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24 alternatives to SciStart

Turn scientific discoveries into startups

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. SciStart launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Hubble Stars▲86

   Daily research on startups from our analysts.

   2014 · disruption.vc · its alternatives →

2. 2
   AgFunder▲81

   Crowdsource fundraising for Ag and AgTech

   2014 · agfunder.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Nextt Experiments▲86

   A community for open and permissionless innovation

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Start Engine▲110

   Equity crowdfunding platform

   2015 · startengine.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Random Startup▲223

   Refresh to discover another startup

   2014 · randomstartup.org · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Spacehive▲61

   Crowdfunding for local civic projects

   2015 · spacehive.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Fundable▲87

   Business Crowdfunding

   2014 · fundable.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Teamstory▲103

   A Community for Startups & Entrepreneurs

   2014 · teamstoryapp.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Crowdstack▲145

   Curated directory of crowdfunding resources

   2016 · crowdstack.me · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Backer News▲171

    Fresh crowdfunding projects

    2014 · backercamp.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Designbook▲88

    A new type of crowdfunding platform

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    StartupVitamins▲188

    Motivation for your business

    2014 · startupvitamins.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    BetaList▲232

    Discover tomorrow's startups, today.

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Startup Book Buzz▲106

    One new startup related book recommended each week

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Freshpreneur▲124

    A peer-to-peer marketplace for crowdfunded products

    2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Crowdforge▲137

    Where software projects & startups find collaborators

    2017 · crowdforge.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Inkshares▲101

    Crowdfunded Book Publishing

    2014 · inkshares.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Experiment.com▲112

    Make science move faster

    2014 · experiment.com · its alternatives →

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    StartupTalks▲176

    A curated collection of startup related videos and podcasts

    2014 · startuptalks.tv · its alternatives →

20. 20
    ScienceBox ▲88

    Simple data science collaboration & productivity on the web

    2015 · yhathq.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Funding Hunt▲148

    Startup funding updates, daily

    2015 · webspor5.buzz · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Futurism▲109

    Product Hunt for news about the future

    2014 · futurism.co · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Crowd Loot▲114

    Product Hunt for Kickstarter Projects

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Gnusfeed▲82

    Product Hunt for crowdfunding projects

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →