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What's Up Startup vs startup.jobs

startup.jobs is a global startup job board. According to its own site it has over 270,000 open jobs at over 71,000 companies, and it collects part of them from startups’ careers pages. What's Up Startup is much smaller: about 140 hand-picked roles, non-tech only, in Poland, DACH and remote, with the required language and the startup stage on every role. If you want to see as many startup jobs worldwide as possible, including tech roles, startup.jobs gives you more choice. If you want a shorter list for the Polish and German market, start with What's Up Startup.

At a glance

What's Up Startupstartup.jobs
Who it is for
Non-tech people who want to work at a startupPeople who want to work at a startup: engineers, designers, product, marketing, sales, operators, interns
Role types
Non-tech roles only: marketing, sales, operations, finance, HR, customer success, productAll, tech and non-tech. 272,143 open jobs at 71,569 companies (their site, 22 Oct 2026)
Required language shown on the role
Yes, on every role. Plus the startup stage (seed, Series A…)Depends on the listing, usually in the description
Who picks the roles
Filip picks every role by hand, about 140 live roles, new ones every Thursday, each role drops off after 60 daysStartups post jobs directly, and startup.jobs also collects openings from startups’ careers pages
Where “Apply” leads
Straight to the company’s own hiring system (ATS)Depends on the role
Price for candidates
Free. Optional SCAN €39: 20–50 roles matched to your profile in 24 hFree. Optional paid Startup Jobs Plus plan: early access to new jobs, instant alerts, salary filters
Price for companies
From €89. A Polish startup’s first listing is free$299 per job post, live for 30 days
Geography
Poland, Germany and the rest of DACH, remote in EuropeWorldwide

Last reviewed: 22 October 2026. Facts about startup.jobs come from their own pages. If something has changed, write to [email protected].

When startup.jobs is the better choice

  • •You want to see as many startup jobs worldwide as possible.
  • •You are looking for a tech role or a new-grad internship.
  • •You want to compare startup salaries by role and location.
  • •You are searching outside Europe, for example in the US or Asia.
  • •You want to search jobs through an API or an AI assistant (startup.jobs has an API and an MCP server).

When What's Up Startup is the better choice

  • •You only want non-tech roles and don’t want to filter out engineering jobs.
  • •You want to see the required language and the company’s stage before you click.
  • •You are searching in Poland, Germany or remote for a European company.
  • •You want someone to pick the roles by hand instead of scanning everything.
  • •You want 5 new roles in your inbox every Friday.

About 140 non-tech startup roles with the required language and the company stage. New ones every Thursday. Every Friday 5 roles go out to 2,600+ readers.

Questions

How is What's Up Startup different from startup.jobs?+

startup.jobs is a global board with hundreds of thousands of startup jobs, tech and non-tech. What's Up Startup has about 140 hand-picked non-tech roles in Poland, DACH and remote, with the required language and the startup stage on every role.

How much does a listing cost?+

According to startup.jobs: $299 per job post for 30 days. On What's Up Startup: from €89, and a Polish startup’s first listing is free.

Do candidates pay?+

Browsing and applying is free on both. startup.jobs has an optional paid Startup Jobs Plus plan. What's Up Startup has an optional SCAN for €39: 20–50 roles matched to your profile in 24 h, money back if we find fewer than 10.

Sources (22 October 2026)