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

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
1 Crowdcube GB New entry 37 , range 34–40 37#1
37
  • : score 37 · #1
34% 10% None First reading
2 Republic US New entry 30 , range 23–32 30#2
30
  • : score 30 · #2
19% 6% None First reading
3 SeedBlink RO New entry 28 , range 17–33 28#3
28
  • : score 28 · #3
17% 7% None First reading
4 Companisto DE New entry 9 , range 6–17 9#4
9
  • : score 9 · #4
11% 3% None First reading
5 Invesdor FI New entry 8 , range 6–15 8#5
8
  • : score 8 · #5
9% 3% None First reading
6 CrowdFundMe IT New entry 6 , range 4–9 6#6
6
  • : score 6 · #6
7% 2% None First reading
7 Mamacrowd IT New entry 6 , range 4–9 6#7
6
  • : score 6 · #7
6% 2% None First reading
8 WiSEED FR New entry 5 , range 3–8 5#8
5
  • : score 5 · #8
6% 1% None First reading
9 Startupxplore ES New entry 5 , range 3–8 5#9
5
  • : score 5 · #9
5% 1% First reading
10 Capital Cell ES New entry 4 , range 3–7 4#10
4
  • : score 4 · #10
4% 2% 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 businessangelinstitute.org Reference 2.6% 2 of 4 1 Not read
2 invest.ro Reference 1.4% 2 of 4 1 Not read
3 iebschool.com Reference 1.2% 2 of 4 1 2
4 esade.edu Reference 1.0% 2 of 4 1 Not read
5 sciencedirect.com Reference 1.0% 1 of 4 3 Not read
6 rivier.edu Reference 0.7% 1 of 4 1 Not read
7 corporatefinanceinstitute.com Reference 0.5% 1 of 4 1 Not read
8 growthequityinterviewguide.com Reference 0.5% 1 of 4 2 Not read
9 iese.edu Reference 0.5% 2 of 4 2 Not read
10 osservatori.net Reference 0.5% 1 of 4 1 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
Quelles sont les meilleures plateformes pour investir en ligne dans des start-up ? French Tudigo and WiSEED, tied
Investir dans des start-up en tant que particulier French WiSEED
Comment une start-up peut-elle lever des fonds en ligne auprès de nombreux investisseurs ? French No brand recommended
Comment investir de petites sommes dans des start-up en phase de démarrage ? French Tudigo
Le financement participatif en capital ou l’investissement en tant que business angel : que choisir quand on est un particulier ? French No brand recommended
Le financement participatif en capital ou le capital-risque pour financer une start-up ? French No brand recommended
Quelles alternatives au capital-risque pour lever un tour d’amorçage ? French No brand recommended
Quelles alternatives aux réseaux de business angels pour investir dans des start-up ? French No brand recommended
Je suis fondateur et je cherche à lever un tour d’amorçage. Quelle plateforme peut m’aider à trouver des investisseurs ? French No brand recommended
Je suis un investisseur particulier et je veux me constituer un portefeuille de participations dans des start-up. French Tudigo

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