Launch catalog / Playbook
Inc42
Conditional free route press
Researched from public pages — no submission was run · sources read 2026-09-26. Rules change — recheck the platform's own pages before submitting.
What the free route requires
- The 'Submit Your Startup' page is part of Inc42's BrandLabs commercial offering — featured-startup coverage is sold as 'Startup Spotlight'/'Startup Booster Packages'; earned editorial exists separately but there is no free guaranteed listing
Requirements
- Indian startup ecosystem focus — Inc42 covers India's tech/startup economy
- Paid route: Submit Your Startup / Startup Spotlight / Startup Booster Packages via BrandLabs
- Earned route: editorial coverage of funding/news in the Indian ecosystem; guest-post route exists as a labeled nav item
- Inc42 Plus is a paid reader subscription — unrelated to submissions
Prepare before opening the form
- India relevance — the readership is the Indian startup ecosystem
- For paid features: budget for a BrandLabs package (pricing not public on the page)
- For earned coverage: a funding round, launch, or trend story with India significance
Workflow
- Open inc42.com/startup-submission and use 'Submit Your Startup' — expect this to route into the paid BrandLabs flow
- For earned coverage, pitch the newsroom via Contact Us with an India-ecosystem story
- Guest Posts and Advertise are separate nav items under 'Partner with Inc42'
Watch for
- The submission page reads as marketing for paid packages — do not assume free coverage
- India-only relevance — a SaaS with no India angle won't fit either route
- 'Recently Featured Startups' mix editorial and BrandLabs content — check the label
- Inc42 runs paid courses/events — the site has many commercial surfaces
What counts as live
The startup is featured in an Inc42 article (earned or labeled BrandLabs feature)
Not verified
- Startup Booster/Spotlight pricing — not published on the page
- Whether the Submit form itself is free or paywalled at the end