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The Bridge

Accepts AI tools

Japanese-language startup news site covering Japanese and overseas funding rounds, interviews and events. Interview requests and tips go through its Slack, and published news can be shared in its Facebook group; the info email address does not take interview requests.

The Bridge is a tech publication at thebridge.jp. It covers AI startups. Listing is free. The link you get is dofollow: links to the startup's own site in a live funding news article carry only rel="noopener" (checked an article of 1 October 2026). Review: staff read each Slack message, then decide which reporter or news desk handles it and get in touch; no time is stated. Terms read on thebridge.jp on 3 October 2026.

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Price: Coverage requests and tips go through the publisher's Slack; no fee is stated
Link you get: Dofollow: links to the startup's own site in a live funding news article carry only rel="noopener" (checked an article of 1 October 2026)
Review: Staff read each Slack message, then decide which reporter or news desk handles it and get in touch; no time is stated
Run by: THE BRIDGE, Inc.
Lists: Every kind of AI product
Reach: BigBig reach: #178,213 by traffic in the Tranco top million; #27,305 of about 120 million domains by links in Common Crawl's web graph.
Checked: 3 October 2026, on its own pages

Quick answers

Does The Bridge cover AI startups?: Yes. It covers AI startups.
How much does a listing on The Bridge cost?: Listing is free.
What link does The Bridge give?: The link you get is dofollow: links to the startup's own site in a live funding news article carry only rel="noopener" (checked an article of 1 October 2026).

Who is listed on The Bridge

Our nightly read of thebridge.jp found 483 apps we recognise from other places, among them design.com, google.dev, studio.design, customer.io, research.google, chatgpt.site, claude.com, builder.io. As of 8 Oct 2026. Your tracker checks whether yours is there.

How to submit to The Bridge

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. Staff read each Slack message, then decide which reporter or news desk handles it and get in touch; no time is stated. Log the submission in your tracker; it marks the listing when it appears.

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Know when The Bridge lists you.

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

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Run The Bridge? 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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