Submit to Startups.fyi
A showcase of profitable startups and side projects, each tagged with its revenue band, paired with a weekly newsletter for indie founders. Makers and would-be founders browse it for business ideas and proof of what earns money. Accepted projects get a page with a short write-up and a link to their site.
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Startups.fyi at a glance
- Pricing
- Paid
- Share-your-project form: Featured Listings start at $29 and are only queued once paid. Newsletter classified ad $169/issue and premium sponsorship $299/issue (discounted from $300/$500).
- Link type
- Dofollow
- Listing https://www.startups.fyi/product/1lookup 'Website' button links to 1lookup.io with no rel attribute (checked 2026-09-23)
- Review
- Manual review
- Link back required
- No
- Account required
- No
- Domain Rating
- DR32
- Domain Rating by Ahrefs, checked Sep 24, 2026. A score of the whole site’s backlinks, not a Google metric.
- Tranco rank
- Not ranked
- No Tranco rank on record for this site.
- Who browses it
- Indie makers and early founders looking for profitable business ideas
- Last checked
How to submit to Startups.fyi
Open the Startups.fyi submission page
This is the page makers use to add a product.
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 Startups.fyi (Indie makers and early founders looking for profitable business ideas), not for search engines.
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 Startups.fyi
- Include real revenue figures; every listing shows a revenue band and that is what readers browse for.
- Payment is required before a project enters the queue, and each one is still checked by a person.
- If you want founder reach, the newsletter classified ad is the cheaper of the two ad slots.
From Startups.fyi’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 Startups.fyi worth it?
Good for your SEO foundation
Startups.fyi 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: 32 (moderate). That's the strength of links to the whole site, not a promise about what your listing passes on.
- No Tranco rank on record, so we can’t say how much traffic it gets.
- A person reviews submissions, so expect a wait and a real quality bar.
- Listing costs money. Pay for the audience, not the link: Google’s spam policies treat buying links that pass ranking value as a link scheme.
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 Startups.fyi
Is Startups.fyi free?
No. Startups.fyi charges for listings. Pricing details: Share-your-project form: Featured Listings start at $29 and are only queued once paid. Newsletter classified ad $169/issue and premium sponsorship $299/issue (discounted from $300/$500). We checked on Sep 23, 2026.
Does Startups.fyi give a dofollow link?
Yes. The listing link we inspected was a followed (dofollow) link. Evidence: Listing https://www.startups.fyi/product/1lookup 'Website' button links to 1lookup.io with no rel attribute (checked 2026-09-23).
How do I submit to Startups.fyi?
Submit at https://tally.so/r/3lOGLk. A person reviews each submission before it goes live. Tip: Include real revenue figures; every listing shows a revenue band and that is what readers browse for.
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Sources
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