Submit Your Startup
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About
Submit Your Startup is a free, open launch directory where early-stage founders list their startups and get votes and feedback. Votes set the rank.
The case
Who it is for
Early‑stage founders looking for a transparent launch platform without pay‑to‑rank.
What is broken today
Before this product, founders typically relied on platforms that either required a paid feature to appear prominently or had opaque ranking systems that could be manipulated. This made it difficult to get genuine visibility and community feedback, and often required paying for a spot rather than earning a position through merit.
What it does about it
A founder submits a listing, which enters a queue and becomes live after 24 hours. Each signed‑in user can cast a single vote for a startup. Votes are counted in real time and determine the order on the front page, leaderboard, and category pages. Optional paid extras, such as a $9 express slot or a $29 featured slot, allow a founder to skip the queue or gain a temporary spotlight, but neither affects the vote‑based ranking.
Why not the obvious alternative
Unlike typical launch sites, Submit Your Startup never sells ranking positions; ranking is solely vote‑driven. The queue system guarantees that every launch becomes visible after a predictable period, and the express option provides a faster launch date without altering the community‑determined rank. This combination offers a fair, transparent launch experience that is not available on other platforms.
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Questions
- How does the ranking work?
- Each user can vote once for a startup. Votes are counted in real time and determine the order on the front page, leaderboard, and category pages. No ranking is sold or manipulated.
- What is the launch queue?
- After a submission, the startup enters a queue and becomes live after at least 24 hours in the next available release slot. The queue ensures a fair, predictable launch schedule.
- What paid extras are available?
- Founders can pay $9 for an express slot that skips the queue or $29 for a 7‑day featured slot. Neither option changes the vote‑based ranking.
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We built Submit Your Startup to give founders a simple, transparent way to launch, get community feedback, and grow visibility. No pay‑to‑rank, just real votes and a fair queue. Join us and let the community decide your launch order.