The Verified Badge
Verify that you own your domain, embed the badge, and both sides win: your site gets a dofollow link from Maidensail, and your listing shows buyers and investors you're real.
What it looks like on your site
Verified on Maidensail · Set sail Jul 2026Light, dark and compact variants · SVG, ~2 KB, no tracking scripts
Verify domain ownership. Add a TXT record or meta tag — same pattern as Google Search Console. Takes five minutes, confirms you actually control the site you're listing.
Embed the badge. One line of HTML, anywhere on your site. The badge links to your Maidensail listing (dofollow).
Your listing links back — dofollow. Your permanent Registry page carries a dofollow link to your domain, plus the ✓ mark everywhere your startup appears on Maidensail.
We check, fairly. Our crawler periodically confirms the badge is live. Take it down and your backlink quietly becomes nofollow — no penalties, no drama. Put it back and it upgrades again.
<a href="https://maidensail.com/startup/your-slug" rel="dofollow">
<img src="https://maidensail.com/badge/your-slug.svg"
alt="Your Startup — Verified on Maidensail" height="36">
</a>Not listed yet?
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