What's New

Launched a full blog with 5 launch-day articles covering startup listing tips, category trends, and directory insights.

Added a startup glossary with 30+ terms to help founders and visitors navigate industry jargon.

Blog articles are optimised for SEO with structured metadata, Open Graph images, and clean URLs.

Introduced community-ranked "Best of" pages for every category, helping visitors discover top startups by vertical.

Best-of rankings update in real time based on community votes, review scores, and visit analytics.

Category pages now include trend insights, rich descriptions, and links to best-of rankings.

Each category shows total listings, average rating, and recent activity at a glance.

Unified the entire platform to the dark theme design system for a consistent experience across all pages.

Improved contrast ratios and readability for all text and interactive elements.

Published 3 comprehensive guides: Getting Started, Growing Your Community, and Common Questions.

Guides include step-by-step walkthroughs, screenshots, and links to relevant platform features.

Launched the flagship interactive world map built with React Three Fiber, featuring three explorable regions: Indie Forest, Startup Shores, and Silicon Summit.

Every listed startup gets a dedicated plot on the map with visual effects that scale with tier.

Map supports click-to-navigate, hover tooltips, and smooth camera transitions between regions.

Introduced Free, Pro, Elite, and Apex tiers with different map presence, visual effects, and region access.

Stripe-powered subscription management with instant tier upgrades and downgrades.

Added a one-vote-per-user voting system so the community can surface the best startups.

Launched a real-time leaderboard with Top Voted, Trending, Newest, and Most Visited views.

Four verification methods available: DNS TXT record, HTML meta tag, email-based, and well-known file.

Verified companies receive a badge on their profile and listing cards.

Dynamic SVG badges showing tier, rating, and vote count for embedding on external sites and READMEs.

Badges auto-update to reflect the latest stats without any manual changes.

Email-verified, manually moderated review system for honest community feedback on listed startups.

Reviews go through a two-step pipeline: email verification then admin approval before publishing.

Wrapt List goes live with full startup directory, company submission flow, and category browsing.

Magic link authentication powered by Auth.js — no passwords needed.

Stripe-powered subscriptions for Pro, Elite, and Apex tier access.