Leader
39Heralded Score, range 36–42
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 | 39 , range 36–42 | 39#1 | 39
| 36% | 12% | | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 37 , range 34–40 | 37#2 | 37
| 34% | 10% |  | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Quali sono le migliori piattaforme per investire online nelle startup? | Italian | |
| Investire nelle startup come investitore privato | Italian | No brand recommended |
| Come può una startup raccogliere fondi online da tanti investitori? | Italian | No brand recommended |
| Come posso investire piccole somme in startup nelle fasi iniziali? | Italian | |
| Equity crowdfunding o business angel: cosa conviene agli investitori privati? | Italian | No brand recommended |
| Equity crowdfunding o venture capital per raccogliere fondi per una startup? | Italian | |
| Alternative al venture capital per raccogliere un round seed | Italian | No brand recommended |
| Alternative alle reti di business angel per investire nelle startup | Italian | No brand recommended |
| Sono un founder e sto raccogliendo un round seed. Quale piattaforma può aiutarmi a raggiungere gli investitori? | Italian | |
| Sono un investitore privato e voglio creare un portafoglio di partecipazioni in startup. | Italian | 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.