Submit a startup, programmatically

The request

POST https://neuronfeed.com/api/submit
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Example AI",
  "website": "https://example.ai",
  "tagline": "Voice agents for clinical intake",
  "description": "Example AI builds voice agents that handle patient intake calls for clinics. The product transcribes, triages, and books appointments across EHR systems...",
  "hqCountry": "US",
  "foundedYear": 2025,
  "contactEmail": "[email protected]"
}

Field rules

Field	Required	Constraints
name	yes	2–100 chars
website	yes	valid URL, must resolve — dead sites are rejected in review
tagline	yes	5–160 chars, one plain sentence, no marketing superlatives
description	yes	50–2000 chars of factual product description
hqCountry	no	ISO-2 code (US, GB…)
foundedYear	no	1990–2030
contactEmail	yes	reachable inbox — used for review questions only, never published

Responses

• 200 — accepted into the review queue: { "message": "..." }
• 400 — validation failed; the body lists each failing field under issues[]. Fix and retry.
• 429 — more than 3 submissions from one contact email in 5 minutes. Back off.

Rules that keep the queue clean

• Check for duplicates first. Query GET /api/v1/startups (or search) for the company name before submitting — duplicate submissions are rejected and burn reviewer time.
• Facts only. Descriptions are edited to house style; invented funding numbers or fake traction get the whole submission binned.
• One product per submission. Batch imports should be individual POSTs, spaced out.

What happens after

Same pipeline as the web form: human review within 48 hours, then enrichment (categories, funding history, agent-readiness scan) and publication. Approval is editorial — listing is free, and there's no way to pay for placement.