startups as
Marketplaces.Dev marketplaces.dev
on-stagepremiumSoftware
For developers building two-sided markets: listings, matching and escrow as a kit.
Two-sided market mechanics — listings, matching, escrow — as a kit.
From the Startup card at api.sb/marketplaces.dev · Building · App.
contested · 1 tension
- stage: top100 · off one lens puts it in its top 100, the other does not (sketch R10: 68 shared, 32 each)
The two lenses (and any ledger statement) are kept side by side, not resolved. Most names carry one; it is a reading to explore, not an error.
What it is
| Tier | premium | Inferred · med · portfolio-lens-a.tsv (tier) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status | on-stage | Inferred · med · lens A stage top100 | |
| Product kind | Software | Inferred · low · seed rule: name grammar api(s).*/.dev/.studio/.management/.app; product kinds per studio CONTEXT.md (Cloud · Data · Software · Service · Commerce · Marketplace) | |
| Core noun | Startup | Inferred · low · seed rule: the unit noun of lens B abstraction S-studio (portfolio-lens-b.md §1) | |
| Buyer and position | Marketplace dev | Inferred · high · portfolio-lens-b.tsv (icp_or_position) | |
| Closed set or journey | S5b Archetype studios · Marketplace code door | Inferred · med · portfolio-lens-a.tsv (set_or_journey) | |
| Abstraction | S-studio | Inferred · high · portfolio-lens-b.tsv (abstraction) | |
| Role (lens B) | projection | Inferred · high · portfolio-lens-b.tsv (role) | |
| Registrar | porkbun | Inferred · high · holdings ledger (domains repo, read-only) |
Its stack
API.Lawyer API.ForSale the businesses
╲ ╱
Gigs.Exchange API.Services Closers.Sale Referrals.Sale brands
╲ ╲ ╱ ╱
Marketplaces.Dev centre
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APIs.Finance the businesses
│
Headless.ly the abstractions
│
SaaS.Studio the abstractions
│
API.SB brands
│
Startups.Studio ───── StartupBuilder.Dev brands
Click any node to re-centre the stack on it; the trail above keeps the nesting. Each node's own page is one more click.
Neighbours
Same abstraction (S-studio)
Marketplaces.StudioAcquisition.StudioAPI.SBStartup.GamesStartupBuilder.DevStartups.ManagementStartups.NewStartups.StudioBusiness.org.aiBusinesses.doCompanies.doCompanies.org.aiEnterprises.org.aiIdeas.org.aiNames.doOrganizations.org.aiOrgs.doSemantics.DevStartups.doStartups.org.aiStudio.org.aiVc.org.aiBrands.asDb.SBDirectory.SBDomorework.coHQ.SBId8.ClubIdeaflow.DevIdeas.asIo.SBLeancanvas.DevMarketplace.asNam.ngProblems.NinjaSh.SBStartups.asStrtp.StudioStudio.SB
Listed by
no discovery view lists it yet
In logo rows
- APIs.Finance's row buildable
- Headless.ly's row specified
- API.SB's row runs today
- StartupBuilder.Dev's row specified
- SaaS.Dev's row buildable
Its logo row
- Gigs.Exchange buildable
- API.Services buildable
- API.Auction buildable
- Referrals.Sale buildable
- Closers.Sale buildable
Slices
in no slice
Relationships (10)
| from | verb | to | provenance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces.Dev | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | APIs.Finance | Inferred · low · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvbuildable [row] sb def marketplaces.dev: built on functions/payments [low]; apis.finance is its preferred provider [medium] | |
| Marketplaces.Dev | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Headless.ly | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified [row] sb def marketplaces.dev: built on functions/business-systems [medium]; headless.ly is its preferred provider [medium] | |
| Gigs.Exchange | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Marketplaces.Dev | Inferred · low · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvbuildable [row] buildable: built on fits market/supply | |
| Marketplaces.Dev | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | API.SB | Inferred · high · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvruns today api.sb/marketplaces.dev answers (status Building, fetched 2026-10-24) | |
| API.Services | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Marketplaces.Dev | Inferred · low · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvbuildable [row] buildable: built on fits api/market | |
| API.Auction | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Marketplaces.Dev | Inferred · low · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvbuildable [row] buildable: built on fits api/market/b2b | |
| Referrals.Sale | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Marketplaces.Dev | Inferred · low · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvbuildable [row] buildable: built on fits supply/market | |
| Closers.Sale | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | Marketplaces.Dev | Inferred · low · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvbuildable [row] buildable: built on fits supply/market/hitl | |
| Marketplaces.Dev | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | StartupBuilder.Dev | Inferred · medium · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvspecified sb/poc/startup-as-noun/defs/marketplaces.dev/startup.data.mdx | |
| Marketplaces.Dev | runs-on logo row: "Powering" / "Built on" (customer runs on supplier) | SaaS.Dev | Inferred · low · docs/plans/research/2026-10-24-builder-brands/logo-graph.tsvbuildable [row] sb def marketplaces.dev: built on saas.dev [low] — Stated by r4-domains ("saas.dev"); the marketplace kit is a SaaS on the SaaS.Dev substrate. No production call. |
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