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Hypepotamus

Southeast US startups only

Tech news site for the Southeast US, covering startup funding, founders and investors. Says it has 700,000 annual sessions and 15,000 active subscribers.

Hypepotamus is a tech publication at hypepotamus.com. It covers AI startups, with a rule: Southeast US startups only. Listing is free, with paid spots on offer. Review: partners are vetted and every placement is labelled; paying partners do not buy editorial coverage. Terms read on hypepotamus.com on 3 October 2026.

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Price: Story pitches are free; partner placements are priced on request
Link you get: not stated
Review: Partners are vetted and every placement is labelled; paying partners do not buy editorial coverage
Run by: Hypepotamus Holdings, LLC
Their rule: Southeast US startups only
Lists: Every kind of AI product
Where they say so: hypepotamus.com ↗
Reach: HugeHuge reach: #465,496 by traffic in the Tranco top million; #18,846 of about 120 million domains by links in Common Crawl's web graph.
Checked: 3 October 2026, on its own pages

Quick answers

Does Hypepotamus cover AI startups?: Only some. It covers AI startups, with a rule: Southeast US startups only.
How much does a listing on Hypepotamus cost?: Listing is free, with paid spots on offer.
How does Hypepotamus review submissions?: Review: partners are vetted and every placement is labelled; paying partners do not buy editorial coverage.

Who is listed on Hypepotamus

Our nightly read of hypepotamus.com found 217 apps we recognise from other places, among them design.com, google.dev, studio.design, customer.io, research.google, chatgpt.site, claude.com, builder.io. As of 8 Oct 2026. Your tracker checks whether yours is there.

How to submit to Hypepotamus

1. Prepare the kit. A one-line pitch, a description, a square logo and screenshots, and check that your product fits their rule: southeast us startups only. The listing guide lists what forms ask for; the tracker builds the kit from your website.
2. Write to them. Their address and the subject line they ask for show above once you are signed in.
3. Wait for the review. Partners are vetted and every placement is labelled; paying partners do not buy editorial coverage. Pay only for a spot you asked for; the listing itself is what the price above says. Log the submission in your tracker; it marks the listing when it appears.

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

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