# HackerNoon: AI Startup Coverage, free, or from $159.99 (hackernoon.com)

> HackerNoon is a tech publication at hackernoon.com. It covers AI startups. Listing is free; a paid spot starts at $159.99. The link you get is sponsored: links in a live brand story carry rel="sponsored"; links in an individual writer's story carry rel="ugc" (checked two live stories). Review: every story is reviewed by a human editor before publication; no time is stated. Terms read on hackernoon.com on 2 October 2026.

Tech publishing platform where anyone can publish after editor review. A startup must publish from a brand account, may link its own site once per 500 words and must also cite other sources; ad-like posts are rejected.

- Site: https://hackernoon.com/
- Kind: Press
- Verdict: Accepts AI tools
- Price: Free to publish; brand accounts get their first credit free; Story Boost to the homepage and newsletter from $159.99 a credit
- Link you get: Links in a live brand story carry rel="sponsored"; links in an individual writer's story carry rel="ugc" (checked two live stories)
- Review: Every story is reviewed by a human editor before publication; no time is stated
- Reach: huge (#7045 by traffic in the Tranco top million; #1080 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
- Checked: 2026-10-02

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

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