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FastLaunch: requirements, how to submit, and what you actually get

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An Open-Launch fork with three lanes, where the badge lane is the one that keeps its promise.

fastlaunch.io
FastLaunch homepage
Eligibility

Who FastLaunch accepts

You need
An account, by Google or GitHub
A square logo of 1MB or less
Up to three categories, five technologies and at least one platform
A launch date from the calendar
You'll be rejected if
Nobody: every lane has a free option, and the only thing the badge lane asks for is the badge
SaaS productsAI toolsDeveloper toolsIndie products
What you actually get
A page at /projects/<slug> with an upvote count and a scheduled launch at 08:00 UTC, whose Visit link is followed on the badge lane for as long as the badge is up. On the plain free lane the same link is only followed if you finish in the day's top three and are showing the badge anyway.

How to submit to FastLaunch

  1. Project Info
    Name, website, a short and a detailed description in two rich-text editors, a logo and an optional product image.
  2. Details
    Up to three categories, up to five technologies typed one at a time, at least one platform, a pricing model, and optional GitHub and Twitter links.
  3. Launch type and date
    Free, Badge or Premium. Badge shows a snippet and a Verify button; verification unlocks the next day's dates. The calendar lists each date with the slots left on it.
  4. Review
    Everything read back, then Submit Project. The listing page exists immediately and says Scheduled until the launch morning.

FastLaunch requirements

An account on the site
Logo
1:1, 1MB max, 256x256 suggested
Product image
optional, 16:9, 800x450 suggested
Short description
a rich-text field, not a plain input
Detailed description
a rich-text field, not a plain input
Categories
up to 3 of about fifty
Tech stack
up to 5, typed and entered one at a time
Their badge
221x60 SVG, if you take the Badge lane

Gotchas

Three lanes look alike at a glance and only one of the free two is worth taking. Badge Launch keeps the do-follow for as long as the badge is up; plain Free Launch wants a top-three finish on the day as well as the badge, so you can do everything right and still get a nofollow.
The pricing page understates what the plain free lane asks. It lists the top-three finish and stops there; the form itself adds the badge as a second condition, and Badge Launch is not on the pricing page at all.
Free lanes are five slots a day each, so a date fills. The calendar prints the slots left beside every date, which is the only warning you get.
All launches go at 08:00 UTC, so the day you pick is the whole of the timing decision.

Let your agent submit to FastLaunch

Connect SubmitMap to your AI over MCP and this page stops being something you read and copy. Your agent asks for the FastLaunch 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 5 FastLaunch rules above, so you find out you would be rejected before you open a tab.
Hands your agent all 8 fields this form asks for, none of them optional, already filled from your pack.
Tells you what paying buys here, so you pick it on purpose: premium Launch is $9.90, down from $29, and sponsorship is $149. Two lanes are free: plain Free Launch, and Badge Launch, which asks for their badge and launches you the next day.
Types it into FastLaunch 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 FastLaunch?".
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FastLaunch FAQ

How long does FastLaunch approval take?
FastLaunch's typical time from submission to going live is 1-2 days.
How much does it cost to submit to FastLaunch?
FastLaunch has a free submission option plus paid placement (Premium Launch is $9.90, down from $29, and sponsorship is $149. Two lanes are free: plain Free Launch, and Badge Launch, which asks for their badge and launches you the next day.).
Does FastLaunch give a dofollow backlink?
Yes, a listing on FastLaunch carries a dofollow link. The site has a domain rating of 39.
Does FastLaunch require a backlink to your site?
No, FastLaunch does not require a link back from your site.
What gets you rejected from FastLaunch?
Nobody: every lane has a free option, and the only thing the badge lane asks for is the badge.