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Discover Startups helps early-stage, product-based founders present a vetted company profile to investors, media, buyers and partners. Its free Directory includes visibility and watchlist notifications, while Matchmaker adds AI-powered matching for press, retail, investor and event opportunities, curated introductions, direct inbox contact, audience controls, and a founder-only WhatsApp community with events and webinars. Searchers can filter by stage, sector and location, and founders can pause matching for specific audiences.

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   Tracxn

   by Tracxn

   Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+2

   Private-market research and global company intelligence — Tracxn provides research records on millions of companies, investors, funding, acquisitions, financials, cap tables and employees across many countries.

   6.9 Free plan Visit site
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   Community Data

   Free plan APIWeb

   Developers building open startup-data applications — Community Data offers an openly maintained JSON database, schemas and public GraphQL API that anyone can contribute to.

   7.3 Free plan Visit site
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   FlareSight

   Free plan APIWeb

   SEC-based funding alerts and contact discovery — FlareSight turns SEC filings into daily funding intelligence, with filing links, contact reveals, email tools, API access and CSV exports.

   7.1 Free plan · paid from $24/mo (annual) Visit site
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   Selva

   Free plan Web

   Latin American startup and investor research — Selva maps Latin American startups, investors and funding with multilingual source links, market summaries and premium financial details.

   6.7 Free plan · paid from $39/mo Visit site
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   StartupDB

   Free plan APIWeb

   Free, source-linked startup data via APIs and MCP — StartupDB supplies source-linked funding and relationship records through a free REST API and read-only MCP server without an account or key.

   6.8 Free plan Visit site
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   Dealflow.Africa

   Free plan Web

   African funding intelligence and founder programs — Dealflow.Africa focuses on African rounds, investors, acquisitions and ecosystem signals, while adding fundraise listings, investor connections and program applications.

   7.1 Free plan Visit site
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   Europe Startup Database

   Free plan Web

   European startup, funding and investor discovery — Europe Startup Database curates European companies, rounds and investors with daily updates, source checks, duplicate cleanup and country-focused search.

   7.0 Free plan Visit site
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   Dealroom

   by Dealroom

   Free plan APIExtensionWeb
   7.4 Free plan · 3-day trial Visit site
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   ITjuzi

   Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+2
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    FirstGlance

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb
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    OSSEAN

    Free plan Web
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    StartupBlink

    Free plan Web
    6.6 From $999 Visit site
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    CB Insights

    Free trial AndroidAPIExtension+2
    6.5 Pricing on request · 10-day trial Visit site
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    Open Source Startups

    Free plan Web
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    Techboard

    Free plan Web
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    The Venture Codex

    Free plan Web
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    Startbase

    Free plan Web
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    Harmonic

    Free trial APIExtensioniPhone+1
    6.2 Pricing on request Visit site
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    StartupWho

    Free plan Web
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    Beauhurst

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    6.1 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Frontrun

    Free trial APIWeb
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    BetaList

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    SheetVenture

    Free trial Web
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    Evertrace

    Paid APIWeb
    5.5 Pricing on request Visit site

Readers may look elsewhere when they need service businesses included, broader funding intelligence, regional databases, open APIs, exports, mobile access or integrations beyond the web. Discover Startups excludes service businesses, keeps Matchmaker invite-only, and charges £49.99 per month after invitation; its free plan centers on profiles and visibility. When switching, weigh whether you need matchmaking or research depth, the geographic scope and evidence behind records, contact and export options, platform support, and whether your priority is promoting a startup, finding investments, tracking markets or building applications from data.

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