A weekly launch competition with three honest lanes, where a badge plus four votes buys a real dofollow link from a DR30 domain.
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Eligibility
Who MaidenSail accepts
You need
An account (Twitter/X, Google or email and password)
A live product URL
A phone number, which is mandatory before you can submit
Their badge on your site, for the free Verified lane
Four upvotes cast for other startups in the same week
You'll be rejected if
Listings that misstate their stage, which they say get corrected at verification
StartupsSaaS productsAI toolsMarketplace listingsIndie products
What you actually get
A permanent listing page plus a dofollow backlink from a DR30 domain, reviewed within 24 hours. Launches compete in weekly brackets: voting runs Monday to Sunday and your rank locks Sunday midnight UTC, but the page stays live forever regardless of where you place.
How to submit to MaidenSail
1
Sign in
The wizard at /submit/basics is gated. /auth offers Twitter/X and Google, and an email and password form underneath them.
2
The basics
URL, startup name, a 90-character one-liner and a category. There is a "Generate with AI" button that drafts the whole form from your homepage; skip it if you have your own copy. The category defaults to Fintech.
3
Product and media
A description of three to five short paragraphs, a square logo (min 240x240, up to 5MB), up to six screenshots and an optional demo video link.
4
Stage and intent
Current stage defaults to Revenue. Set it honestly: they say mislabelled listings get corrected at verification. Traction numbers are optional and self-reported.
5
Pick a lane
Simple list is free with no badge and no backlink. Verified is free and gives the dofollow DR30 link, but requires the badge plus four votes. Paid is $9.99 and waives both gates.
6
Clear the gates and submit
Embed the badge, click Verify and activate, vote for four startups in your week, give a phone number, then submit for review.
MaidenSail requirements
An account
Live product URL
A 90-char one-liner
A description of 3-5 paragraphs
A square logo, min 240x240
A phone number (mandatory)
Their badge on your site
Four votes for other startups
Up to six screenshotsoptional
A demo video linkoptional
Gotchas
A phone number is mandatory before the submit button will work, and it is not optional on any lane. The country selector defaults to India (+91), so change it before typing.
You must upvote four other startups from the same launch week before submitting. The button reads "Back the fleet to unlock" until you have.
The form ships with two defaults that lie about your product: current stage is set to Revenue, and the category to Fintech, whatever you are building. They say mislabelled listings get corrected at verification, so set both yourself.
The badge must stay live permanently: it is what flips the DR30 backlink from nofollow to dofollow, and removing it reverts that.
Weeks fill up. When we submitted, the current week was already fully booked and the next had 9 of 30 berths left, so a specific launch date needs booking early.
Their "Generate with AI" button drafts your whole listing from your homepage. It is fast, but it writes copy you did not, so review every field if you use it.
Let your agent submit to MaidenSail
Connect SubmitMap to your AI over MCP and this page stops being something you read and copy. Your agent asks for the MaidenSail 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 MaidenSail rules above, so you find out you would be rejected before you open a tab.
Hands your agent all 10 fields this form asks for, 2 of them optional, already filled from your pack.
Warns you that MaidenSail 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: $9.99 one-time skips the badge, the vote gate and the queue.
Types it into MaidenSail 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 MaidenSail?".
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MaidenSail FAQ
How long does MaidenSail approval take?
MaidenSail's typical time from submission to going live is within 24 hours.
How much does it cost to submit to MaidenSail?
MaidenSail has a free submission option plus paid placement ($9.99 one-time skips the badge, the vote gate and the queue).
Does MaidenSail give a dofollow backlink?
Yes, a listing on MaidenSail carries a dofollow link. The site has a domain rating of 30.
Does MaidenSail require a backlink to your site?
Yes, MaidenSail expects a link back from your site as part of listing.
What gets you rejected from MaidenSail?
Listings that misstate their stage, which they say get corrected at verification.