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Startup Savant

Accepts AI tools

Startup publication that sells sponsored articles written by its own team: a topic guide or a founder profile. The site says it has 607,000+ annual users (as of July 2026).

Startup Savant is a tech publication at startupsavant.com. It covers AI startups. A listing costs from $2,500. The link you get is sponsored: 2 to 3 contextual links in a paid article, labelled as sponsored; the site says they pass no direct ranking signal (as of July 2026). Review: replies in 3 to 5 business days if the enquiry is a good fit; sponsored pieces usually go live 2 to 3 weeks after the brief is approved (as of July 2026). Terms read on startupsavant.com on 3 October 2026.

Rate card

Price: Sponsored articles: Branded Guide $2,500, Spotlight Feature $3,750; homepage placement $750 a week (as of July 2026)
Link you get: Sponsored: 2 to 3 contextual links in a paid article, labelled as sponsored; the site says they pass no direct ranking signal (as of July 2026)
Review: Replies in 3 to 5 business days if the enquiry is a good fit; sponsored pieces usually go live 2 to 3 weeks after the brief is approved (as of July 2026)
Run by: TRUiC
Lists: Every kind of AI product
Reach: MediumMedium reach: #373,740 by traffic in the Tranco top million; #444,056 of about 120 million domains by links in Common Crawl's web graph.
Checked: 3 October 2026, on its own pages

Quick answers

Does Startup Savant cover AI startups?: Yes. It covers AI startups.
How much does a listing on Startup Savant cost?: A listing costs from $2,500.
What link does Startup Savant give?: The link you get is sponsored: 2 to 3 contextual links in a paid article, labelled as sponsored; the site says they pass no direct ranking signal (as of July 2026).

How to submit to Startup Savant

1. Prepare the kit. A one-line pitch, a description, a square logo and screenshots. 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 review. Replies in 3 to 5 business days if the enquiry is a good fit; sponsored pieces usually go live 2 to 3 weeks after the brief is approved (as of July 2026). Pay only for a spot you asked for; the listing itself is what the price above says. Mark the result in your tracker yourself: our checks cannot read this site.

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