# StartupsRating · Full Institutional Manifest

> Sistema de rating analítico auditável para startups. Infraestrutura institucional para o ecossistema global de Venture Capital, com metodologia publicada sob DOI Zenodo (10.5281/zenodo.19470047) e calibrada em mais de 1.600 avaliações estruturais.

## Vision

The global Venture Capital market (~US$500B/year) operates without institutional evaluation standards. Each fund uses internal, subjective criteria with no external audit and no cross-stage comparability. StartupsRating resolves this coordination problem by transforming startup evaluation into necessary, auditable market infrastructure.

## What StartupsRating Is

StartupsRating is an analytical rating system for startups, built on an auditable 20-dimension methodology and a global D→SSS scale. It serves investors who need to reduce decision risk and founders who need visibility based on what they built — not where they are headquartered.

CSF and GSR are private analytical frameworks. They are NOT credit ratings regulated by CVM (Res. 31/2021), SEC, ESMA, or NRSRO authorities.

## Methodological Engine

### Two Frameworks, One Institutional Scale

1. **CSF · Clarity Score Full** — Adversarial structural analysis on 12 dimensions using public-domain data and presentation materials. Identifies red flags, structural inconsistencies, and priority gaps. Used for deal flow triage and pre-round readiness.
   - URL: https://startupsrating.com/csf

2. **GSR · Global Startups Rating** — Institutional auditable rating covering 20 dimensions across five pillars: Fundamentals, Commercial, Financial, Governance, and Risk. Cross-checked by the Financial Consistency Triangle. Emits a D→SSS rating with Confidence Index.
   - URL: https://startupsrating.com/gsr

### Financial Consistency Triangle

Rating rigor is anchored in consistency between three fundamental dimensions:
- **Traction**: ARR, MoM growth, churn
- **Financial Health**: LTV/CAC, payback, margins
- **Runway**: Funded milestones and financial runway

Inconsistencies between these three dimensions automatically penalize the final rating.

### GSR Scale

Eleven institutional grades from D (critical structure) to SSS (institutional exceptionalism confirmed by consecutive re-ratings). Each grade maps to a consolidated score interval across 20 dimensions, adjusted by Confidence Index and validated by the Financial Consistency Triangle cross-check.

## Methodology Publication

- **Whitepaper**: https://startupsrating.com/whitepaper
- **DOI**: 10.5281/zenodo.19470047 (Zenodo, CC BY-NC 4.0)
- **Title**: StartupsRating: A Multidimensional Framework for Institutional Startup Evaluation
- **Authors**: André Crepaldi, Ezio Tristão
- **Calibration**: 1,600+ startups evaluated (2022–2025)

## Leadership

- **André Crepaldi** — Founder & CEO · Methodology
- **Ezio Tristão** — Founder & CTO · Engineering (ORCID: 0009-0004-6600-620X)
- **Antônio Marberger** — Co-founder & Chief AI Officer · Artificial Intelligence
- **Luidgi Werner** — Co-founder & COO · Operations

URL: https://startupsrating.com/founders

## Access

Users authenticate and use the StartupsRating workspace:
- Login: https://startupsrating.com/login
- Email: startups@startupsrating.com

## Site Navigation

- [Home](https://startupsrating.com/)
- [CSF](https://startupsrating.com/csf)
- [GSR](https://startupsrating.com/gsr)
- [Whitepaper / Methodology](https://startupsrating.com/whitepaper)
- [Founders / Leadership](https://startupsrating.com/founders)
- [Terms of Use](https://startupsrating.com/termos-de-uso)
- [Privacy Policy](https://startupsrating.com/politica-de-privacidade)

## Entity Links

- Website: https://startupsrating.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startups-rating/
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19470047

## Regulatory Disclaimer

CSF and GSR are private analytical frameworks developed by StartupsRating for informational triage and due diligence support. They do not constitute credit ratings regulated by CVM (Res. 31/2021), SEC, ESMA, or equivalent NRSRO authorities and must not be interpreted as such.