Leader
37Heralded Score, range 34–40
The most visible startup investment platforms in Europe, October 2026
Most cited source
40citations
From Google AI Mode, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT
Where engines disagree most
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | New entry | 37 , range 34–40 | 37#1 | 37
| 34% | 10% |  | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 30 , range 23–32 | 30#2 | 30
| 19% | 6% | | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 28 , range 17–33 | 28#3 | 28
| 17% | 7% | | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 9 , range 6–17 | 9#4 | 9
| 11% | 3% | None | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 8 , range 6–15 | 8#5 | 8
| 9% | 3% | None | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 6 , range 4–9 | 6#6 | 6
| 7% | 2% | None | First reading | |
| 7 | | New entry | 6 , range 4–9 | 6#7 | 6
| 6% | 2% | None | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 5 , range 3–8 | 5#8 | 5
| 6% | 1% | | First reading | |
| 9 | | New entry | 5 , range 3–8 | 5#9 | 5
| 5% | 1% | None | First reading | |
| 10 | | New entry | 4 , range 3–7 | 4#10 | 4
| 4% | 2% | 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 | | Vendor site | 8.8% | 4 of 4 | 7 | Not read |
| 2 | | Vendor site | 8.3% | 3 of 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | | Vendor site | 3.8% | 4 of 4 | 7 | Not read |
| 4 | | Vendor site | 5.0% | 4 of 4 | 13 | Not read |
| 5 | | Vendor site | 2.9% | 3 of 4 | 6 | Not read |
| 6 | | Vendor site | 2.4% | 2 of 4 | 4 | Not read |
| 7 | | Vendor site | 2.6% | 3 of 4 | 6 | Not read |
| 8 | shopify.com | Vendor site | 2.1% | 3 of 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | | Vendor site | 1.2% | 3 of 4 | 8 | Not read |
| 10 | | Vendor site | 1.4% | 3 of 4 | 3 | 3 |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| best platforms to invest in startups | English | |
| equity crowdfunding platform for startups | English | |
| how to raise money from investors online | English | |
| how to invest in startups with small amounts | English | |
| equity crowdfunding vs angel investors | English | No brand recommended |
| ¿Cuáles son las mejores plataformas para invertir online en startups? | Spanish | |
| Invertir en startups para inversores particulares | Spanish | |
| ¿Cómo puede una startup conseguir financiación online de muchos inversores? | Spanish | No brand recommended |
| ¿Cómo puedo invertir pequeñas cantidades en startups en fase inicial? | Spanish | No brand recommended |
| Crowdfunding de inversión o inversión ángel: ¿qué opción es mejor para los inversores particulares? | Spanish | No brand recommended |
Each engine's top three
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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.