Brendan Foody • Mercor
Founder Categories
UpForge Global Startup Registry & Intelligence • 2026
Brendan Foody • Mercor
Founder Categories
UpForge Global Startup Registry & Intelligence • 2026
UpForge provides standardized, permanent public records for emerging ventures worldwide — establishing trust, legibility, and identity without sponsored bias or algorithmic distortion.
Verifying MCA / state incorporation filings and business registration records.
Validating SSL certificates, operational domain ownership, and active web footprint.
Cross-referencing founder profiles on LinkedIn and public professional repositories.
Verifying press coverage, institutional disclosures, and verified customer signals.
UFRN is an independent registry credential issued by UpForge.org for digital identity and registry verification. It is not a legal business incorporation certificate, government tax identifier, or official regulatory registration, and does not replace statutory business incorporation documents.
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UpForge maintains a strict wall between data verification and commercial partnerships. We never accept financial compensation to alter a company's verification record, boost search visibility, or modify registry criteria.
Led by experienced startup researchers and product engineers committed to institutional data integrity across global ecosystems.
Our analyst team evaluates incoming submissions against official MCA, corporate registry, and public dataset sources within 3-5 business days.
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UpForge is an independent global startup registry that provides structured, permanent public records for verified companies and founders.
A UFRN (UpForge Registry Number) is a unique digital credential issued to verified entities to confirm their record in our independent index.
No. UFRN is an independent registry credential issued by UpForge for digital identity and registry verification. It is not a legal business incorporation certificate or government tax registration.
Through entity registration checks against national/state databases, domain and SSL validation, founder identity verification via professional records, and public digital footprint review.
No. UpForge operates with strict editorial independence: no paid rankings, no pay-to-play profile positions, and no sponsored placements.
Join thousands of founders and companies establishing standardized digital credibility on UpForge.
