# Hypepotamus: AI Startup Coverage, free or paid (hypepotamus.com)

> 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.

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.

- Site: https://www.hypepotamus.com/
- Kind: Press
- Verdict: Southeast US startups only
- 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
- Reach: huge (#465496 by traffic in the Tranco top million; #18846 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)
- Run by: Hypepotamus Holdings, LLC
- Lists: every kind of AI product
- Their rule: https://www.hypepotamus.com/
- Checked: 2026-10-03

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

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