Julia Yu

Unicorns Club - Social for startups to show their growth & find investors

Unicorns Club democratizes startup fundraising and empowers startups to organically connect with investors through growth and updates. Focus on your growth, and investors will find you! Any startup can now become a superstar based on its traction!

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Julia Yu
🦄 Hello, Product Hunt! We’re Back! This is the second launch of Unicorns Club, and we couldn’t be more excited! Back in June, with your incredible support, we achieved #1 Product of the Day. More than the recognition, your kind words and encouragement powered us through the last 7 months. 🙌 🚀 What We’ve Achieved Together6,000+ matches between startups and investors • Connections spanning 40+ countries 🎉 What’s New in Unicorns Club We’ve gone beyond basic startup profiles! Here’s what’s new: • Profiles for startups and investors • A live feed for updates to stay connected • Initiate intros between startups and investors • Curated picks of standout profiles • Video feed for pitch and product showcases 🌟 Introducing Unicorns Journal We celebrate founders with interviews and stories that inspire. 👉 Check it out here: Unicorns Journal 🌈 What’s Next for 2025 • Even more stunning profiles with advanced features • Partnerships with top accelerators to expand opportunities • Benchmarks and forecasts to drive smarter decisions 💡 Join the Journey 👉 Start Your Journey on Unicorns Club Now Thank you, Product Hunt, for being part of our story. Let’s build the future of startups and investors together. 💜
Tony Tong
@juliayugo Congrats on round two! Curious what’s been the biggest takeaway from connecting 6000+ startups and investors?
Julia Yu
@tonyabracadabra thanks Tony 🙌 The hardest thing to motivate startups to fill their profiles, especially during the period when they could not see VCs on the platform 😄 but we overcame that!
Owen Far
Congrats on the launch @juliayugo :) I root for useful products like these! Wish you best of luck moving forward 🙌
Julia Yu
@owenfar thank you 😻
Nika
Julia, wish you good luck with another launch! :) Question: How do you claim partnerships with accelerators – how do you find them and what is their profile (conditions/quality parameters to become your partner)?
Julia Yu
@busmark_w_nika thanks, Nika! As for your question, we manually approach accelerators and partners that align with our mission and share the same quality focus. The goal is to create meaningful partnerships that provide real value to early-stage startups and first-time founders 💜
Nika
@juliayugo Is there any list of partners you collaborate with so far? :)
Julia Yu
@busmark_w_nika yes, check it out on Explore page in the app and here https://markets.businessinsider....
Natella Nuralieva
@juliayugo congrats on the launch! Love your approach reaching out to accelerators, good luck with further product development!
Nick from FirstHR
Congrats on the launch, Julia! Best of luck!
Julia Yu
@nickanisimov yeeeha! thank u Nick💜
George Antonius
@nickanisimov Many thanks!
Oksana Pozdnyak
@nickanisimov Thank you! We appreciate your support!
Achille Cavinato
This is amazing, really congratulation to the whole Unicorn Club team and good luck with everything 🔥 I'm so curious what have been the biggest success stories so far?
Oksana Pozdnyak
@achille_cavinato_jenium Your support is greatly appreciated! Thanks a lot!
Sveta Khaustova
@achille_cavinato_jenium Thank you for your support! We are creating https://unicorns.club/magazine to share great success stories. Stay tuned!
Julia Yu
@achille_cavinato_jenium We’ve already made over 6,000 matches between startups and investors across 40+ countries, so we’ve seen some great momentum 🚀
Micha Cassola
Super cool thing you thought up and created! Will definitely use your services in the future. Any discounts for PH folk like myself? 🤩💪
Julia Yu
@michacassola Thanks for the kind words! 🤩 We don’t have specific discounts for Product Hunt folks yet, but the good news is that Unicorns Club is 100% free for founders—and the basic functionality will always remain free! 🚀 And don't forget — the best time to start building your profile is now 🚀 Even if you’re not actively raising funds right now, creating a profile helps you: 1. Track growth and identify weak areas through our frameworks. 2. Build trust with investors over time by showcasing progress and commitment. 3. Get on investors’ radar early—many will follow your journey and step in when the time is right. Fundraising is all about building trust, and that takes time. So starting now gives you a head start!
Ishwar Jha
Congratulations! I am sure it will help entrepreneurs become more successful business owners.
Oksana Pozdnyak
@ishwarjha Thank you for the lovely comment! It means a lot to us
George Antonius
@ishwarjha Thank you!
Sveta Khaustova
@ishwarjha Thank you for your support! Yes, we really want to help startups and investors find each other. And I'm sure we will do it
Egor Krasnoperov
Congrats guys! Great opportunity for small startups 🙌 Are there any selection criteria for startups?
Sveta Khaustova
@egor_krasnoperov Thank you very much! We personally check startups and give recommendations on filling out the profile.
Julia Yu
@egor_krasnoperov Great question! Unicorns Club is open to startups from all niches and regions 🌍. We don’t have strict selection criteria—we focus on helping startups showcase their progress, innovation, and potential. Profiles with regular updates, clear growth metrics, and a strong vision tend to attract more investor interest. For example https://www.linkedin.com/posts/y...
Ilnur Kalimullin
Congrats on launch! 🦄 Love the focus on live updates and video feeds—game-changer for startup visibility. Excited to see what’s next in 2025! 🚀
George Antonius
@ikalimullin thank you! :)
Oksana Pozdnyak
@ikalimullin Thanks for the love! Feel free to share any suggestions or ideas
Sveta Khaustova
@ikalimullin Thank you a lot! We have many more ideas for startups and investors, stay tuned. Your support is very important to us!
Daniel Zaitzow
Launching soon!
@juliayugo Really interesting product and I love the idea of creating a community / ecosystem for an organic connection between these 2 parties. I am curious if your team has access to a dollar amount that you've helped to facilitate between investors / startup founders. I think that might be a cool marketing tool to use - have helped facilitate over 6k matches totalling over (ONE BILLION) in business funding over the past 7 months etc. Either way - killer job and I'm following along for the journey.
Julia Yu
@dzaitzow thank you, Daniel 🙏 I agree—it would be an awesome marketing tool! Unicorns Club is all about connecting the right startups with investors, and we’re working on building those kinds of impactful success stories.
Daniel Zaitzow
Launching soon!
@juliayugo totally - I think the success stories (and actually having success from those connections haha) is more important that my knee jerk first reaction to see metrics. Killer work again!
Jane Philippova
Congrats on your second launch! This is impressive progress in just 6 months!
Oksana Pozdnyak
@janeph Thanks for the kind words! They mean a lot as we grow and improve.
George Antonius
@janeph yeah, thanks! :)
Sveta Khaustova
@janeph Thank you for following and supporting us! We have been working hard for 6 months to show the new features of our service today! I am especially proud of Auto Match for investors and startups
André J
Finding the signal in the noise, that's the challenge. Focusing on growth metrics is good. But that too can be artificially gamed and alas becomes noise not signal. How do you filter out artificial growth? Any insight into this? I'm not sure it's a problem. But would be interesting to hear your thoughts.
Julia Yu
@sentry_co That’s a great question and a challenge many face! Growth metrics can sometimes be gamed, but Unicorns Club tackles this by focusing on consistent, long-term updates and progress tracking. Investors get to follow a startup’s journey in real time, seeing actual commitment, growth, and team performance over time—similar to the transparency provided by accelerators. By encouraging startups to showcase their traction, product evolution, and strategy updates regularly, it becomes harder to “artificially inflate” metrics. Organic growth shines through when you can see trends and the team’s execution over months, not just a flashy snapshot. What are your thoughts on this approach? Would love to hear 💜
Yash
Unicorns Club offers a delightful experience for enthusiasts. Thank you for bringing such a whimsical community to life! Truly appreciated.
Julia Yu
@goyashy thank you so much, Yash 💜
Oksana Pozdnyak
@goyashy Thanks a ton for your kind words!
Velalagan M
One of the best and useful networking platform I came across. Much appreciated.
Julia Yu
@vel_alagan thanks a lot, Velalagan 💜
Oksana Pozdnyak
@vel_alagan Thank you! We appreciate your feedback so much!
Ritik Singh Panwar
This would make life of startup founder easy. Congratulations on the launch , all the best team.
Oksana Pozdnyak
@ritik_singh_panwar Your support is greatly appreciated! Thanks a lot!
George Antonius
@ritik_singh_panwar Much appreciated!
Sveta Khaustova
@ritik_singh_panwar Thank you for your support! I am really happy to be part of the unicorns club and proud of the project we are doing
Ashit from Draftly.so
Congrats on the second launch and the progress so far, @juliayugo @a_anastasiaaaa @stepan_khodyrev @svetender @pozdnyakoks. The teaser video looks great. Just curious, is it AI-generated?
Julia Yu
@a_anastasiaaaa @stepan_khodyrev @svetender @pozdnyakoks @ashitvora Thanks to watch these video, Ashit! We don't have a lot of resources to telli about the product quickly. So I used Heygen, yes =) Is it bad? What do you think?
Ashit from Draftly.so
@a_anastasiaaaa @stepan_khodyrev @svetender @pozdnyakoks @juliayugo Not bad. I was just curious. You can figure out if you watch closely but it does the job. 👍🏼️
Giancarlo Rosa
💎 Pixel perfection
Congratulations on the re-launch! I'm a new user and setting up my profile today took ~20 minutes. That screams great user experience. Cheers!
Oksana Pozdnyak
@giancarlorosa Thanks for the kind words! They mean a lot as we grow and improve
Julia Yu
@giancarlorosa wow! Thank you so much for the kind words! 🎉 We’ve put a lot of effort into making the setup process as smooth as possible, so I’m thrilled to hear it was a great experience for you. The key now is to keep your profile updated—regular progress updates help build trust with investors over time 💜
Alex.lee
Congrats launch again! When reaching out to over 6,000 startups and investors, what are the top 5 questions investors care about? @juliayugo
Julia Yu
@alexxiang Great question! Growth metrics, user adoption, revenue, or any key milestones prove your startup is moving in the right direction. Month-over-month progress builds trust. Also investors care about how you make or plan to make money. Clear monetization strategies or potential revenue streams are key. And... strong, committed team with the skills to execute and adapt is often as important as the idea itself.
Mario Y. Peshev
Everyone who's gone through the fundraising process knows how tedious that is. I'm in favor of any platform that simplifies the process, expands the investor pool for great startups, and provides a healthy pipeline for VCs.
Oksana Pozdnyak
@no_fear_inc We appreciate your feedback so much!
Julia Yu
@no_fear_inc thanks, Mario 💜
Lyudmila Popova
Congrats on the launch! Exciting results! Good luck to the team
Oksana Pozdnyak
@lyudmila_popova Thanks a ton for your kind words!
Max Comperatore
cool! what's your MAU?
Sveta Khaustova
@maxcomx Thank you! We are currently counting. Join our club and stay tuned, we will be sharing this information soon.
Julia Yu
@maxcomx you should check our profile! https://app.unicorns.club/compan... ☺️