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How to submit to The Startup Inc

Paid: a listing costs $20, paid once the startup is reviewed and published. The form needs no account and asks for long original answers.

Checked 1 October 2026. No free route: 'Publishing your startup at The Startup INC will cost you $20, to be paid once the startup is reviewed and published.' The startup story page carries the same $20. Nobody has measured whether a The Startup Inc listing’s link is followed yet, so we don’t say. Queue: Reviewed, then notified whether listed; payment after publishing.

Free tier
No free route: 'Publishing your startup at The Startup INC will cost you $20, to be paid once the startup is reviewed and published.' The startup story page carries the same $20.
Link to your site
Not measured yet
Link back required from your site
Not that we saw
Account
Not needed
Human check / captcha
None seen
Queue
Reviewed, then notified whether listed; payment after publishing
Submitted by hand only
No
Last checked
1 Oct 2026 — we read the submit and pricing pages

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Questions about The Startup Inc

Is The Startup Inc free?
No free route: 'Publishing your startup at The Startup INC will cost you $20, to be paid once the startup is reviewed and published.' The startup story page carries the same $20.
Is a The Startup Inc link dofollow?
Nobody has measured whether a The Startup Inc listing’s link is followed yet, so we don’t say.
How long does The Startup Inc take?
Reviewed, then notified whether listed; payment after publishing
Do you need an account to submit to The Startup Inc?
No.
Does The Startup Inc ask for a link back from your site?
Not that we saw.

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