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Startup Ranking

startupranking.com ↗

Conditional free route directory

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

  • Free submission exists but joins an approval queue the site itself describes as 80+ days — $25 (Basic) or $49 (Premium) buys 24-hour approval plus New Startups placement and newsletter exposure

Requirements

  • Social login only — Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, or X (site says it takes name, email, picture)
  • Submission flow starts at /startup/create/url-validation — the URL is validated before the form appears; /startup/submit is a 404
  • Fields: startup name, legal name, 60-char slogan, country AND state/region (both required and public), URL, founding date, business type, industry, tags, description, socials, contact email, phone
  • Ownership verification required: HTML file upload, tweet from the official handle, or domain email
  • Paid upgrades: faster approval ($25/$49), SR Booster, SR Pro, SR Advertising
  • Site sits behind a security interstitial/bot check on first visit

Prepare before opening the form

  • A social account to log in with
  • Region info — both country and state/region are required and shown publicly
  • Verification route ready (HTML file to your server is fastest)
  • Patience for the ~80-day free queue, or budget for the $25 skip

Workflow

  1. Log in with a social account at startupranking.com
  2. Click Create Startup -> /startup/create/url-validation and validate the URL
  3. Fill the registration form
  4. Verify ownership (HTML file / tweet / domain email) and claim
  5. Wait for approval — ~80+ days free, or pay for 24-hour review

Watch for

  • Free queue is exceptionally long (~80 days per the site's own page) — plan accordingly
  • State/region is mandatory and public — a con for founders wanting location privacy
  • Conflicting third-party claims on dofollow vs nofollow links — treat as unknown
  • Ranking metrics are based on web/social presence — a profile exists on their own terms

What counts as live

The startup profile is approved and public at startupranking.com with a link back to the site

Not verified

  • Whether outbound links are dofollow (sources conflict)
  • Actual current queue length

Sources

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