Loading…
The Startup Discovery Platform
Submit once and get a permanent profile, a high-authority backlink, SEO visibility, and targeted discovery traffic from founders, buyers, and investors actively looking for startups like yours.
124+
Startup and tool listings discoverable on the platform
37
Structured categories that create long-tail search and browse intent
509+
Prompts and adjacent discovery surfaces that widen topical authority
Trending now
Launch in 3 steps
From submission to discovery — get your startup seen by the right people.
Share your startup, app, or AI tool. It takes under 2 minutes.
Our team checks every submission for quality and genuine value.
Get discovered by thousands of users looking for the next best tool.
Fresh prompts
Explore
Newsletter
Get a weekly digest of the hottest new startups, AI tools, and prompts delivered straight to your inbox. No spam, ever.
For business owners
Listing on Startup List isn't just a directory entry — it's a growth engine for your business. Here's what you get when you join our platform.
Every listing includes a permanent dofollow backlink to your website. Boost your domain authority and climb search rankings with a link from our DA 40+ platform.
Your product gets its own dedicated, SEO-optimized page with structured data markup, meta tags, and rich snippets that help you rank higher on Google.
Reach 50,000+ monthly visitors who are founders, investors, early adopters, and tech enthusiasts actively looking for new tools and startups.
SEO Benefits
Backlinks from Startup List are permanent, dofollow links that signal trust to search engines. Here's how your listing works as an SEO asset.
Create your free listing with your website URL, description, and branding assets.
Our team reviews your submission within 24 hours for quality and relevance.
Your listing goes live with a permanent dofollow backlink pointing to your site.
Search engines discover the link, boosting your domain authority and rankings.
Domain Authority
All listing links
Links never expire
Business tools
Powerful, free tools to help you analyze, optimize, and grow your online presence.
Trusted by founders
“Listing on Startup List drove 3,000+ visitors to our site in the first week. The backlink also helped us jump from page 3 to page 1 on Google for our target keyword.”
Sarah Chen
Founder, DataFlow AI
Submission Growth
A listing here should not be treated like a one-time directory form. It works best as a reusable trust page, a discoverability node, and a supporting SEO asset that compounds over time.
Create your founder profile and launch your startup into a searchable, permanent directory page.
Read moreLearn where to list your startup for ongoing discovery, backlinks, and buyer-intent traffic.
Read moreTurn directory placements and editorial assets into long-term SEO authority.
Read moreChoose the best channels for startup growth once your organic foundation is in place.
Read moreFounder FAQ
A Startup List profile combines three growth functions in one page: search visibility, referral traffic, and trust-building. Instead of relying on short-lived launch posts, founders get a permanent public listing that can rank in search, attract qualified visitors, and serve as a reusable proof asset in outreach, investor updates, and launch campaigns.
Yes. Listings are crawlable public pages with strong category structure, internal links, and persistent visibility in startup-discovery workflows. For founders, that means a profile can contribute backlink value, branded search presence, and another indexable mention of the product's positioning and category relevance.
Startup List is used by founders, operators, early adopters, marketers, and buyers evaluating new software, AI tools, and startup products. That makes discovery traffic more qualified than broad social media impressions because visitors arrive in a comparison and solution-seeking context.
Most founders can complete a Startup List submission in under two minutes if they already have a clear short description, website URL, category, and logo. The biggest performance lift comes from writing precise positioning and adding the right category, not from writing excessive copy.
Startup List is best for startups, AI tools, SaaS products, no-code tools, developer tools, and high-signal internet businesses that solve a real operational problem for a defined audience. The strongest listings are specific, credible, and positioned around a real use case.
Resources
Expert guides, documentation, and resources to help you get the most from Startup List.
Join 500+ startups already listed on Startup List. Get a permanent backlink, boost your SEO, and reach thousands of potential customers.
No credit card required.
Get discovered across our directory, blog features, newsletter (12K+ subscribers), and social media channels. Your brand gets amplified across multiple touchpoints.
Build credibility with verified reviews from real users. Positive reviews on Startup List serve as powerful social proof for potential customers.
Track views, clicks, and engagement on your listing. Understand where your traffic comes from and optimize your listing for better conversion.
No credit card required. Setup takes less than 2 minutes.
Comprehensive SEO audit checklist to ensure your website is optimized for search engines.
The highest-performing founders treat their listing as a distribution asset. They link to it from launch posts, include it in cold outreach as a trust destination, reference it in newsletters, and align the listing message with the main landing page so visitors experience a consistent story from discovery through conversion.
See what we've shipped recently. New features and improvements.
