Directory profile
Startups Watch: how to submit, cost, DR and traffic
Startups Watch is a startup database with about 6K visits a month and a Domain Rating of 40. Free. The product link is nofollow.
Our take
Only for startups in Turkey.
What Startups Watch is
Startups.watch tracks the Turkish startup ecosystem with data, weekly reports and infographics.
Checked on Startups Watch's own pages in November 2026.
Startups Watch at a glance
| Monthly visits | 6K (estimate) |
|---|---|
| Domain Rating | 40 |
| Category | Startup database |
| Cost | Free |
| Link type | Nofollow |
| Badge required | No |
| Account required | No |
| CAPTCHA | None seen |
| Submit page | startups.watch |
| Last checked | November 2026 |
Good
- Free to list
- No account needed
Watch out
- Less traffic than most directories in its category
- Nofollow link, so little SEO value
What a listing on Startups Watch gets you
Profiles are free and the link was nofollow.
How to submit to Startups Watch
- Search Startups Watch for your product first. If it's already listed, claim or update that listing instead of submitting again.
- Open the submit page: startups.watch.
- No account is needed to submit.
- Fill in the form. When our agent walked it, it asked for your email, your name, company details.
- Save the listing URL once it's public, so you can check the link later.
What our agent saw on Startups Watch's submit flow
- Route: startups.watch → startups.watch/login → startups.watch/users/sign_up → startups.watch/users.
- An account step came up (sign-up or sign-in) before the listing could go further.
- Options seen along the way: a free option, paid or featured upgrades.
- We didn't reach the last screen, so later steps may ask for more.
Recorded by our submission agent on 3 October 2026. Directory flows change, so check the live page.
Submit to Startups Watch with your AI agent
AgentLaunch is a launch kit you open in Claude Code, Codex or Cursor. Your agent submits your product to 300+ hand-checked directories, Startups Watch included, from your own browser, and tracks every listing. On Startups Watch specifically:
- It already knows Startups Watch's submit flow from the path we recorded (startups.watch → startups.watch/login → startups.watch/users/sign_up → startups.watch/users).
- Startups Watch needs an account, so the agent signs up and confirms the email itself.
- It writes the listing copy for Startups Watch's audience (startup database) instead of pasting the same description everywhere.
- When Startups Watch publishes the listing, it saves the URL and checks the nofollow link in your launch tracker.
How Startups Watch compares
- Traffic: #8 of 9 in its category, against a category median of 139K visits a month.
- Domain Rating: 40, against a category median of 65.
- Cost: 100% of directories in this category have a free route; Startups Watch is one of them.
- Links: 44% of this category give a dofollow product link; Startups Watch's is nofollow.
- Accounts: 44% need no account; Startups Watch doesn't either.
Startups Watch alternatives
Other directories in the same category (startup database), by traffic:
| Directory | Visits/mo | DR | Cost | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crunchbase | 3.2M | 91 | Free | Nofollow |
| F6S | 1.3M | 83 | Free | Dofollow |
| Dealroom | 496K | 78 | Free | Not checked |
| StartupBlink | 212K | 72 | Free | Nofollow |
| Startup Ranking | 139K | 61 | Free, paid extras from $99 | Dofollow |
FAQ
Is Startups Watch free?
Yes. Listing on Startups Watch is free.
Does Startups Watch give a dofollow backlink?
No. In our check the product link on Startups Watch was nofollow.
Do I need an account to submit to Startups Watch?
No. You can submit without creating an account.
How much traffic does Startups Watch get?
About 6K visits a month (third-party estimate, September 2026). That ranks it #193 of 352 directories in our catalog.
Can I submit to Startups Watch automatically?
Yes. AgentLaunch is a launch kit you open in Claude Code, Codex or Cursor, and Startups Watch is one of the 300+ hand-checked directories in its catalog. Your AI agent fills in Startups Watch's form from your product details and tracks the listing until it's live.
Terms used here: Startup database · Domain Rating · Directory traffic · Nofollow link · Free listing. Data across all 352 directories: launch directory statistics 2026.
Traffic and Domain Rating are third-party estimates. Prices, link types and rules change, so check Startups Watch's own page before paying.