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StartupBase is a launch and discovery platform for founders, makers, and early adopters. Every visit is someone actively exploring new products — comparing tools and ready to try what's next.

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Trusted by products built for founders

Choose the placement that fits your goal

Go big with sitewide visibility, stay consistently visible across listings, build long-term SEO, or land directly in subscriber inboxes.

Long-term SEO · Backlinks 50% off

Review Article: rank for your product's review searches

We research your product and publish an in-depth, 1,000+ word editorial review on the StartupBase blog — written to build trust and rank for your product's review searches.

  • SEO optimized for "your product review"
  • Published permanently on our blog
  • Dofollow backlinks to your website
$199$99 one-time
50% off for a limited time · stays live permanently
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● Google results for your product

your product review
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Your Product review: features, pricing, and alternatives

An in-depth, hands-on review of Your Product — what it does well, what to watch out for, pricing, and how it compares…

Sitewide sidebar · Highest visibility

Homepage sidebar: a permanent spot, sold to the highest bids

Our most visible slot is an open auction. The three highest bids sit in the sidebar on the homepage, product pages, the blog and the listings, with a direct link to your site, and stay there until someone outbids them.

  • Homepage, product page and blog sidebar
  • Direct dofollow link to your site
  • One bid, no renewals; top up any time to climb
from $15 / once
Your bid sets your rank · only 3 sidebar spots
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● Live in the sidebar

Listing boost · Most popular

Premium Placement: stay at the top while users compare

A simpler month-long placement that keeps your product closer to the top while users compare products across StartupBase listings.

  • Higher visibility across listing pages
  • Highlighted premium product card
  • Best for steady ongoing promotion
$99 / month
Runs monthly · longer packages available
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● Highlighted in the listings

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Your Product
Your tagline, right where users compare products.
Premium

Inbox reach · Amplify your launch

Newsletter Sponsorship: land in every subscriber's inbox

A sponsored placement inside the StartupBase newsletter, read by 14,317+ founders, builders, and product-focused subscribers. Best for launches, offers, and time-sensitive campaigns.

  • Top placement in one issue
  • Custom image, headline, copy & CTA
  • Best for launches and promos
$59 / issue
One sponsor per issue · top of the email
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● Top of the issue

Sponsored by Your Product

Your banner image

Your headline and pitch, at the top of one issue in every subscriber's inbox.

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Frequently asked questions

Questions about StartupBase placements or which option fits best? Contact us

StartupBase is a startup discovery platform where founders, makers, and early adopters browse new products, compare tools, and explore launches.
The Homepage Sidebar is our highest-visibility slot and it is sold by open bidding: the three highest bids sit in the sidebar across key StartupBase pages until someone outbids them.

Premium Placement gives your product stronger ongoing exposure across listing pages with a highlighted product card and direct website link.

Review Article is a one-time, in-depth editorial review of your product written by our team and published permanently on the StartupBase blog.

Newsletter Sponsorship is a one-time featured placement inside a StartupBase email issue sent to 14,317+ subscribers .
Our team researches your product and writes a 1,000+ word editorial review covering features, use cases, pricing, and alternatives. The article is SEO optimized to rank for your product's review searches, published on the StartupBase blog, and includes dofollow backlinks to your website.

Once published, you can read the article and suggest edits if anything needs adjusting.
Premium placements are monthly. You can book one month or choose a longer package if you want steady visibility over multiple months. The Homepage Sidebar is a one-time bid with no renewals; you keep the spot until someone outbids you.

Newsletter Sponsorship runs for one issue. The Review Article is a one-time purchase and stays on the blog permanently.
For Premium placements, your StartupBase product page and website link are usually enough. For the Homepage Sidebar we fetch the name, tagline and logo from your URL.

Newsletter placements may also include a custom image, headline, short copy, and CTA. For the Review Article, we do the research and writing — access to your product helps us go deeper.
Yes.

Placements usually work best when users can click through to an existing StartupBase product page with full details, reviews, and links, plus a clear path to your website.