Startup databases
The Hub
thehub.io ↗Nordic startup jobs platform with a directory that says it has over 9,000 startups. It takes startups and scale-ups registered in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland or Iceland that have a working website; corporates, recruitment agencies and headhunters are not allowed.
The Hub is a startup database at thehub.io. It lists AI startups, with a rule: Nordic startups only. Listing is free; a paid spot starts at $100. The link you get is dofollow: the company link on a live startup profile has no rel (checked /startups/easysbc). Review: Its Customer Success team reviews every registered business against the startup criteria. Terms read on thehub.io on 2 October 2026.
Rate card
- Price
- Free startup profile; a Basic job post is €89, about $100, and Pro is €330, about $380; pre-revenue companies can post jobs free
- Link you get
- Dofollow: the company link on a live startup profile has no rel (checked /startups/easysbc)
- Review
- Its Customer Success team reviews every registered business against the startup criteria
- Run by
- The Hub AS
- Their rule
- Nordic startups only
- Lists
- Every kind of AI product
- Where they say so
- thehub.io/startups/join ↗
- Reach
- MediumMedium reach: #127,157 by traffic in the Tranco top million; #549,918 of about 120 million domains by links in Common Crawl's web graph.
- Checked
- , on its own pages
Quick answers
- Can an AI startup get a profile on The Hub?
- Only some. It lists AI startups, with a rule: Nordic startups only.
- How much does a listing on The Hub cost?
- Listing is free; a paid spot starts at $100.
- What link does The Hub give?
- The link you get is dofollow: the company link on a live startup profile has no rel (checked /startups/easysbc).
Who is listed on The Hub
Our nightly read of thehub.io found 101 apps we recognise from other places, among them design.com, studio.design, favicon.im, favicon.io, favicon.love, customer.io, research.google, motion.dev. As of 8 Oct 2026. Your tracker checks whether yours is there.
How to submit to The Hub
- 1. Prepare the kit. A one-line pitch, a description, a square logo and screenshots, and check that your product fits their rule: nordic 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 review. Its Customer Success team reviews every registered business against the startup criteria. 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.
Listing tracker
Know when The Hub lists you.
Add your app once; we read thehub.io every week and mark the listing when it appears, every night on Pro. Last read 8 Oct 2026.
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