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Startup Fast: requirements, how to submit, and what you actually get

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An Open Launch board with honest slot math: five free launches a day, dofollow for daily winners and $9 payers.

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Startup Fast homepage
Eligibility

Who Startup Fast accepts

You need
A Google account (the only sign-in)
A startup or personal profile on the site
Their badge on your site for the free launch
A 1:1 logo under 1MB
You'll be rejected if
Unlaunched landing pages
Standard content-policy violations
StartupsSaaS toolsAI toolsIndie projects
What you actually get
A live project page the moment you submit, then a homepage launch day at 8:00 UTC. The backlink stays nofollow unless you finish top 3 that day with their badge up, or pay $9 for the guarantee.

How to submit to Startup Fast

  1. Sign in with Google and scrub your profile
    Google OAuth is the only door, and its name and avatar become the public 'Added by' identity. Fix both in Settings before submitting.
  2. Create a startup profile
    The wizard's first step wants the project owned by a startup or personal profile; creating one opens a separate form for name, URL, description and logo.
  3. Fill project info and details
    One-sentence description, 1:1 logo, up to 3 categories, 5 tech-stack tags, platforms and pricing. GitHub and Twitter are optional.
  4. Pick the first date with free slots
    Five free slots a day, up to 90 days out. The next several days are usually taken; the first open date is typically 1-2 weeks away.
  5. Verify the badge and submit
    Any link to startupfa.st passes the crawler check. Success is explicit: your project page goes live immediately, marked with its launch date.

Startup Fast requirements

Google account sign-in
1:1 logo (1MB max)
One-sentence description
Badge live on your site before verification
3 categories + up to 5 tech-stack tags
6:1 cover image (2400x400)optional
GitHub and Twitter URLsoptional

Gotchas

Your Google display name and avatar are shown publicly as the maker; edit them in Settings first or your personal identity ships with the listing.
Free dofollow needs a top-3 finish on launch day AND the badge; treat the launch like a mini Product Hunt day or accept nofollow.
The badge is Open Launch's mandatory license attribution, expected on all pages, so it is a permanent footer commitment.
Winning tells you to claim the followed link by email, and there is no working address to claim it at. The mail comes from a noreply address and links a mailto to contact@startupfa.st, which is also the address on their legal page, and it bounces with "Address not found". The dofollow turned up on the listing regardless, so the claim step reads as decoration; their Discord is what actually reaches them.

Let your agent submit to Startup Fast

Connect SubmitMap to your AI over MCP and this page stops being something you read and copy. Your agent asks for the Startup Fast playbook and gets the brief for this exact form, with the values already taken from your submission pack instead of placeholders you fill in by hand.

What it does for this platform
Checks your product against the 6 Startup Fast rules above, so you find out you would be rejected before you open a tab.
Hands your agent all 7 fields this form asks for, 2 of them optional, already filled from your pack.
Warns you that Startup Fast looks for its badge on your site, so it has to be live before you submit rather than after.
Tells you what paying buys here, so you pick it on purpose: $9 guaranteed dofollow launch; $49/mo sponsor slots.
Types it into Startup Fast in your own browser, and stops for you when the form wants a sign-in.
Records what it sent, so the dashboard can answer "did I ever submit to Startup Fast?".
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Startup Fast FAQ

How long does Startup Fast approval take?
Startup Fast's typical time from submission to going live is 1-2 weeks.
How much does it cost to submit to Startup Fast?
Startup Fast has a free submission option plus paid placement ($9 guaranteed dofollow launch; $49/mo sponsor slots).
Does Startup Fast give a dofollow backlink?
No, links from Startup Fast are nofollow. The site has a domain rating of 72.
Does Startup Fast require a backlink to your site?
Yes, Startup Fast expects a link back from your site as part of listing.
What gets you rejected from Startup Fast?
Unlaunched landing pages; Standard content-policy violations.