How to submit your startup to AllTopStartups
TL;DR
AllTopStartups is a startup blog and directory founded in February 2010 by Thomas Oppong. Free startup listings are suspended, so the fast way in is a paid Directory or Premium option (the page prints no prices). A free alternative still exists: founders email a success story of 700+ words for review.
What is AllTopStartups?
AllTopStartups publishes guides on finding ideas, launching, running a small business, bringing products to market and raising money, plus lessons from founders. It belongs to Content Intelligence Media LLC. The advertising page says most readers are in the US and UK, with 50,000+ page views a month and 70,000+ followers on X; the submit page gives over 30,000 monthly page views, so treat traffic figures as the site's own estimates.
The blog is active, with new posts on 27 October 2026. The feed mixes startup advice with general business pieces, such as espresso machine maintenance.
Who should submit to AllTopStartups?
- Business and technology startups that want a permanent directory profile and a short burst of homepage exposure.
- Founders with a story to tell, who write well and accept a waiting time for a free post.
- Skip it if you have no budget and need a listing now, or if your product falls outside business and technology. The site states it does not accept all types of startups.
How much does AllTopStartups cost?
The submit page offers two paid packages, paid through Stripe buy buttons, with no prices printed on the page:
- Directory option: a permanent directory listing within 48 hours, a verified green badge, a homepage feature for one week and a backlink.
- Premium option: the listing within 48 hours, a homepage feature for one month, a review of your startup on the blog, the badge, a backlink and the review shared on X.
Payment works with Visa, Mastercard, American Express or PayPal. The page says getting featured is free in principle, but free listings are paused while the team works through a backlog of hundreds of submissions.
The success story page mentions no fee. Advertising runs through the advertise page, with no public prices or link policy.
The domain authority of 72 belongs to alltopstartups.com. The site promises a backlink with paid listings; check whether it is followed before you pay.
How do you share your startup on AllTopStartups?
- Paid listing: open the submit page, choose Directory or Premium, pay, and send your startup details.
- Free success story: follow the success story page. Write at least 700 words in a Microsoft Word document answering six questions: what the startup does, why and how you started, your biggest success factors, your hardest challenges, whether market, product or team matters most, and your advice to other founders.
- Email the document to thomas@alltopstartups.com. The page says approved stories go live within 48 hours of approval, with your name, bio and links below the post.
- Advertising: email advertising@alltopstartups.com or use the inquiry form on the advertise page.
Tips to get more out of AllTopStartups
- Write the success story in full sentences with numbers: users, revenue, funding, team size. The six questions reward detail.
- Ask about link attributes and the price before buying the Premium review.
- Share your review or story from your own accounts. The advertise page itself says click-throughs depend heavily on your product and message.
Our verdict
AllTopStartups still publishes, but its free listing is on hold and the paid packages publish no prices. The free success story is the better deal for a founder who writes well; the paid options suit startups that want a quick directory profile and a backlink.
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