Non-Profit Organization
Become a Resident of World's Innovative Network
Our charter is asset-locked to one purpose: an open, methodology-driven ranking of innovations - free to innovators and audit-able by everyone. Four ways to be part of it.
MonthlyAnnual Save 17%
Free Residency
The standard tier. Equal placement for every innovation. Free forever - no upsell required.
$0 / forever
No card required.
Create a profileWhat you get
- ✓Verified official profile with a blue icon
- ✓Listing in the World Innovation Ranking
- ✓Inclusion in research coverage by independent merit
- ✓Public innovation ranking, decomposable into factors
- ✓Editorial access to thematic and regional reports
Payment does not improve your rank, your placement, or your coverage - by structural commitment.
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Resident Dues
Everything in Free Residency, plus access to the founder community and research team.
$200 / year
Billed annually · saves 17%
Adds to Free
- ✓Access to 50k+ visionary financial institutions
- ✓All AI models in the Ranking Copilot
- ✓Founder-to-founder mentor matching
- ✓Nominate innovations for the research pipeline
- ✓Closed founder events and research previews
- ✓Resident badge for your website and signature
- ×Does not affect the ranking placement
Community membership funds research operations. It does not buy editorial outcomes - that separation is structural and irreversible.
Sliding-Scale
Pay what you can sustain - including $0. No application, no committee, no questions.
Name your price
Including $0 - no questions
Become a memberFor
- ✓Founders from emerging markets
- ✓All AI models in the Ranking Copilot
- ✓Pre-revenue early-stage projects
- ✓Research-led and non-profit innovations
- ✓Anyone for whom $200/yr is a barrier
We are a Non-Profit Organization. Inclusivity is the charter, not a marketing line.
Transparency Mission-driven commitment
Where your money goes
Arch Town Labs is a non-profit research & innovation organization. Our resources are committed to community purpose, and surplus is reinvested into research. Here is the operating allocation we commit to.
60%
Research operations
Analysts, data infrastructure, methodology development, backtests.
20%
Open infrastructure
Public platform, World Innovation Ranking, free founder profiles.
15%
Research publications
Annual Innovation Report, regional reports, thematic deep-dives.
5%
Community programs
Events, mentor matching, sliding-scale memberships, outreach.
Non-profit commitments · Surplus is reinvested in research. No private equity. No external shareholders. Annual Impact Report published openly on the official page each March.