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Submit to Startup Fame
A reviewed startup directory that deliberately limits free dofollow listings by requiring a homepage badge. Founders and makers browse it for new startups and use it for a quality backlink. Listings get a dedicated page, a featured badge and a do-follow link.
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Startup Fame at a glance
- Pricing
- Free + paid options
- Verified plan is free (homepage badge required, reviewed and published within 7 days); Highlight $19/month and Spotlight $149/month skip badge verification and publish instantly.
- Link type
- Dofollow
- Listing https://startupfa.me/s/actvox 'Visit ActVox' button (utm_campaign=verified) has no rel attribute, while the startup's secondary links use rel="ugc" (checked 2026-09-23)
- Review
- Manual review
- Link back required
- Yes, a link back to them
- Account required
- Yes
- Domain Rating
- DR84
- Domain Rating by Ahrefs, checked Sep 24, 2026. A score of the whole site’s backlinks, not a Google metric.
- Tranco rank
- #210,487
- Research top-sites ranking. Lower is more popular.
- Who browses it
- Founders, indie makers and people looking for new startups
- Last checked
How to submit to Startup Fame
Open the Startup Fame submission page
This is the page makers use to add a product.
Create an account
Startup Fame asks you to sign up before you can submit.
Have your assets ready
Name, tagline, description, logo and screenshots. The checklist below covers what to prepare so you can fill the form in one go.
Fill in the form carefully
Pick the most specific category the form offers and write the description for the people who browse Startup Fame (Founders, indie makers and people looking for new startups), not for search engines.
Decide on the link back
They ask for a link or badge on your site. Decide whether you’re happy to add it before you submit.
Wait for review
A person reviews submissions, so it can take a while. Once it’s live, check the link on your listing points to the right page.
Tips for Startup Fame
- The free Verified plan needs the Startup Fame badge on your homepage; a bot checks it before review.
- Free listings are reviewed and published within 7 days; paid plans publish instantly.
- Only the main visit link is dofollow; extra social and doc links on your page are marked ugc.
From Startup Fame’s own guidelines and pages, in our words.
What to prepare
The basics every directory asks for, plus what matters most for startup directories.
- Product name and a one-line tagline (about 60 characters)
- A short description (1–2 sentences) and a longer one (a short paragraph)
- Square logo, at least 256×256 px, PNG or SVG
- 2–3 screenshots at a consistent size
- The exact page you want the link to point to
- Pricing model (free, freemium or paid) and a contact email
- Your stage (idea, beta, launched) and the year you started
- Founder names and a short founder story (2–3 sentences)
- Funding status, only if you share it publicly
- A launch or beta date if you are not live yet
Is Startup Fame worth it?
Good for your SEO foundation
Startup Fame reviews listings by hand and the listing link we inspected was followed. That combination is what makes a directory link worth having for a new site.
- Domain Rating by Ahrefs: 84 (very strong). That's the strength of links to the whole site, not a promise about what your listing passes on.
- Tranco rank #210,487: a mid-sized site, inside the top 500,000.
- A person reviews submissions, so expect a wait and a real quality bar.
- There’s a free option. Start free and only pay for upgrades if the traffic justifies it.
- They ask for a link back to their site. One reciprocal link is common, but Google’s spam policies list excessive link exchanges as a problem, so don’t do this for every directory.
This verdict is worked out from the facts above with fixed rules (link type, review, price, Domain Rating by Ahrefs, Tranco rank), not paid for. The directory has no say in it.
Questions about Startup Fame
Is Startup Fame free?
There’s a free option, with paid upgrades. Pricing details: Verified plan is free (homepage badge required, reviewed and published within 7 days); Highlight $19/month and Spotlight $149/month skip badge verification and publish instantly. We checked on Sep 23, 2026.
Does Startup Fame give a dofollow link?
Yes. The listing link we inspected was a followed (dofollow) link. Evidence: Listing https://startupfa.me/s/actvox 'Visit ActVox' button (utm_campaign=verified) has no rel attribute, while the startup's secondary links use rel="ugc" (checked 2026-09-23).
How do I submit to Startup Fame?
Submit at https://startupfa.me/pricing. You need an account first. They ask for a link back to their site. A person reviews each submission before it goes live. Tip: The free Verified plan needs the Startup Fame badge on your homepage; a bot checks it before review.
Alternatives to Startup Fame
All startup directoriesNot published · DR 91 · Tranco #3,231
Free · DR 78 · Tranco #13,855
Free + paid options · DR 87 · Tranco #16,332
Free + paid options · DR 78 · Tranco #38,078
Free · DR 81 · Tranco #38,771
Free · DR 72 · Tranco #102,050
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Sources
The pages we opened on Sep 23, 2026 to write this page.