Startup databases

CB Insights

Accepts AI tools

Company database used by investors and corporate buyers. Tech vendors request a free analyst briefing by email and fill in a survey, which updates their company profile and makes them eligible for its research and rankings.

CB Insights is a startup database at cbinsights.com. It lists AI startups. Listing is free. The link you get is dofollow: the company website link on a live profile has no rel (checked /company/openai). Review: analysts pick which companies to highlight from products, revenue growth, funding and headcount; the company profile is updated after the survey is submitted. Terms read on cbinsights.com on 2 October 2026.

Rate card

Price: Free: it says briefing its analysts and being highlighted in its research cost nothing, with no pay-to-play
Link you get: Dofollow: the company website link on a live profile has no rel (checked /company/openai)
Review: Analysts pick which companies to highlight from products, revenue growth, funding and headcount; the company profile is updated after the survey is submitted
Lists: Every kind of AI product
Reach: HugeHuge reach: #12,696 by traffic in the Tranco top million; #2,296 of about 120 million domains by links in Common Crawl's web graph.
Checked: 2 October 2026, on its own pages

Quick answers

Can an AI startup get a profile on CB Insights?: Yes. It lists AI startups.
How much does a listing on CB Insights cost?: Listing is free.
What link does CB Insights give?: The link you get is dofollow: the company website link on a live profile has no rel (checked /company/openai).

Who is listed on CB Insights

Our nightly read of cbinsights.com found 344 apps we recognise from other places, among them design.com, google.dev, studio.design, favicon.im, favicon.io, favicon.love, customer.io, research.google. As of 8 Oct 2026. Your tracker checks whether yours is there.

How to submit to CB Insights

1. Prepare the kit. A one-line pitch, a description, a square logo and screenshots. The listing guide lists what forms ask for; the tracker builds the kit from your website.
2. Open the form. Their submit page opens from the button above once you are signed in; signing in costs nothing.
3. Wait for the review. Analysts pick which companies to highlight from products, revenue growth, funding and headcount; the company profile is updated after the survey is submitted. Log the submission in your tracker; it marks the listing when it appears.

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Know when CB Insights lists you.

Add your app once; we read cbinsights.com every week and mark the listing when it appears, every night on Pro. Last read 8 Oct 2026.

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Run CB Insights? A badge for your site

Tells founders you take AI tools before they read your rules, and links to your terms here. Paste it in your site's footer, so it is on your home page, where our nightly check looks:

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