diff --git a/src/TrueCV.Web/Program.cs b/src/TrueCV.Web/Program.cs
index 7d183ec..9d1e006 100644
--- a/src/TrueCV.Web/Program.cs
+++ b/src/TrueCV.Web/Program.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using Hangfire;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Authorization;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using Serilog;
 using TrueCV.Infrastructure;
 using TrueCV.Infrastructure.Data;
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ try
 
     var app = builder.Build();
 
-    // Seed default admin user
+    // Seed default admin user and clear company cache
     using (var scope = app.Services.CreateScope())
     {
         var userManager = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<UserManager<ApplicationUser>>();
@@ -88,6 +89,16 @@ try
             await userManager.CreateAsync(adminUser, defaultPassword);
             Log.Information("Created default admin user: {Email}", defaultEmail);
         }
+
+        // Clear company cache on startup to ensure fresh API lookups
+        var dbContext = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<ApplicationDbContext>();
+        var cacheCount = await dbContext.CompanyCache.CountAsync();
+        if (cacheCount > 0)
+        {
+            dbContext.CompanyCache.RemoveRange(dbContext.CompanyCache);
+            await dbContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+            Log.Information("Cleared {Count} entries from company cache", cacheCount);
+        }
     }
 
     // Configure the HTTP request pipeline.