Founding 100
A Smarter World of Business.
Our first 100. Free means free.
There is one Founding 100 across the whole site. The company directory’s founding claimers and the Robotics 100 founding places are the same hundred places, open to companies in every industry and every country.
The free base, for good
Founding companies keep everything listed below permanently. No retroactive charges, and no subscription needed to keep or edit a profile.
Founding highlight
A permanent founding mark, plus a highlight on the profile for twelve months from the date the claim is approved.
Counted once
A company holds one founding place, whichever part of the site it joined through. Places are confirmed in order of approved claims.
Exactly what is included
Every listed company gets this base free. For Founding 100 companies it is a permanent commitment.
Network
- Human-reviewed company profile
- Claim, correct or remove your profile
- Post partnership requests
- Send and receive ordinary inquiries
Base SEO
- Your own indexable profile URL
- Page title and description written for your category
- Sitemap entry and category index links
- Canonical tag and social share card
- Profile updates on request
Base GEO (AI search)
- Organization structured data that matches the page
- Answer-ready company summary of 150–250 words
- Sourced fact fields with a last-reviewed date
- Entry in the site’s AI-readable index
- One baseline AI Growth Scan and the readiness checklist
Not included in the free base: content writing beyond your profile, link building and ongoing monitoring. Search engines and AI products decide independently what to index, rank or cite; no visibility is guaranteed.
Three steps
Claim the profile
Use the claim form from a company email address. Robotics companies can also apply through Robotics 100; the founding terms apply to every founding company.
Confirmation
Once the claim is approved you are told whether a founding place was still open. Paid software is always optional.
The number of places remaining is confirmed by email at approval; it is not shown here until the roster has been reconciled against existing claims.