diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 6fcc1b010..291e856ae 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ PUBLIC_APPWRITE_FN_TLDR_ID=
 PUBLIC_APPWRITE_ENDPOINT=
 PUBLIC_APPWRITE_PROJECT_ID=
 PUBLIC_APPWRITE_PROJECT_INIT_ID=
+PUBLIC_GROWTH_ENDPOINT=
 APPWRITE_DB_INIT_ID=
 APPWRITE_COL_INIT_ID=
 APPWRITE_API_KEY_INIT=
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 28a78ede5..ae1c6e7aa 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ ENV PUBLIC_APPWRITE_PROJECT_ID ${PUBLIC_APPWRITE_PROJECT_ID}
 ARG PUBLIC_APPWRITE_PROJECT_INIT_ID
 ENV PUBLIC_APPWRITE_PROJECT_INIT_ID ${PUBLIC_APPWRITE_PROJECT_INIT_ID}
 
+ARG PUBLIC_GROWTH_ENDPOINT
+ENV PUBLIC_GROWTH_ENDPOINT ${PUBLIC_GROWTH_ENDPOINT}
+
 ARG APPWRITE_DB_INIT_ID
 ENV APPWRITE_DB_INIT_ID ${APPWRITE_DB_INIT_ID}
 
diff --git a/src/routes/startups/+page.svelte b/src/routes/startups/+page.svelte
index c17c5ed11..068b0a3e6 100644
--- a/src/routes/startups/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/startups/+page.svelte
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
     import { TITLE_SUFFIX } from '$routes/titles';
     import { DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION, DEFAULT_HOST } from '$lib/utils/metadata';
 
+    import { PUBLIC_GROWTH_ENDPOINT } from '$env/static/public';
+
     const title = 'Startups' + TITLE_SUFFIX;
     const description = DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION;
     const ogImage = DEFAULT_HOST + '/images/open-graph/website.png';
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@
         error = undefined;
         submitting = true;
 
-        const response = await fetch('https://growth.appwrite.io/v1/conversations/startups', {
+        const response = await fetch(`${PUBLIC_GROWTH_ENDPOINT}/conversations/startups`, {
             method: 'POST',
             headers: {
                 'Content-Type': 'application/json'