Rules

How the September drop works

Only approved tech startups are listed.
Bids start at $49 and increase in whole dollars.
The top three bids win one technical or marketing blog plus two social posts in September.
Ranks four through ten receive one social post from the team.
Rank one may receive surprise amplification if the story is a strong fit.
Only ranks one through ten receive September content placement.
Approved listings stay in the directory for discovery and clicks.

Outbidding

Enter the same website again to raise that startup's bid.
The new bid must beat the current listing by at least $1.
Higher bids rank higher; older bids win ties.

What you can list

A real startup, product, open-source project, or devtool website.
Products should be relevant to developers, founders, technical teams, or AI teams.
Choose category, use case, and pricing labels before checkout.
No spam, adult content, scammy pages, or unrelated consumer offers.
Directory categories and use cases may be adjusted for clarity.

Payment and refund policy

Your listing is public and clicks are counted on the directory.
Completed payments reserve rank for the current monthly drop.
Completed bids are final.
Refunds are not offered for rank changes, lower-than-expected traffic, or a change of mind.
If a duplicate charge or platform error happens, we will correct it.