Terms of Service

Effective 8 November 2026.

These terms cover use of Foidry at https://www.foidry.tech. Questions go to support@foidry.tech. Personal information is described in the Privacy Policy. A seller legal name and a business address are not published here. If a law that applies to a paid sale requires them, they need the operator’s approval before public paid checkout is offered. No court is named on this page.

The service

Foidry is an independent website for discovering startups. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by Y Combinator. With an account, a member can search the directory, unlock startup profiles, and reveal founder contact emails.

Accounts and acceptable use

Email sign-up must verify the address before using the signed-in directory. You can also continue with Google. Google is connected to an existing password account only after that account’s email is verified. You are responsible for activity under your account and for keeping the password private.

Do not bypass sign-in or reveal limits, scrape the service, or interfere with it. Do not use a revealed address to spam, harass, or otherwise misuse the contact. Do not present Foidry as an official Y Combinator product.

Profile includes Delete account. It asks for the account email and the word DELETE, and for the current password when the account has one. You can also email support@foidry.tech. Eligible support requests are targeted for completion within 30 days. Closing the Foidry account does not close a Google account.

Paid subscriptions

Pro is listed at $8.99 USD per month when PayPal checkout is offered. If you start a PayPal subscription, PayPal processes the payment and the subscription renews until it is cancelled. You can cancel in PayPal. Deleting the account also cancels a subscription that is still set to bill, and the account stays if that cancellation is not confirmed. Paid access continues through the period already paid.

Foidry does not run its own refund button. Any cancellation or refund right the law gives you still applies, and a refund is handled through PayPal together with that right. Foidry does not promise a refund beyond that result, and it does not take away a right the law says cannot be waived. A private code entered while signed in can grant access without starting a charge.

Accuracy and availability

Startup information comes from public pages. Foidry does not promise that the site will be uninterrupted or free of errors, or that a profile, a hiring note, or a founder address is complete or current. Foidry does not promise that an address is accurate, current, or able to receive mail. You are responsible for how you use a revealed address.

Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Foidry’s contractual liability for a claim is limited to the amount the affected user actually paid for the subscription transaction or billing period that gave rise to the claim. If that payment was $8.99, the proposed cap for that claim is $8.99. The cap does not apply to a liability the law does not allow to be limited, and it does not remove a consumer right that cannot be waived. Publishing this limit does not mean a court will enforce it.