Can an AI startup get a profile on Startups Cult?

Only some. It lists AI startups, with a rule: venture-backed startups.

Startup databases

Startups Cult

Venture-backed startups

Database of 325 startups with funding stage, investors and open roles, mostly venture-backed companies, with an AI filter. Its terms say founders can submit company details, logos, funding milestones and open roles.

Startups Cult is a startup database at startupscult.com. It lists AI startups, with a rule: venture-backed startups. The price is on request. The link you get is dofollow: plain Visit Website link on a live listing (rel noopener noreferrer). Review: the site says it indexes active startups by hand and may edit, decline or remove any listing. Terms read on startupscult.com on 3 October 2026.

Rate card

Price: Featured Launch, Promoted Spotlight and banner slots are paid and booked by agreement; no prices are stated
Link you get: Dofollow: plain Visit Website link on a live listing (rel noopener noreferrer)
Review: The site says it indexes active startups by hand and may edit, decline or remove any listing
Their rule: Venture-backed startups
Lists: Every kind of AI product
Where they say so: startupscult.com/directory ↗
Reach: TinyTiny reach: outside the Tranco top million by traffic; not in Common Crawl's web graph.
Checked: 3 October 2026, on its own pages

Quick answers

Can an AI startup get a profile on Startups Cult?: Only some. It lists AI startups, with a rule: venture-backed startups.
How much does a listing on Startups Cult cost?: The price is on request.
What link does Startups Cult give?: The link you get is dofollow: plain Visit Website link on a live listing (rel noopener noreferrer).

Who is listed on Startups Cult

Our nightly read of startupscult.com found 158 apps we recognise from other places, among them google.dev, studio.design, research.google, builder.io, microsoft.ai, static.com, github.blog, github.careers. As of 8 Oct 2026. Your tracker checks whether yours is there.

How to submit to Startups Cult

1. Prepare the kit. A one-line pitch, a description, a square logo and screenshots, and check that your product fits their rule: venture-backed startups. 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. The site says it indexes active startups by hand and may edit, decline or remove any listing. Log the submission in your tracker; it marks the listing when it appears.

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Know when Startups Cult lists you.

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

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Run Startups Cult? A badge for your site

Tells founders you take AI tools before they read your rules, and links to your terms here. Paste it in your site's footer, so it is on your home page, where our nightly check looks:

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