LaunchPact

LaunchPact is a pact network for Product Hunt launches — not a launch platform itself. Founders form mutual pacts to support each other on launch day. Browse products you'd genuinely back, pledge support, and when backing is mutual, you've got a pact — with screenshot verification on launch day.

No — and the distinction matters. Upvote exchanges are "upvote everyone in the group, no questions asked." LaunchPact is the opposite: you browse launches, and you only pledge to products you'd genuinely support. If there's no mutual interest, no pact forms — and you're never obligated to back anything. Founders have always rallied support for launch day — through Reddit posts, Discord servers, and DMs to their network. Product Hunt itself encourages makers to bring their community. LaunchPact doesn't change that behavior; it adds two things those channels lack: reciprocity (you support them, they support you) and accountability (support is verified, and your trust score reflects whether you follow through). Genuine interest, made mutual and reliable. That's it.

You back a founder's launch, they back yours. On launch day you each show up for the other and confirm it, so both sides stay accountable.

When launch day arrives, pact partners upvote each other on Product Hunt and upload a screenshot as proof. LaunchPact's AI verifies the screenshot instantly. Partners who don't verify lose trust score. Every vote on launch day is screenshot-checked — no bought votes, no bots.

As many as you can. Every pact is a founder who plans to be there on your launch day — the more mutual pacts you have, the more momentum you stack. Start early and keep backing products you'd genuinely use.

Tuesday through Thursday see the most traffic but are also the most competitive. Sunday and Monday are softer. Schedule at least four weeks out so you have time to list your launch, form pacts, and prepare your assets.

Yes. Many first-time launchers use LaunchPact to meet founders and form pacts before their debut. Back products you believe in, collect pledges for yours, and show up for each other on launch day.

Every founder on LaunchPact has a trust score based on pact history: honour your pacts and it grows; miss verification windows or break commitments and it drops. It helps you spot reliable launch partners before you commit. Pledge all active on the feed lists founders who have opened LaunchPact in the last 14 days, have a trust score of 30+, and do not have a recent pattern of skipping verification after a partner already showed up, so staying active and showing up is how you get on those lists without paying.