Why Starto exists
Starto was built to solve one problem: people outside startup hubs don’t get visibility, access, or the right connections — even when the opportunity exists.
The real problem in India’s startup ecosystem
Location Bias
Opportunities are often limited by geography.
Visibility Gap
Talent exists everywhere, but visibility doesn't.
Capital Concentration
Capital flows where noise is loud, not where potential is real.
Blind Decision-Making
Early founders build blind, based on assumptions.
This is not a talent problem. It’s a discovery problem.
What we realized
Every startup begins in a place.
Every place already has signals.
Nobody connects these signals early.
If founders could see their ecosystem clearly, fewer would fail blindly.
So what is Starto?
Starto is a local ecosystem discovery platform that helps founders, freelancers, investors, and space providers find each other — based on real location data.
- Not a marketplace
- Not a management tool
- Not a social network
Starto is a discovery layer, not a destination.
Our principles
Real data only
No fake metrics, no inflated numbers.
Location-first
Ecosystems exist before funding.
Direct connections
Conversations happen on WhatsApp, not behind paywalls.
Build from anywhere
Tier-2, Tier-3, rural — all count.
Built by founders from the same ecosystem
Starto isn’t built from a boardroom. It’s built from the same problems it’s trying to solve.
Founder & CEO
B.Tech Computer Science graduate (2025) from GITAM University.
Building Starto to solve the exact problems faced by founders outside metro ecosystems - visibility, access, and local discovery.
Focused on building real-world systems, not demo dashboards.
Co-Founder & Data Engineer
Data Engineer with experience in building scalable data systems.
AWS practitioner and M.Tech candidate (Software Engineering) at BITS Pilani.
Works on Starto’s data foundation - location intelligence, ecosystem signals, and real-world analysis.
Why two of us?
One builds the product from the ground.
One builds the data that makes it truthful.
Together, we’re building Starto for founders who don’t start with unfair advantages.
- Founders validating before building
- Freelancers seeking real opportunities
- Investors discovering early ecosystems
- Space providers activating unused capacity
Our vision
"The next generation of startups will come from everywhere — not just a few pin codes."
Starto exists to make those ecosystems visible before it’s too late.