Launching Next website screenshot

Launching Next

Launching Next is a startup discovery and submission platform that publishes daily listings of new and trending tech startups and side projects worldwide. Founded as a long-running startup directory, the platform has featured over 45,000 startups and side projects, making it a go-to resource for founders, investors, and early adopters looking to discover what is being built next. Entrepreneurs can submit their startups for free, with an optional paid fast-track review.

Launching Next publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Discovery, Product Launch, and Startups.

Launching Next’s developer surface includes developer portal and 4 more developer resources.

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19.7/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessFreemium
1 APIs
DiscoveryProduct LaunchStartups

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
Composite quality — 19.7/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 1.7 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.1 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 5.9 / 10
Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 1

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Launching Next RSS Feed

Launching Next provides an RSS feed for the latest startup listings published on the platform. The feed allows developers, aggregators, and readers to programmatically consume n...

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Launching Next Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Launching Next Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Launching Next Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 1

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Launching Next Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal
Portal

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website
Website

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

RSSFeed
RSSFeed
 X
X

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: launching-next
name: Launching Next
description: Launching Next is a startup discovery and submission platform that publishes daily listings of new and trending
  tech startups and side projects worldwide. Founded as a long-running startup directory, the platform has featured over 45,000
  startups and side projects, making it a go-to resource for founders, investors, and early adopters looking to discover what
  is being built next. Entrepreneurs can submit their startups for free, with an optional paid fast-track review.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/launching-next.png
tags:
- Discovery
- Product Launch
- Startups
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/launching-next/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-24'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: launching-next:rss-feed
  name: Launching Next RSS Feed
  description: Launching Next provides an RSS feed for the latest startup listings published on the platform. The feed allows
    developers, aggregators, and readers to programmatically consume new startup entries as they are published, enabling integration
    with feed readers, monitoring tools, and custom startup discovery workflows.
  humanURL: https://www.launchingnext.com/
  baseURL: https://www.launchingnext.com
  tags:
  - Feed
  - RSS
  - Startups
  - Syndication
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.launchingnext.com/
  - type: RSSFeed
    url: https://www.launchingnext.com/feed/
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/launching-next-domain-security.yml
- url: https://www.launchingnext.com/
  name: Launching Next Website
  type: Website
- url: https://www.launchingnext.com/submit/
  name: Submit a Startup
  type: Portal
- url: https://www.launchingnext.com/feed/
  name: Launching Next RSS Feed
  type: RSSFeed
- url: https://x.com/LaunchingNext
  name: Launching Next on X
  type: X
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com