Does Maddyness cover AI startups?

Only some. It covers AI startups, with a rule: French startups only.

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Maddyness

French startups only

French startup and innovation news site with an English edition. It takes press releases at [email protected] and has a form for sending information; its guidelines for opinion pieces, dated October 2019, say a startup must be headquartered in France to be in scope.

Maddyness is a tech publication at maddyness.com. It covers AI startups, with a rule: French startups only. Listing is free, with paid spots on offer. Terms read on maddyness.com on 3 October 2026.

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Price: No fee stated for sending information or press releases; partnerships and sponsored content through a media kit from its advertising address, no prices stated
Link you get: not stated
Review: Not stated
Their rule: French startups only
Lists: Every kind of AI product
Where they say so: maddyness.com/2019/10/02/soumettre-sujet-maddyness ↗
Reach: HugeHuge reach: #78,775 by traffic in the Tranco top million; #10,646 of about 120 million domains by links in Common Crawl's web graph.
Checked: 3 October 2026, on its own pages

Quick answers

Does Maddyness cover AI startups?: Only some. It covers AI startups, with a rule: French startups only.
How much does a listing on Maddyness cost?: Listing is free, with paid spots on offer.

Who is listed on Maddyness

Our nightly read of maddyness.com found 186 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 Maddyness

1. Prepare the kit. A one-line pitch, a description, a square logo and screenshots, and check that your product fits their rule: french startups only. 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 reply. Reply times are not stated; give it two weeks before you follow up. 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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