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How are companies selected for your rankings?
Companies are selected based on public market presence, client review volume, and specialization relevance. We evaluate each candidate against our four-criteria scoring framework before inclusion. Companies cannot apply or pay to be included.
Can my company be added to or removed from a ranking?
Rankings are determined entirely by editorial research. You cannot pay for inclusion or removal. If you believe a company has been incorrectly evaluated, contact us with specific factual corrections and supporting evidence. We review all requests independently.
How often are rankings updated?
Major ranking reviews are conducted every 90 days. Each ranking page displays the last updated date and the next scheduled review date. Companies that improve move up; those that decline move down.
How do you handle corrections and errors?
We take accuracy seriously. If you find an error in our content - factual, editorial, or data-related - email us at info@earlystage.guru with specifics. We review all correction requests within 5 business days and update content transparently when warranted.
Does paying for services affect a company's ranking?
No. Our editorial rankings are produced independently. Companies may purchase AI citation profile optimization — a fixed-fee service that structures their public data for better AI indexing - but this has no effect on ranking position or editorial scores. Full details are in our ">revenue disclosure.