We built BACKD because startup discovery is still dominated by polished pitches, private networks, and vague opinions. Founders can spend months telling people their startup is promising without receiving a clear public signal. BACKD changes that by putting startups in front of the internet and making community conviction visible. On BACKD, you can: • Discover emerging startups • Back a startup or pass • Rate the idea, product, market, design, and traction • Leave honest feedback • Compare startups • Follow rankings and momentum • Share a public conviction page • Support discovery with optional Boosts The goal is simple: help founders earn attention through public feedback, while helping everyone discover what is worth watching. BACKD is not an investment platform. Backing represents community opinion only. Boosts are platform credits with no ownership, equity, securities, or financial value. We are launching with a small group of startups and would love feedback on: - What would make you return to BACKD every week? - Which startup discovery signals do you trust most? - Would you share your startup’s BACKD result publicly? - What would make community feedback more useful to founders? Make your call.

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See what the internet backs.

See what the internet backs.