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How to list your startup and post jobs on Wellfound
Create a personal Wellfound profile, set up your company at wellfound.com/onboarding/recruit (or claim an existing page), then post jobs from the Jobs tab. Company profiles and job posts are free and unlimited, as long as you include compensation; Job Ads for top placement start at $200. Your company's first job goes through a brief moderation review, and posting takes 10 to 15 minutes.
Checked on Wellfound's own pages on 2026-11-12.
| Cost | Company profile and unlimited job posts: free, forever. Jobs without salary get limited distribution unless promoted. Job Ads from $200 per ad. Wellfound Reach: free, $135 or $199 per seat per month, or custom. Autopilot: $500 per month per open role plus 10% on a hire. |
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| Who can submit | Startups and companies hiring, through a personal user profile that acts as the login. 27,000+ companies hire on Wellfound, from seed to scale. |
| Review | Your company's first job goes through a brief moderation review, which Wellfound says usually does not cause delays. Claims of community-generated company pages are processed every few business days. Trust & Safety may unpublish low-quality listings. |
| Fits | Startups and tech companies hiring full-time, part-time or contract staff; the company page also works as a public startup profile with funding, team and culture. |
| Time needed | About 30 minutes for the company profile and 10 to 15 minutes per job post. |
Before you start
- A personal Wellfound user profile, filled in properly, because it is your login and candidates see who they are talking to.
- A square company logo.
- Your company's high concept (one-liner), size, markets, locations, company type, website, blog and social links.
- Content for the Overview, People, Culture and Funding sections of the company page.
- For each job: title, position type, primary role, location and a salary range no wider than $80K (equity range within 15%).
- A job description with the main responsibilities, required skills, experience level, visa sponsorship and remote policy.
- Optional: your ATS (Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby or Workable) if you want to sync jobs.
How to list on Wellfound, step by step
Create your user profile
Sign up on wellfound.com and answer the onboarding questions. The profile should represent you, not the company, and acts as your login for recruiting.
Find or create the company
Search for your company first. If it exists as a community-generated profile, log in and use the contact us link at the top to claim it; if it has an admin, ask them to add you. Otherwise go to wellfound.com/onboarding/recruit and follow the steps to create a new company.
Complete the company profile
From your company page, click Edit to set the name, high concept, square logo, size, markets, slug, locations, type, website, blog and social links, then Save Changes. Use Edit Profile to fill Overview, People, Culture and Funding.
Start a job post
Click Jobs in the top toolbar, then Post a Job. Fill the required fields: Job Title, Type of Position, Primary Role and Location.
Add salary and details
Enter a salary range within $80K and an equity range within 15%. Without salary, the job gets limited distribution and is hidden from most candidate searches. Then add description, experience, skills, visa sponsorship and remote preferences.
Set contacts, team and company size
Choose the recruiting contact and subscribers, optionally add a work email, tag coworkers the hire will work with, and select company size.
Publish
Click Publish once all required fields are filled. Your first job goes through a short moderation review, and Wellfound will email you if it needs clarification.
Manage applicants or promote
Accept or reject applicants from the applicant dashboard. If you need more reach, promote the job with targeting and a monthly budget; promotions bill monthly and auto-renew until cancelled.
What the Wellfound form asks for
| Field | Limit | Tip |
|---|---|---|
| Job Title | Under 80 characters recommended | Use terms candidates search for, such as Software Engineer, and add your location. |
| Type of Position | – | Full-time, part-time or contract; pick what you will actually offer. |
| Primary Role | – | Choose the main category; add a Secondary Role if the job spans two. |
| Location | – | Add commutable nearby areas for city-based roles. |
| Salary | Range within $80K USD | Required for free full distribution; post the real starting salary. |
| Currency | – | Match the currency you will pay in. |
| Equity | Range within 15% | Leave it blank rather than inflating a range you will not offer. |
| Description | – | Lead with what makes the role special and list the five key responsibilities as bullets. |
| Work Experience | – | State years and type of experience plainly. |
| Skills | – | Tag the tools and skills needed from day one; untagged jobs can be flagged as low quality. |
| Visa Sponsorship | – | Saying no clearly saves you screening time. |
| Remote preferences | – | Be explicit about remote, hybrid or on-site. |
| Recruiting contact | – | Pick the person who will actually reply to candidates. |
| Subscribers | – | Add hiring managers who need updates. |
| Tag Coworkers | – | Showing real teammates builds trust with candidates. |
| Company size | – | Keep it consistent with your company profile. |
Why submissions get rejected
- Low-quality company profile: missing logo, descriptions or details.
- Low-quality recruiter user profile that makes interactions look suspect.
- Low-quality job post with no description or no tagged skills and roles.
- Non-transparent pay: a salary that is not the real starting salary, or a salary listed for commission-only or unfunded roles.
- Mismatched details reported by users, such as a wrong company URL or profile slug.
Tips that make a difference
- Always include a salary range: free posts without one get limited distribution, and Wellfound says salary information raises applications by 30%.
- Promoting a job overrides limited distribution, so it is the only way to post without salary and still be seen widely.
- Fill in your own user profile with a photo and role; Wellfound says incomplete recruiter profiles can get jobs unpublished.
- Keep the company page current with launches, funding and team photos; candidates use it to research you.
- Adding more targeting fields to a promotion widens reach without raising the subscription cost.
- Cancel promotions you no longer need, since they auto-renew monthly and are billed upfront.
Example: what JustLaunched prepared
These are the texts Pushify prepared for JustLaunched, a real brand, before listing it on sites like Wellfound. See the full sample report ›
| Name | JustLaunched |
|---|---|
| Tagline | Launch board for founders and early adopters |
| Short description | JustLaunched is a free launch board where founders introduce new products and early adopters try them first, ask questions and share feedback. |
| Tags | product launch, launch platform, startup discovery, indie makers, early adopters, beta testers, launch deals, product hunt alternative, saas, startups |
Questions people ask
Is posting a job on Wellfound free?
Yes. Company profiles and job posts are free and unlimited. To post free with full distribution you must include compensation; otherwise you need to promote the job.
How much do Wellfound Job Ads cost?
Job Ads for top-of-results placement start at $200 per ad. Promotions are billed upfront monthly and auto-renew unless an admin cancels them.
Why can't I publish my Wellfound job?
The Publish button stays disabled until all required fields are filled and the salary range is within $80K USD. Equity must be within a 15% range.
Why was my Wellfound job unpublished?
Trust & Safety can unpublish jobs from low-quality company or recruiter profiles, posts without descriptions or skills, or posts with misleading salaries. Fix the issues and republish.
How do I claim my company on Wellfound?
Log in, open the community-generated company page and click the contact us link at the top. Wellfound reviews claims and usually processes them every few business days.
Sources
The Wellfound pages this guide was checked against.
- wellfound.com/recruit/pricing
- help.wellfound.com/article/706-how-to-start-recruiting
- help.wellfound.com/article/720-how-can-i-create-a-new-company-or-access-an-exist
- help.wellfound.com/article/711-how-do-i-edit-my-company-profile
- help.wellfound.com/article/712-post-a-job
- help.wellfound.com/article/757-how-do-i-add-a-salary-range-or-equity-to-a-job-po
- help.wellfound.com/article/717-what-is-a-job-promotion-and-how-do-we-use-one
- help.wellfound.com/article/1075-how-do-i-recruit-with-wellfound-for-free
- help.wellfound.com/article/897-job-listing-was-disabled
- help.wellfound.com/article/908-how-can-i-make-my-company-profile-stand-out