For accelerators & VCs

Give founders a shareable compare link for Slack and board decks — ranked, visual, and CNBC-sourced. Embed read-only widgets or fetch the same JSON our site uses, with attribution.

Share links

Send these in Slack, Notion, or your portfolio CRM — URLs stay stable.

Compare 2–3 states: https://statecompass.app/compare?states=TX,NC,FL
Single state breakdown: https://statecompass.app/states/texas
Founder Lens rankings: https://statecompass.app/rankings?lens=vc-backed (tech startup, bootstrapped services, physical ops)
Year-over-year movers: https://statecompass.app/movers

Embed widgets

Read-only iframes with required CNBC attribution in the footer. Host on your site; founders click through to StateCompass for full detail.

Map

Optional query params: ?state=TX to pin a state, ?year=2024 for prior CNBC year.

<iframe
  src="https://statecompass.app/embed/map?state=TX"
  title="StateCompass — CNBC state rankings map"
  width="100%"
  height="520"
  style="border:0;border-radius:12px;max-width:960px;"
  loading="lazy"
></iframe>

Compare

Pass 2–3 abbreviations: ?states=TX,NC,FL. Optional ?year=2024.

<iframe
  src="https://statecompass.app/embed/compare?states=TX,NC,FL"
  title="StateCompass — compare states"
  width="100%"
  height="640"
  style="border:0;border-radius:12px;max-width:960px;"
  loading="lazy"
></iframe>

Attribution required. Embeds include a CNBC source link and StateCompass credit. Do not remove or hide the embed footer. Scores must not be presented as your own research.

Public API (read-only)

Same data as states.json — generated at build time, no drift. CORS enabled for browser and server use.

GET /api/v1/index.json — discovery document
GET /api/v1/states.json — default CNBC year (all 50 states)
GET /api/v1/states-2025.json — specific year
GET /api/v1/states-index.json — available years & changelog
GET /api/v1/state/TX.json — single state by abbreviation

For programmatic compare, fetch /api/v1/states.json and read the states object, or deep-link to /compare?states=TX,NC. Responses include apiVersion and attribution fields.

Source: CNBC America's Top States for Business, 2025. Cache-friendly static JSON — no API keys required.

Guidelines

Always attribute CNBC and link to official rankings or methodology.
Founder Lens scores are StateCompass-derived — label them, not CNBC official ranks.
Founder Snapshot content is informational, not legal or tax advice.
Questions? Link to https://statecompass.app — we do not offer white-label score editing.