Best Medium publications for Startup writers
27 publications that publish Startup stories. Publications marked open to new writers regularly publish people with fewer than 100 followers — the best place to submit your first stories.
Updated Oct 20, 2026
Where new Startup writers get published
| # | Publication | Followers | Stories (14d) | Median claps | By small writers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Startup Stash open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 22 | 1 | 46% | |
| 2 | StartupInsider open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 23 | 20 | 78% | |
| 3 | Venture open to new writers | 26 | 0 | 50% | |
| 4 | Analyst’s corner open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 10 | 31 | 40% | |
| 5 | Cataloging Africa open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 10 | 289 | 50% | |
| 6 | Exprea open to new writers | 3 | 0 | 100% |
All Startup publications
| # | Publication | Followers | Stories (14d) | Median claps | By small writers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Startup Stash open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 22 | 1 | 46% | |
| 2 | StartupInsider open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 23 | 20 | 78% | |
| 3 | Venture open to new writers | 26 | 0 | 50% | |
| 4 | Analyst’s corner open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 10 | 31 | 40% | |
| 5 | Cataloging Africa open to new writers guidelines ↗ | 10 | 289 | 50% | |
| 6 | Exprea open to new writers | 3 | 0 | 100% | |
| 7 | 10 | 183 | 10% | ||
| 8 | 4 | 88 | 25% | ||
| 9 | 4 | 37 | 50% | ||
| 10 | 4 | 128 | 25% | ||
| 11 | 6 | 72 | 0% | ||
| 12 | Realworld AI Use Cases | 2 | 282 | 0% | |
| 13 | 3 | 0 | 67% | ||
| 14 | 5 | 58 | 20% | ||
| 15 | 7 | 7 | 0% | ||
| 16 | 90 | 0 | 7% | ||
| 17 | 3 | 3 | 67% | ||
| 18 | 4 | 0 | 0% | ||
| 19 | 8 | 6 | 0% | ||
| 20 | 9 | 107 | 22% | ||
| 21 | The Interception guidelines ↗ | 5 | 20 | 0% | |
| 22 | Redbud VC | 2 | 1 | 0% | |
| 23 | sofia’s tech cubicle | 8 | 1 | 0% | |
| 24 | Drop The Act | 2 | 0 | 0% | |
| 25 | Roots Network | 4 | 0 | 0% | |
| 26 | Core and Bloat | 2 | 9 | 0% | |
| 27 | The AI Planet | 2 | 0 | 100% |
How to choose a publication
Bigger is not always better. A publication with 450K followers can bury your story among dozens of daily posts, while a smaller, active publication that features new writers often brings more reads per story. Look at three numbers above: followers (potential reach), median claps (how much readers actually engage) and the share of small writers (your chances of being accepted).
For context, Startup sees about 75 new stories a day and 67% of them get no claps at all. Getting into a publication is one of the few reliable ways out of that pile. See the full Startup tag statistics.