The most visible startup investment platforms in France, October 2026

October 2026 · 15 questions asked from France in French and English · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 60 answers read

Leader

Sowefund

42Heralded Score, range 35–53

Most cited source

amf-france.org

56citations

From Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT

Where engines disagree most

Crowdcube

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
– Capital Cell ES Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Caption US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
3% 0% None First reading
– Companisto DE Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Conda AT Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Crowdberry SK Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– CrowdFundMe IT Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– FrontFundr CA Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
2% 0% None First reading
– FundedByMe SE Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– FundersClub US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
1% 0% None First reading
– Fundora FR Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
2% 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
11 stripe.com Vendor site 8.3% 2 of 4 4 Not read
12 wefunder.com Unclassified 5.0% 3 of 4 4 Not read
13 cofondateur.fr Directory 6.7% 3 of 4 3 Not read
14 europa.eu Regulator 3.3% 1 of 4 3 Not read
15 meilleurtaux.com Consultancy 5.0% 2 of 4 1 6
16 openvc.app Directory 3.3% 2 of 4 2 Not read
17 sec.gov Regulator 3.3% 2 of 4 2 Not read
18 startengine.com Vendor site 5.0% 2 of 4 2 Not read
19 bpifrance.fr Regulator 3.3% 2 of 4 2 Not read
20 crowdsourcingweek.com Community 1.7% 1 of 4 2 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
best platforms to invest in startups English Crowdcube and Republic, tied
equity crowdfunding platform for startups English Anaxago, Crowdcube, Republic, Sowefund and Tudigo, tied
how to raise money from investors online English Crowdcube and Republic, tied
how to invest in startups with small amounts English 1001Pact, Sowefund and WiSEED, tied
equity crowdfunding vs angel investors English No brand recommended

Each engine's top three

Google AI Mode

No brand named in at least three answers.

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