Launch catalog / Playbook
Startup Buffer
Free route directory
Researched from public pages — no submission was run · sources read 2026-09-25. Rules change — recheck the platform's own pages before submitting.
Requirements
- No account is created — the form is anonymous; a private edit link is emailed to the address you enter
- Required: startup name, live URL, a business email you actually read, a one-sentence pitch, a description of at least 3-4 sentences, and a screenshot under 500KB
- Optional: country, city, primary category, tags, video, social links — used to place the profile on market/location pages
- Site operating since 2015; outbound product link is a plain rel="noopener" followed link
Prepare before opening the form
- A screenshot compressed under 500KB — the form's only hard limit and a common failure (a normal full-width screenshot exceeds it)
- One-sentence pitch plus a 3-4+ sentence description
- The right business email — it is the ONLY way back to edit the listing later
- Category/tags/country/city for discovery placement
Workflow
- Open https://startupbuffer.com/site/submit
- Fill mandatory fields (name, URL, email, pitch, description) and optional discovery fields
- Upload the <500KB screenshot at the end of the form
- Submit — you land on a promotion page confirming the submission is in review
- Save the private edit link that arrives by email
Watch for
- Post-submit redirect lands on a paid promotion upsell — submission itself is already in; no payment needed
- Screenshot cap is strictly 500KB — compress before uploading
- Losing the emailed edit link means losing edit access permanently (no account recovery)
- Free vs premium listing exists — premium buys featured placement, but pricing was not visible on public pages
- Submit page returned 403 to an automated reader — may block non-browser agents
What counts as live
A startup profile page on startupbuffer.com carrying the pitch, description, screenshot, category/tags and country — cross-linked from market and location pages.
Not verified
- Review duration before the listing goes live
- Premium listing pricing
- Whether the profile link is dofollow on all listings or only approved ones