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

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A small curated resource shelf where the links still follow

startupcollections.com
Startup Collections homepage
Eligibility

Who Startup Collections accepts

You need
A live public URL
A collection it belongs in
You'll be rejected if
Nothing published about who is refused; the collection has to fit or there is nowhere to file you.
SaaS productsMarketing toolsStartupsIndie products
What you actually get
A row on a hand-kept shelf of tools and resources for people starting out, filed into a named collection rather than a category tree. Outbound links carry no rel at all, so they follow. Read the neighbourhood first: several of the featured rows point at affiliate URLs, and the site runs a Special Deals section, so the shelf is partly monetised even though a listing costs nothing.

How to submit to Startup Collections

  1. Open the form
    The Submit link is in the site navigation. No account is needed.
  2. Fill it
    Resource name, the collection it belongs to, the website URL, a description, and your own name and email.
  3. Wait
    It is a hand-kept WordPress site and no review time is published anywhere.

Startup Collections requirements

A live public URL
A resource name
A collection to file it under
A description
Your name and email

Gotchas

You have to name the collection your product belongs in, so look through the existing ones before you open the form or the field is a guess.
No review time is published on the form, the site or anywhere else, so there is no date to chase.
Several of the shelf's own featured rows are affiliate links, which is worth knowing about the company your listing keeps.

Let your agent submit to Startup Collections

Connect SubmitMap to your AI over MCP and this page stops being something you read and copy. Your agent asks for the Startup Collections 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 3 Startup Collections rules above, so you find out you would be rejected before you open a tab.
Hands your agent all 5 fields this form asks for, none of them optional, already filled from your pack.
Types it into Startup Collections 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 Collections?".
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Startup Collections FAQ

How long does Startup Collections approval take?
Startup Collections does not publish how long approval takes.
How much does it cost to submit to Startup Collections?
Submitting to Startup Collections is free.
Does Startup Collections give a dofollow backlink?
Yes, a listing on Startup Collections carries a dofollow link. The site has a domain rating of 18.
Does Startup Collections require a backlink to your site?
No, Startup Collections does not require a link back from your site.
What gets you rejected from Startup Collections?
Nothing published about who is refused; the collection has to fit or there is nowhere to file you.