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
– Invesdor FI Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Lendopolis FR Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
2% 0% First reading
– Lendosphere FR Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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1% 0% First reading
– Mamacrowd IT Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– October FR Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
3% 0% First reading
– PretUp FR Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
2% 0% First reading
– S crowd DE Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
1% 0% None First reading
– SeedBlink RO Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
3% 0% None First reading
– Seedmatch DE Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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0% 0% None First reading
– Startupxplore ES Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : 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
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 fundora.fr Vendor site 5.0% 1 of 4 2 1
16 meilleurtaux.com Consultancy 5.0% 2 of 4 1 6
17 openvc.app Directory 3.3% 2 of 4 2 Not read
18 sec.gov Regulator 3.3% 2 of 4 2 Not read
19 startengine.com Vendor site 5.0% 2 of 4 2 Not read
20 bpifrance.fr Regulator 3.3% 2 of 4 2 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
Quelles sont les meilleures plateformes pour investir en ligne dans des start-up ? French Anaxago
Investir dans des start-up en tant que particulier French Anaxago, Sowefund and WiSEED, tied
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 Angelsquare and Sowefund, tied
Je suis un investisseur particulier et je veux me constituer un portefeuille de participations dans des start-up. French MiiMOSA and Tudigo, tied

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