Where the startup
ecosystem connects
Discover founders, companies, and investors building the future. Startup Otter is the definitive directory for the global startup community.
Arjun Mehta
Founder & CEO
Stackline AI
Priya Nair
Co-founder & CTO
Luminary Health
Marcus Webb
Angel Investor
Webb Ventures
2,847
Community Members
1,183
Companies Listed
$4.2B
Capital Available
48
Events This Month
62
Countries Represented
14K+
Connections Made
Three directories, one community
Find the exact person, company, or capital source you need — with rich profiles and direct contact.
People Directory
Founders, operators, angels, and builders
Arjun Mehta
Founder & CEO
Stackline AI
Kwame Asante
Founder & CEO
Verdant Logistics
Lena Hoffmann
Engineering Manager
Cloudpilot
Business Directory
Startups and scaleups across every sector
Stackline AI
AI-native developer tooling
Luminary Health
Precision diagnostics with ML
Agriflow
Supply chain for African agri
VC & Capital Directory
Funds, angels, and family offices actively investing
Horizon Fund III
VC Fund
Canopy Ventures
VC Fund
Sahara Ventures
VC Fund
Built for how founders actually work
Not a static list. Not a locked database. A living, community-maintained network that gets better as it grows.
Discover anyone, instantly
Full-text search across all three directories with smart filters by sector, stage, location, and open-to status.
Add your profile
Any community member can add themselves or their company to the directory. Takes under 2 minutes.
Keep everything current
Edit any listing to reflect new roles, funding stages, or investment thesis. Community-maintained accuracy.
Precision filtering
Filter investors by check size and stage. Filter founders by open-to status. Find exactly who you need.
Connected ecosystem
Profiles link founders to their companies, companies to their investors — the whole picture, not just a contact card.
Global by default
Founders and investors from 62+ countries. Filter by region or browse the whole ecosystem.
Trusted by the community
Real stories from founders and investors using Startup Otter
"Found my Series A lead investor through Startup Otter. Searched by sector and check size, found Apex Capital in 5 minutes. Closed 3 months later."
Rohan Gupta
Co-founder & CPO, Clearpath Legal
"The people directory is the only place I can find founders by their open-to status. I discovered three potential co-founders in my first week."
Lena Hoffmann
Engineering Manager, Cloudpilot
"As an angel, I use the company directory every week to track what's being built in my thesis areas. The stage filters alone save me hours of research."
Marcus Webb
Angel Investor, Webb Ventures
Your next co-founder, investor,
or hire is already here.
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