Features built for discovering real startup ecosystems

Starto helps founders, freelancers, investors, and space providers discover real opportunities around them — before money, before teams, before risk.

Explore a location before you build

Pick any location. Choose an industry. See real signals, not assumptions.

Local competition density

Know who else is building in your space nearby.

Demand indicators

See if the market is actually searching for your solution.

Risk level

Understand market saturation before you commit.

Ecosystem maturity

Is this location ready for your startup stage?

No login required for first 3 searches.

See who’s already around you

  • Founders near you
  • Freelancers near you
  • Investors near you
  • Space providers near you

Locations are user-provided and verified through activity, not scraped guesses.

Different roles. Same ecosystem.

Founder

  • Validate location before building
  • Find nearby talent, spaces, investors

Freelancer

  • Discover startups near you
  • Connect directly via WhatsApp

Investor

  • Discover founders outside metro noise
  • Spot early ecosystems before hype

Space Provider

  • List unused space
  • Reach serious local builders

No inbox. No platform lock-in.

Starto does not replace conversations. We initiate the right connection.

Conversations happen on WhatsApp.

What Starto does not do

We focus on what matters: connection.

  • No fake metrics
  • No revenue dashboards
  • No forced transactions
  • No middleman commissions (for now)

"Starto is a discovery layer,
not a control layer."

Explore a location

Discover people nearby

Connect directly

Explore your local startup ecosystem