# StartupBeat: AI Startup Coverage, free or paid (startupbeat.com)

> StartupBeat is a tech publication at startupbeat.com. It covers AI startups, with a rule: early-stage startups only. Listing is free, with paid spots on offer. Review: submissions are vetted and it may reject any without a reason; a posted one is emailed with its link, a rejected one with possible reasons. Terms read on startupbeat.com on 2 October 2026.

Startup news site that runs company announcements, bylined articles and short startup pitches. It takes early-stage startups only: the pitch page says under five years old with at most two institutional rounds, while the news page says up to four years old and up to $4 million raised.

- Site: https://startupbeat.com/
- Kind: Press
- Verdict: Early-stage startups only
- Price: No fee is mentioned on the news or pitch forms; a sponsored article through its partner Publicize Originals is offered with no price on the page
- Link you get: not stated
- Review: Submissions are vetted and it may reject any without a reason; a posted one is emailed with its link, a rejected one with possible reasons
- Reach: medium (outside the Tranco top million; #432020 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: Brownstein & Egusa
- Lists: every kind of AI product
- Their rule: https://startupbeat.com/startup-beat-featured-startup-pitch-guidelines/
- Checked: 2026-10-02

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

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