Target users

Showcase serves four audiences at once: founders (own + see peers), investors (scan sector/stage/country pipeline), partners (find counter-parties for distribution / integration), and editorial (use the verified directory as the spine of every article and event).

Per-audience use case

Founders

Verify their own listing is accurate (Founder Account integration in Phase 2). Browse peers in the same sector / stage / country for context and benchmarking.

Investors

Filter by sector + stage + country to build a sector pipeline. Click through to founder profiles for diligence depth.

Partners / accelerators

Find startups eligible for their programs by stage + sector filters. Use the entity graph to discover founders open to introductions.

Editorial team

The verified directory is the ground truth for every editorial article. When an article needs to mention a startup, the showcase entry IS the source of facts (founders, sector, stage, country).