Terranox AIYC W26 landing page report.
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Score over time

656055504540KoBold Metals 47 on Sep 22 (Live)Earth AI 50 on Apr 4 (Wayback)Earth AI 50 on Apr 17 (Wayback)Earth AI 50 on May 9 (Wayback)Earth AI 49 on May 19 (Wayback)Earth AI 45 on Jun 14 (Wayback)Earth AI 47 on Sep 22 (Live)GeologicAI 56 on Apr 20 (Wayback)GeologicAI 58 on May 8 (Wayback)GeologicAI 58 on Aug 10 (Wayback)GeologicAI 55 on Sep 1 (Wayback)GeologicAI 62 on Sep 22 (Live)Fleet Space Technologies 47 on Apr 18 (Wayback)Fleet Space Technologies 46 on Apr 26 (Wayback)Fleet Space Technologies 46 on Jun 30 (Wayback)Fleet Space Technologies 45 on Jul 13 (Wayback)Fleet Space Technologies 47 on Sep 22 (Live)GoldSpot Discoveries (ALS GoldSpot) 54 on Sep 22 (Live)Terranox AI 52 on Sep 22 (Live)Sep 22

CTA

42Poor

Copy, size, verb, cost-feel — does the primary CTA earn the click?

Curious?
Terranox AI
GoldSpot Discoveries (ALS GoldSpot)
GeologicAI
Fleet Space Technologies

Problems

  • no action verb — reads as a label
  • footnote-sized, no button styling
  • payoff of the click is unstated
  • dimmer than nav link 'Careers'

Trust

48Poor

Proof that the product is real, competent, and safe to try.

Terranox AI
GeologicAI
Trust read
Terranox AI"Backed by Y Combinator" badge above the headline
KoBold Metalsimplicit context KoBold Metals may benefit from pre-existing familiarity among its target audience.
Earth AINo visible trust signal identified.
GeologicAIMobile hero showing the real GeologicAI software UI — a 3D block-model viewer with code and histograms on dual monitors
Fleet Space TechnologiesNo visible trust signal identified.
GoldSpot Discoveries (ALS GoldSpot)Hero description of specific capabilities: "We take complex geochemical, metallurgical, and mill process flow data... an

Mobile web

48Poor

The phone experience as a first-class citizen.

Mobile web annotations on the mobile capture1
  1. 'Curious?' text link — The only CTA is low-contrast plain text with no button styling or thumb-sized tap target.

Information hierarchy

58Fair

Does the design help or inhibit what the page is trying to say?

Information hierarchy annotations on the desktop capture123
  1. Curious? text link — The only path forward is tiny gray text that doesn't read as clickable — no visible primary CTA.
  2. Footer copyright line — Footer creeps into the fold, signaling the page ends before any conversion ask.
  3. Backed by YC badge — Trust badge sits directly above the headline at similar prominence, delaying the value prop by one beat.

Value props

62Fair

Title, subtitle, hero — do they sell the product's true value?

Terranox AI’s headline sellsAI-powered uranium exploration, hunting the future of energy hidden beneath our feetWe combine physics-informed AI models purpose-built for uranium with integrated field programs to discover the next generation of economic deposits across North America.

Working

  • Names category in first four words
  • Subhead specifies method and geography
  • "Economic deposits" is a real outcome

Could improve

  • Zero numbers or proof points
  • Hero visual decorates, doesn't demo
  • "Hunting the future" leans abstract