# Forbes: AI Startup Coverage, paid (forbes.com)

> Forbes is a tech publication at forbes.com. It covers AI startups, with a rule: $1M revenue or funding. Listing is paid. The link you get is nofollow: links in a Forbes Councils article carry rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" (September 2026). Review: a selection committee vets each application; approved applicants are invited to buy a membership package. Terms read on forbes.com on 2 October 2026.

Business media. Its own pages give no startup pitch address, as the tips page is for investigative leads; the founder route is Forbes Councils, an invitation-only paid membership that lets senior executives publish bylined articles. The Technology Council asks for at least $1M in annual revenue or in funding.

- Site: https://www.forbes.com/
- Kind: Press
- Verdict: $1M revenue or funding
- Price: Forbes Councils membership is a paid package bought after approval; the price is not stated
- Link you get: Links in a Forbes Councils article carry rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" (September 2026)
- Review: A selection committee vets each application; approved applicants are invited to buy a membership package
- Reach: huge (#221 by traffic in the Tranco top million; #52 by links in Common Crawl's web graph)
- How to submit: a form; the link or address shows on the page for signed-in visitors (https://listaify.com/login, free)
- Lists: every kind of AI product
- Their rule: https://councils.forbes.com/forbestechcouncil
- Checked: 2026-10-02

Page: https://listaify.com/places/forbes

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