit profiles, pause matching for audiences and add audiences they want to reach. Matchmaker also includes a founder-only WhatsApp community, events and webinars. It is an invite-only beta: applications are reviewed by hand, invitations arrive in small batches, and billing starts only after an invitation. Matchmaker costs £49.99 a month once invited. Service businesses are not accepted.

Spec sheet

Product
Discover Startups is a vetted directory and matchmaking platform for early-stage, product-based founders.Read 4 Oct 2026 · discoverstartups.com
Maker
The About page identifies Georgie Brown as the founder of Discover Startups.Read 4 Oct 2026 · discoverstartups.com
Beta access
Matchmaker is invite-only; applications are hand-reviewed, invites go out in small batches, and applicants are billed only once invited.Read 4 Oct 2026 · discoverstartups.com
Community and events
Matchmaker includes a founder-only WhatsApp community and member events and webinars.Read 4 Oct 2026 · discoverstartups.com
Contact flow
Searchers can contact founders directly through their inbox, with no middlemen or per-introduction fees.Read 4 Oct 2026 · discoverstartups.com
Founder controls
Founders can edit their profile, pause matching for specific audiences and add audiences they want to be matched with.Read 4 Oct 2026 · discoverstartups.com
Founder directory
The free Directory provides a startup profile, visibility to investors, media, buyers and partners, and watchlist notifications.Read 4 Oct 2026 · discoverstartups.com
Limits
The service accepts product-based startups and does not take service businesses.Read 4 Oct 2026 · discoverstartups.com
Matching
Matchmaker offers AI-powered matching across press, retail, investor and event opportunities, with curated opportunities founders can apply for or pass on.Read 4 Oct 2026 · discoverstartups.com
Search filters
Searchers can filter the directory by stage, sector, location and more.Read 4 Oct 2026 · discoverstartups.com
Searchers
The service is for investors, journalists, retail buyers and brand partners looking for early-stage startups.Read 4 Oct 2026 · discoverstartups.com
Vetting
Every submission is reviewed to check that the startup is real, the founder is reachable and the data is honest; revenue or stage is not used as a gate.Read 4 Oct 2026 · discoverstartups.com

Plans and prices

The Directory Free Free, forever Dedicated startup profile · visible to investors, media, buyers and partners · watchlist notifications Read 4 Oct 2026 · discoverstartups.com
Matchmaker £49.99 a month £49.99 / month · billed once invited into the invite-only beta Includes Directory · AI-powered opportunity matching · curated introductions · founder-only WhatsApp community · member events and webinars Read 4 Oct 2026 · discoverstartups.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Free Directory includes a startup profile and watchlist notifications.
  • Searchers can filter by stage, sector and location.
  • Founders can be contacted directly without per-introduction fees.
  • Founders can pause matching for specific audiences.

Limits

  • Service businesses are not accepted.
  • Matchmaker is invite-only and in beta.
  • Matchmaker costs £49.99 a month once invited.
  • Invitations are sent in small batches.

Who it suits

The Directory suits product-based startup founders seeking visibility, and investors, journalists, retail buyers and brand partners searching for early-stage companies. Matchmaker is for founders who receive an invitation to its beta.

Verdict

The free Directory offers profiles and direct founder contact, while Matchmaker adds opportunity matching and community features. Access to the paid plan depends on receiving a beta invitation, and only product-based startups are accepted.

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