# Startups

Startups is a board game for 3–7 players. It plays in 20 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 6.8 out of 10 by 28 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $15.96 (United States).

- **Players:** 3–7 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 20 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 1.6 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2017
- **Categories:** Card Game, Economic
- **Mechanics:** Area Majority / Influence, Set Collection, Increase Value of Unchosen Resources, Stock Holding, Investment, Score-and-Reset Game, Hot Potato
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.8 out of 10, from 28 reviews
- **Owned by:** 92 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 317
- **Unique players:** 357

**Designers:** Jun Sasaki

**Artists:** Jun Sasaki, Hiroko Izumida

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 15.96 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/startups |
| Cardhaus Games | 17.49 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/startups/ |
| Atomic Empire | 23 $ | https://www.atomicempire.com/Item/235860 |
| 401 Games | 23.95 $ | https://store.401games.ca/products/startups |
| eFantasy | 21.99 € | https://www.efantasy.gr/en/products/board-games/263070-board-game-startups |
| Milan Spiele | 15.6 € | https://www.milan-spiele.de/startups-deutsch-p-22768.html |
| TLAMA games | 429 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/deskove-hry/startups/ |
| Homoludicus Granollers | 18 € | https://homoludicus-granollers.org/startups |
| Ludifolie | 18.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/6063-startups.html |
| Zatu Games | 16.49 £ | https://zatu.com/products/startups |
| Gamers@Hart | 16.5 £ | https://gamersathart.co.uk/product/startups/ |
| Get Your Fun | 19.99 € | https://www.getyourfun.it/037038-startups-giochi-semplici-e-veloci.html |
| Hyggeonkel | 159.95 kr | https://www.hyggeonkel.dk/produkt/startups |
| Fantasiapelit | 22 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_189427 |
| World of Board Games | 249 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/insider |
| Spielezar | 22.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/partyspiele/startups-defriten |
| Alphaspel | 279 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/96508-startups-en |
| Good Games | 44.13 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/startups |

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/startups-2)
- [Startups in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/startups-2)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/223770)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._