Discover startups
The marketplace at orbitalhub.dev/startups is publicly browsable. No account is required — anyone can search, filter, and open any published startup.
Filters
The marketplace supports five ways to narrow the list:
- Free-text search across startup names and descriptions.
- Categories, organized in three groups (see below).
- Stage, from idea to established.
- Tech stack, any of 19 technologies.
- Market signals: "Raising funds" and "Open to acquisition". These surface founders who have marked their startup as raising funds or as open to acquisition conversations.
Market signals are self-declared by founders. Orbital does not verify fundraising claims or endorse listings — treat every signal as an invitation to start a conversation and do your own diligence.
Featured startups sort first in every view.
Taxonomy
Stages
Idea · MVP · Early-stage · Scaling · Established
Categories
| Group | Categories |
|---|---|
| Sectors | DeFi, Payments, NFT, Consumer, Gaming, DAO, DePIN, Community |
| Infra and Tech | Infra, AI, DevTools, Security, Analytics |
| Services | Consulting, Development, Legal, Marketing, Auditing, Recruiting, Design |
Tech stack
Rust, Anchor, Next.js, React, TypeScript, Solana Pay, SPL Token, Token Extensions, Metaplex, IPFS, Helius, QuickNode, Triton, Jito, Pyth, Switchboard, Supabase, PostgreSQL, Tailwind CSS.
The startup detail page
Every published startup has a public page with:
- About — the description and links the founder provided.
- Tech stack and categories — the taxonomy tags above.
- Key metrics — stage, location, team size, MRR (only if the founder made it public), and launch date.
- Team — the people behind the startup.
- Founder contact — direct links to reach out.
Contacting founders
Contact happens off-platform: each startup page links out to the founder's X or Telegram. This is a deliberate choice — no in-app inbox means no unread queue for founders to babysit, and conversations start where founders already are.
Today vs. roadmap
There is no in-app messaging today. Structured intro requests and messaging are planned — see Messaging for the reasoning and the Roadmap for where it fits.
The Orbital
orbitalhub.dev/orbital renders every geo-located published startup on a 3D globe — a clearer view of where things are being built across Solana. Featured startups carry a gold marker. Click any marker to open the startup's detail page.
Next steps
- Building something yourself? List your startup — listing is free.
- Want more visibility for your listing? See Featured listings.
- New to Orbital? Start with Getting started.