Leader
53Heralded Score, range 22–62
The most visible startup investment platforms in France, October 2026
Most cited source
7citations
From Google AI Mode, Gemini and Google AI Overviews
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
| Rank | Brand | Rank change | Heralded Score All | AI | Search | Score trend | Mentioned | Recommended | By engine | Mentioned by | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | New entry | 53 , range 22–62 | 42#1 | 72#2 | 53
| 38% | 9% | | First reading | |
| 2 | | New entry | 48 , range 20–58 | 39#2 | 65#3 | 48
| 31% | 6% | | First reading | |
| 3 | | New entry | 38 , range 6–52 | 31#5 | 49#4 | 38
| 19% | 4% | None | First reading | |
| 4 | | New entry | 24 , range 20–38 | 37#3 | 2#9 | 24
| 23% | 5% | | First reading | |
| 5 | | New entry | 21 , range 8–28 | 32#4 | 1= #12 | 21
| 13% | 6% | None | First reading | |
| 6 | | New entry | 11 , range 5–21 | 18#6 | 0= #15 | 11
| 10% | 3% | None | First reading | |
| 7 | | New entry | 6 , range 2–26 | 6#7 | 5#7 | 6
| 7% | 0% | None | First reading | |
| 8 | | New entry | 5 , range 1–32 | 6#8 | 3#8 | 5
| 5% | 1% | | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | 0= #15 | –
| 1% | 1% | None | First reading | |
| – | | Unranked | Too few answers | Not measured | 32#5 | –
| 5% | 1% | 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 and Search give each brand’s score and rank on that side alone. 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 | 11.7% | 3 of 4 | 4 | Not read |
| 2 | | Vendor site | 10.0% | 3 of 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | | Vendor site | 10.0% | 3 of 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | | Vendor site | 8.3% | 2 of 4 | 4 | Not read |
| 5 | | Vendor site | 5.0% | 1 of 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | | Vendor site | 5.0% | 2 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 7 | | Vendor site | 3.3% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 8 | | Vendor site | 3.3% | 1 of 4 | 2 | Not read |
| 9 | | Vendor site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
| 10 | | Vendor site | 1.7% | 1 of 4 | 1 | Not read |
Questions asked
| Question | Language | Most recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Quelles sont les meilleures plateformes pour investir en ligne dans des start-up ? | French | |
| Investir dans des start-up en tant que particulier | French | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Je suis un investisseur particulier et je veux me constituer un portefeuille de participations dans des start-up. | French | |
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.