Founder.best is a weekly launch platform with permanent product pages, backlinks and an MCP server for AI agents. Launches start at $9 one-time.
Researched and fact-checked by Bartu Cavusoglu · Updated October 26, 2026
Founder.best is a startup launch platform and community for indie founders and bootstrapped SaaS teams. Founders list a product, the community upvotes it, and the platform ranks it against the other launches of that week. Each product keeps a permanent page, so a listing does not disappear when the launch week ends.
The site positions its listings as readable by both people and machines. Customers, search engines, AI assistants and AI agents can all read a product page. The homepage reports 510 products launched and more than 705 founders using the platform.
A launch starts with a website URL. An AI fetch step reads the site and pre-fills the name, tagline and description, and the founder adds a logo, up to five screenshots and up to three categories. The founder then picks a launch week, which can be up to 13 weeks ahead, and a plan.
On launch day the product appears in the Live launches list, ranked by upvotes. It is also listed in category and use-case pages, the weekly archive and the community Feed. When the homepage window ends, the product page stays live with structured data and a badge that updates with the upvote count.
The core of the platform is the weekly upvote-ranked launchpad, where the top three products by launch-week upvotes win badges and a spot in the newsletter. Paid launches also get product updates, an embeddable badge, newsletter inclusion and Google Search Console and Analytics tracking in the dashboard.
Several features target discovery beyond people. Founder.best exposes a public JSON API, an MCP server and an llms.txt file so AI assistants and agents can read listings. Verified revenue badges from TrustMRR are free on every launch plan, and founders can claim a profile with a vanity URL.
Founder.best is a launch platform and community for founders. Makers submit products, the community upvotes them, and the top launches each week climb the leaderboard. Each product also gets a permanent page that AI assistants and search engines can read.
A Free Launch costs $0 and opens from week 4 after manual review. Standard is $9 one-time for 2 weeks and Launch Pro is $19 one-time for 1 month. Launch Pro+ is $9 per month.
Yes. The Free Launch gives a basic listing after admin review. It is available from week 4 onward, with limited free spots per week, and it does not go live instantly.
Paid launches (Standard, Pro and Pro+) include a dofollow backlink on the product page. The pricing page lists a nofollow backlink for Free Launch. Every plan includes an embeddable badge.
Yes. The site offers structured data, llms.txt, a public JSON API and an MCP server. It says ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini can find and cite listings.
If a launch has not gone live yet, you can contact the team within 24 hours of purchase for a full refund. Once the launch is live, payments are non-refundable.
Winners are based only on upvotes received during the product's launch week. The top three products take #1, #2 and #3 and receive badges, emails and leaderboard placement.
It suits indie makers and bootstrapped SaaS founders who want a low-cost launch, a backlink and a lasting listing. It also suits developer-tool makers who want AI agents to find their product.