The most visible startup investment platforms in Europe, October 2026

October 2026 · 105 questions asked from 7 countries · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 420 answers read

Leader

Crowdcube

37Heralded Score, range 34–40

Most cited source

europa.eu

105citations

From Gemini and ChatGPT

Where engines disagree most

Invesdor

1/4engines put it in their top three

Top three on Gemini, not on Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT

Brands

Search is not measured for this board yet, so it ranks on AI answers.

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score All AI Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
11 Seedmatch DE New entry 4 , range 3–7 4#11
4
  • : score 4 · #11
5% 1% First reading
12 Tudigo FR New entry 3 , range 2–6 3#12
3
  • : score 3 · #12
3% 1% None First reading
13 Conda AT New entry 2 , range 1–4 2#13
2
  • : score 2 · #13
1% 0% First reading
– Crowdberry SK Unranked Too few answers Not measured
–
  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– FundedByMe SE Unranked Too few answers Not measured
–
  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading

“=” marks brands whose score ranges overlap, so the test cannot separate them. Every brand named in at least three answers is ranked. AI gives each brand’s score and rank from the engines’ answers; Search is not measured for this board yet. By engine has one dot per engine (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode), darker the more often it names the brand.

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
1 europa.eu Regulator 11.4% 2 of 4 46 Not read
2 youtube.com Social 14.5% 2 of 4 59 Not read
3 amf-france.org Regulator 3.3% 2 of 4 27 Not read
4 startengine.com Vendor site 8.8% 4 of 4 7 Not read
5 qubit.capital Vendor site 8.3% 3 of 4 6 1
6 fca.org.uk Regulator 3.3% 2 of 4 12 Not read
7 openvc.app Directory 6.2% 4 of 4 9 6
8 thecrowdspace.com Directory 6.9% 4 of 4 18 Not read
9 afm.nl Regulator 3.3% 2 of 4 8 Not read
10 linkedin.com Social 6.0% 3 of 4 16 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
Crowdfunding de inversión o capital riesgo para financiar una startup: ¿qué opción es mejor? Spanish Capital Cell, Crowdcube and Startupxplore, tied
Alternativas al capital riesgo para conseguir financiación en una ronda semilla Spanish No brand recommended
Alternativas a las redes de inversores ángeles para invertir en startups Spanish Startupxplore
Soy fundador y estoy buscando financiación para una ronda semilla. ¿Qué plataforma puede ayudarme a llegar a inversores? Spanish Crowdcube, Republic and Startupxplore, tied
Soy inversor particular y quiero crear una cartera de participaciones en startups. Spanish Capital Cell and Crowdcube, tied
best platforms to invest in startups English Capital Cell, Crowdcube and Republic, tied
equity crowdfunding platform for startups English Crowdcube
how to raise money from investors online English Republic
how to invest in startups with small amounts English Capital Cell and Startupxplore, tied
equity crowdfunding vs angel investors English No brand recommended

Each engine's top three

Method

Each leaderboard ranks brands on two sides. AI is how ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode answer the board's buyer questions. Search is Google's top 10 results for the keywords behind those questions. All combines the two, where Search is measured.

For the AI side, each month Heralded asks every engine the same buyer questions, twice each, and reads every answer. An answer counts 0 for a brand it leaves out, 50 for a brand it names and 100 for a brand it recommends, and the Heralded Score is built from those. A brand named in at least three answers gets a score and a place.

How the leaderboards are measured