How to submit your startup to KillerStartups

TL;DR • KillerStartups • as of August 2026

KillerStartups is a press & media outlet with Domain Rating 62. Submissions are free and outbound links are dofollow. It sits in Tier 2 of our priority ranking, so it belongs in your first wave of submissions.

Listing facts

Domain Rating	62
Link type	dofollow
Submission price	free
Priority tier	Tier 2
Category	Press & Media Outlets
Verification	Cross-listed in 6 curated lists
Dead-link risk	low
Independent sources	6

Where KillerStartups fits in your launch sequence

1. Prepare the submission kit once

Almost every directory asks for the same nine things: product name, URL, a 60-character tagline, a 250-character short description, a long description, logo (square, 512px), 3–5 screenshots, pricing model and category. Write them once in a doc; you will paste them 50 times.

2. Do Tier 1 first, on separate days

The 60 Tier 1 destinations drive the majority of real traffic. Space out the big launches — Product Hunt, Hacker News and the large communities each deserve their own day, because they each need you present to answer comments.

3. Batch the long tail

Tier 2 and Tier 3 listings are a volume game: two to three hours in one sitting, copy-paste from your kit, no customisation beyond the category. Track which ones you completed so you never submit twice.

4. Prioritise dofollow when you need links

400 entries pass link equity. If the goal is domain authority rather than traffic, sort by dofollow and DR and ignore everything else. Nofollow listings still matter for brand search and for LLM answers, but they will not move rankings directly.

5. Re-check and re-submit after launch

Directories churn: listings get lost in migrations, and about one in ten links breaks within a year. Re-verify your live listings every quarter and resubmit anywhere the page 404s.

Questions about submitting to KillerStartups

Is submitting to KillerStartups free?

Yes. KillerStartups accepts free submissions. You only need an account and your product details.

Does KillerStartups give a dofollow link?

Yes — outbound links from KillerStartups are dofollow, so a listing passes link equity to your domain. At DR 62 that makes it one of the more valuable submissions for SEO.