Every startup ranking is shaped by money. So is this one, with one difference: it says so out loud.
You list your startup and chip in, starting at $0.30, in $0.30 tiers. The biggest running total sits at number one. No judges, no algorithm, no votes. There is no third rule.
Visibility: your name, your one-liner, and a clickable link, at a spot that tracks your total. The click counter next to each startup shows how many visitors actually followed that link.
No award, no prize, no trophy, no quality score. Your rank says nothing about your product, only about your budget. That's the whole point.
So the ranking isn't reserved for the well-funded. At $0.30 a tier, a weekend side project can show up.
The ranking is deterministic: at any moment, the highest total is number one. No draw, no chance, no shot at a payout. Full terms in the terms of sale.
That's expected, and honestly it's the whole idea. Contributions you've already made are locked in and keep counting: your total never drops, other people's just climb past it.
How is the ranking calculated? Your rank depends on one thing only: the total contributions each startup has taken in. The highest total is first.
What's the minimum to take part? Thirty cents. Contributions go up in $0.30 tiers.
Is this gambling or a lottery? No. Fully deterministic. A contribution buys visibility, nothing else.
Are contributions refundable? No. Every contribution is locked into that startup's total the moment it's made.