# Launching Next

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/launching-next/  
**Website:** https://www.launchingnext.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 1

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.

## Kin Score — 12.0 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-25 under rubric 0.14.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 12.0).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 59.3 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 7.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 9.5 |
| Commercial Clarity | 15.8 |
| Access Clarity | 15.8 |

## Agent readiness — 2.5 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (1)

- **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...

## Security (1)

- **Launching Next Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DNSSEC · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Launching Next Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Discovery, Product Launch, Startups

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/launching-next/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.