How to Create an F6S Company Profile (and What It's Good For)

F6S is free. You create a founder account, then a company page, and that page is what accelerators, grant programs and deal partners see when you apply through F6S. It isn't a launch platform, so there's no launch day or upvote race. The value is in three things: a company profile on a site with an 83 Domain Rating, access to programs you apply to through it, and the software deals F6S negotiates for startups.

Below: how to set up the profile so it ranks inside F6S, which link you get, and what to expect from F6S's sign-in and bot checks. Checked in October 2026.

F6S at a glance

	F6S
Sign up	f6s.com → Add your company (account first)
Cost	Free. F6S says "the entire experience is free" for founders
What you get	A company page, applications to accelerators, grants and competitions, startup software deals
Audience	F6S says 6.6 million members; ~1.3M visits/month (3-month SimilarWeb average)
Domain Rating	83 (our Ahrefs check)
Link to your site	nofollow on the company page we checked (5 Oct 2026); earlier catalog checks saw some followed
Sign-in	Google, or email and password. An hCaptcha bot check appears often

What F6S is

F6S is a founder network built around programs: accelerators, grants, competitions, pilots and startup deals. Startups create a company page, founders create profiles, and both are used to apply to programs that run their applications through F6S. It says it has 6.6 million members, and "the entire experience is free" for founders.

For a startup, F6S is useful in two ways: as an application inbox for programs you'd apply to anyway, and as a company page that ranks for your name and lists you in its startup directory.

Step 1: create your founder account

F6S asks you to sign in before you can add a company. You can use Continue with Google or email and password.

Expect an "I am human" hCaptcha check, especially on a VPN or a new browser. If you get a "We think you might be a bot" page, switch off the VPN, use a normal browser profile, and try again later. F6S's bot protection is stricter than most directories'.

Fill in your personal profile (role, location, photo). Programs look at founders as much as companies, and a blank founder profile weakens every application you send.

Step 2: create the company page

From Add your company, create the company and fill in everything F6S offers. F6S's own help article on ranking lists what makes a page complete:

• Description. What you do, who for, and your stage. Write it for an accelerator reviewer, not for SEO.
• Team members. Invite co-founders so they're linked to the company.
• Media. Logo, screenshots and a pitch or demo video.
• Location. Programs and grants filter by region, so this matters more on F6S than anywhere else.
• Investors and amounts. If you've raised, add investor names, dates and amounts. F6S says this "helps greatly" with ranking on its collection pages.
• Links and apps. Website, socials, App Store and Play Store links.
• Markets. Choose the markets you're active in. They decide which collection pages ("top AI startups in Berlin" and similar) you can appear on.

Step 3: use it

The profile is the means. The value comes from what you do with it:

• Programs: F6S lists accelerators, grants, pitch competitions and corporate programs, and many accept applications through F6S directly, pulling from your company page.
• Deals: registered startups can claim credits and discounts on cloud hosting, CRM, analytics and other software. These offers rotate, so check them when you set up your stack.
• Collection pages: complete profiles with funding data rank higher on F6S's startup lists, which is where most of its organic visibility comes from.

Is F6S worth it?

Yes, for early-stage founders who will apply to programs or use the deals. It takes 20–30 minutes and costs nothing. As an SEO link it's unreliable (link attributes vary) and as a traffic source it's minor: buyers don't browse F6S looking for software.

If backlinks are the goal, put your time into launch platforms with clear dofollow rules, such as Uneed, TinyLaunch or StartupBase. The other "company profile" listing worth doing in the same session is Crunchbase.

What we saw on a live company page

On Notion's F6S company page (5 October 2026), the link to notion.so was rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow". Our catalog has recorded followed links on some F6S pages in the past, so the treatment may vary, but don't plan around a followed link.

The fields that move your ranking

F6S ranks companies on its startup and company "collection" pages (lists by market, location and stage), and those pages are where most of its search visibility comes from. F6S's own guidance is to complete every section, add investors with dates and amounts if you've raised, and double-check your markets. Choosing broad or wrong markets puts you on lists where you'll never rank.

Applying to programs through F6S

Many accelerators, grants and competitions take applications through F6S, pulling from your company page plus program-specific questions. A few things help:

• Write the company description once, well. It appears on every application.
• Keep a doc of standard answers (traction, team, why now, use of funds). Program questions repeat.
• Check deadlines and eligibility (location, stage, sector) before starting. Many programs are regional.
• Keep the profile current after you apply. Reviewers often open your F6S page during selection.

Pros and cons

Pros

• Free, with a large founder network.
• One profile to apply to many accelerators, grants and competitions.
• Startup software deals for members.
• A company page that ranks for your name.

Cons

• The website link is usually nofollow.
• hCaptcha checks appear often when signing in.
• Lots of email once you've signed up.
• Program quality varies a lot. Check each one.

Common mistakes on F6S

• Creating the company page without a founder profile linked to it.
• Applying to every program. Pick ones that fit your stage and region.
• Leaving the company page half-filled. Programs and investors read it.
• Counting on it for SEO.

Related

• Best startup directories and startup listing sites for where else to list
• How to update product details across directories, since F6S profiles go stale fast after a pivot or raise
• AgentLaunch's catalog marks which directories are profiles and which are launches, so you can plan each type separately

FAQ

Is F6S free for startups? Yes. Creating a company page, applying to programs and claiming deals are free for founders.

Does F6S give a backlink? Your company page links to your website, but the link was nofollow on the page we checked. Don't rely on it for SEO.

Why does F6S say I might be a bot? F6S uses aggressive bot checks (hCaptcha). Turn off your VPN, use a regular browser, and try again.

How do I rank higher on F6S? Complete every field, especially team, investors with amounts, and the correct markets.