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Trata is a financial technology company that develops investment research software. It specializes in providing unbiased, narrative-driven market insights by aggregating and analyzing research from anonymous hedge fund analysts. Trata's platform enables clients to identify companies that fit specific investment frameworks, quickly digest key points, and review crucial public documents, facilitating the construction of investment theses and collaboration with compliance teams of large-scale hedge funds.

Contrario is an AI-driven company that specializes in market intelligence for investors. It develops a platform that uses advanced analytics and predictive modeling to analyze market sentiment and identify discrepancies between popular opinions and fundamental data, thereby helping investors uncover unique investment opportunities.

Conveo has 100s of moderated voice & video conversations for deep consumer insights at scale, instantly

Riveter AI is the copilot for corporate strategy that provides business updates using deep market research and analysis.

Dataleap develops an AI-powered platform for market research, designed primarily for management consulting firms and corporate strategy departments. The platform integrates natural language interface with reliable market data to streamline the entire research workflow.

Voicepanel is a developer of an artificial intelligence-powered platform that facilitates the collection of detailed customer feedback through voice conversations. The platform streamlines qualitative research by utilizing AI to moderate interactions, allowing businesses to gain deeper insights into customer thoughts and emotions. By providing a straightforward method for gathering feedback, Voicepanel enables organizations to better understand their products and services from the perspective of their customers, enhancing their ability to respond to consumer needs effectively.

Meticulate is an AI-powered platform designed to streamline business development processes for professionals in finance and investment sectors. It intelligently identifies potential buyers, enriches contact information, and drafts customized emails based on available collateral.

Firebender is a business-to-business lead generation platform that leverages artificial intelligence to deliver tailored lead data for specific industries and requirements. Utilizing large language models, the platform automates business processes and enhances user experiences across various applications. By allowing users to search multiple sources, such as website content, job postings, and social media profiles, Firebender enables founders and sales teams to identify potential customers through natural language processing. This innovative approach streamlines the lead generation process and supports businesses in efficiently targeting their marketing efforts.

OpenMeter enables swift implementation of usage-based pricing for AI, APIs, and infrastructure consumptions such as logs, Kubernetes, S3, and databases. Its platform maximizes revenue by providing sales opportunities, customer trends, price simulation, forecast revenue, and integration with tools.

BetterBasket is a company that specializes in automated merchandising solutions for the food and beverage sector. It has developed an artificial intelligence-powered platform that optimizes pricing and product decisions for retailers. Utilizing a proprietary algorithm, BetterBasket's platform matches items across the market and provides real-time data on competitor pricing and product changes. This enables grocery stores to automate price adjustments and identify best-selling products tailored to their specific locations. By leveraging advanced technology, BetterBasket aims to enhance operational efficiency and improve decision-making for food and beverage enterprises.

Voicepanel is a developer of an artificial intelligence-powered platform that facilitates the collection of detailed customer feedback through voice conversations. The platform streamlines qualitative research by utilizing AI to moderate interactions, allowing businesses to gain deeper insights into customer thoughts and emotions. By providing a straightforward method for gathering feedback, Voicepanel enables organizations to better understand their products and services from the perspective of their customers, enhancing their ability to respond to consumer needs effectively.

Inari is an AI based tool that sort feedback and research to find insights on revenue generating product and opportunities.

Feather allows you to discover, analyze, and identify investment opportunities.

Apollo Group is a diversified technology company focused on creating consumer marketplaces in frontier markets. It has developed a platform called Pluto, which allows consumers in Pakistan to hire fully-trained service providers. In addition to Pluto, Apollo Group offers a marketing platform that provides technology-based marketplaces and back-office services aimed at transforming entire industries. By utilizing large language model-powered operations, the company enables its clients to establish significant outsourcing capabilities in emerging markets. Apollo Group's innovative approach seeks to enhance service delivery and operational efficiency in regions with growing economic potential.

SilkChart is an innovative company that leverages artificial intelligence to enhance sales performance. Its primary focus is on providing sales coaching through advanced analytics of sales calls, enabling representatives to gain a deeper understanding of their clients and improve deal closure rates. By analyzing conversations, SilkChart equips sales teams with actionable feedback to improve communication, identify customer pain points, and tailor solutions to specific needs. Additionally, the company offers a no-code analytics platform that transforms product data into insights for revenue growth. This platform allows growth teams to integrate marketing and product usage data seamlessly, empowering them to optimize campaigns and target audiences more effectively without the need for costly data analytics expertise. SilkChart’s dual approach enhances sales strategies and drives business success by fostering better client relationships and informed decision-making.

Overwatch Data is a SaaS platform that provides businesses with tools for monitoring data streams related to real-world events impacting their operations. Utilizing advanced machine learning and natural language processing, the platform offers insights into various risks, including market intelligence, geopolitical and supply chain risks, fraud risk, brand risk, and executive protection. By enabling enterprises to monitor and contextualize information from diverse sources such as news, social media, economic reports, and satellite imagery, Overwatch Data allows users to identify critical events and trends relevant to their business. The service facilitates both live monitoring and historical due diligence, helping organizations make informed decisions based on timely and relevant data.

AlgoTest is an investment technology company dedicated to enhancing the decision-making capabilities of retail traders through innovative tools. The company offers a comprehensive platform that enables users to backtest, paper trade, and execute trading strategies in live markets. Their initial product is a free options backtester specifically designed for the Indian market. With a team experienced in various market segments, including electronic options market-making and factor-based market strategies, AlgoTest provides users with access to historical data to assess profitability and risk before committing real capital. The platform aims to empower retail traders by leveraging extensive market expertise and facilitating the evaluation of trading strategies.

SilkChart is an innovative company that leverages artificial intelligence to enhance sales performance. Its primary focus is on providing sales coaching through advanced analytics of sales calls, enabling representatives to gain a deeper understanding of their clients and improve deal closure rates. By analyzing conversations, SilkChart equips sales teams with actionable feedback to improve communication, identify customer pain points, and tailor solutions to specific needs. Additionally, the company offers a no-code analytics platform that transforms product data into insights for revenue growth. This platform allows growth teams to integrate marketing and product usage data seamlessly, empowering them to optimize campaigns and target audiences more effectively without the need for costly data analytics expertise. SilkChart’s dual approach enhances sales strategies and drives business success by fostering better client relationships and informed decision-making.

Blitzllama is a developer of a self-serve user research platform aimed at helping innovative and fast-growing startups improve their products efficiently. The platform allows product and research teams to conduct in-product surveys, perform usability tests, and consolidate customer feedback across multiple tools. By utilizing a no-code micro survey research stack, Blitzllama enables teams to pose quick questions to users at critical moments within the product experience. This approach facilitates the identification and resolution of customer issues, ultimately aiding teams in optimizing user journeys and product features to better meet business objectives.

Axis develops a government data platform designed to understand the political crisis, government reshuffle, and new regulations in markets. Its platform easily finds and follows policy-makers and regulators, evaluates the information relevant to decision-making, and offers macro and sector insights.

Phonic Inc. is a market research company based in Foster City, California, that specializes in conversational audio surveys. Founded in 2019, Phonic provides a platform that enables businesses to collect survey data through voice and video recordings. This innovative approach allows companies to gain insights from authentic responses while filtering out disingenuous or fraudulent feedback. By leveraging artificial intelligence, Phonic enhances the survey experience, ensuring that organizations receive reliable and meaningful market research data.

Datlo is a tech company that develops a geo-intelligence platform designed for sales and marketing teams. It uses big data and AI-based technology to identify market opportunities, find new customers, and distribution channels, enabling businesses to increase sales and expand through data-driven insights.

Great Question is a customer research platform that automates the entire research workflow. It enables companies to recruit participants, conduct interviews and other research methods, and then distill the results into concise reports. The platform centralizes collaboration, allowing teams to share insights and receive feedback on prototypes directly from real customers. By integrating recruitment, data collection, and synthesis, Great Question helps businesses quickly gain actionable consumer insights.

Phonic Inc. is a market research company based in Foster City, California, that specializes in conversational audio surveys. Founded in 2019, Phonic provides a platform that enables businesses to collect survey data through voice and video recordings. This innovative approach allows companies to gain insights from authentic responses while filtering out disingenuous or fraudulent feedback. By leveraging artificial intelligence, Phonic enhances the survey experience, ensuring that organizations receive reliable and meaningful market research data.

crowdForce operates a crowdsourcing platform and an offline distribution network that helps businesses accelerate adoption of digital, crypto, and financial services among underserved populations. The company serves banks and fintechs, nonprofits, market researchers, government agencies, and field agents, providing access to real-time consumer data and enabling deployment of digital services in emerging markets. Founded in 2016, crowdForce has a footprint in Nigeria with an additional presence in the United States.

Prolific is a company that offers an online platform for researchers seeking to recruit survey participants efficiently and ethically. By connecting a diverse global audience, Prolific enables users to quickly submit surveys and specify their target demographics, facilitating the collection of high-quality psychological and behavioral data in a matter of minutes. The company's mission is to enhance accessibility to trustworthy data, ultimately supporting improved human knowledge and informed decision-making. Through its innovative approach, Prolific empowers researchers by providing a reliable and streamlined data collection process.

Proof Trading Inc., established in 2019 in New York City, specializes in developing tools for institutional equities trading. Their primary offering is 'Proof', an advanced execution platform designed to help investors secure better prices. They also provide 'Find My Fills', a tool that analyzes individual stock trades, and educational resources like the 'Market Structure Primer' for new hires. Additionally, they offer a 'Market Data Fee Calculator' to visualize cost differences in market data consumption patterns.

Million Marker Wellness develops and sells at-home testing kits that measure individual exposure to environmental chemicals, including bisphenol A and phthalates, through urine analysis. The company's offerings extend beyond the kit itself to lifestyle audits, subscription services, counseling, and access to reports via an online platform. The tests compare exposure levels with those of others and provide curated information on sources of exposure, scientific findings, and personalized recommendations to reduce contact with harmful chemicals. Established in 2019, the company is based in El Cerrito, California.

College Pulse operates a student-centric platform that facilitates polling within college communities. It aggregates and shares student opinions on various issues, serving as the largest and most reliable source of college student opinion.

College Pulse operates a student-centric platform that facilitates polling within college communities. It aggregates and shares student opinions on various issues, serving as the largest and most reliable source of college student opinion.

Pulse Q&A Inc. is an innovative company specializing in an artificial intelligence-based platform that delivers crowdsourced data aimed at technology executives. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company enables users, particularly Chief Information Officers, to gather insights by creating questions and sharing them with peers, customers, or prospects. This process allows users to test messaging and positioning in real time before launching new products or refreshing existing messages. By providing access to relevant conversations and data, Pulse Q&A empowers decision-makers to make informed choices that drive meaningful outcomes in innovation and spending.

Pulse Q&A Inc. is an innovative company specializing in an artificial intelligence-based platform that delivers crowdsourced data aimed at technology executives. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company enables users, particularly Chief Information Officers, to gather insights by creating questions and sharing them with peers, customers, or prospects. This process allows users to test messaging and positioning in real time before launching new products or refreshing existing messages. By providing access to relevant conversations and data, Pulse Q&A empowers decision-makers to make informed choices that drive meaningful outcomes in innovation and spending.

Quantierra is a real estate analytics firm that provides deal sourcing and advisory services. It uses proprietary data-driven valuation to determine property value and market dynamics, delivering information about properties and investors to help clients operate investments. Through technology-enabled insights, Quantierra supports investors in identifying opportunities, assessing potential transactions, and making informed decisions.

Claire is a U.S.-based company founded in 2015 by Marta Jamrozik and Misha Laskin, specializing in market survey and advertising services via Facebook Messenger. The company's innovative bot assists brands and retailers in testing consumer products, allowing them to identify high and low performers before production. By utilizing surveys, Claire helps businesses optimize their products and advertising campaigns. The platform engages consumers by sending them a link to chat through email, rewarding their participation with loyalty points and giveaways from the brands they represent. Claire analyzes consumer interactions to provide accurate insights, enhancing decision-making for its clients.

LeadGenius, Inc. is a lead generation and outreach company that serves businesses, development organizations, nonprofits, and researchers in the United States and globally. Founded in 2011 and based in Berkeley, California, LeadGenius offers a comprehensive suite of services that includes customer research to create lead lists, data enrichment to ensure accuracy, and lead qualification to identify viable prospects. The company employs advanced software to streamline the sales process, automating the delivery of accurate contact information and essential data points. This enables organizations to effectively generate, qualify, and convert leads, thus enhancing their overall sales efforts. LeadGenius was previously known as MobileWorks, Inc.

LeadGenius, Inc. is a lead generation and outreach company that serves businesses, development organizations, nonprofits, and researchers in the United States and globally. Founded in 2011 and based in Berkeley, California, LeadGenius offers a comprehensive suite of services that includes customer research to create lead lists, data enrichment to ensure accuracy, and lead qualification to identify viable prospects. The company employs advanced software to streamline the sales process, automating the delivery of accurate contact information and essential data points. This enables organizations to effectively generate, qualify, and convert leads, thus enhancing their overall sales efforts. LeadGenius was previously known as MobileWorks, Inc.

Bloomberg Second Measure is a technology company that specializes in analyzing vast amounts of anonymized purchase data to provide insights into consumer behavior and business performance. Serving some of the world's leading brands and investment firms, the company offers real-time analysis that helps organizations identify growth trends, benchmark competitors, and better understand their customer base. With offices in the Bay Area and New York, Bloomberg Second Measure combines advanced analytics with comprehensive purchase data to empower businesses to make informed decisions based on actionable insights.

Apify is a platform that automates web scraping and workflows, enabling businesses to extract structured data from websites or automate tasks. It facilitates market research, lead generation, price comparison, and product development by leveraging data from the web.

GovPredict, Inc. is a Washington, D.C.-based company that offers research, analytics, and actionable intelligence to support public affairs campaigns. The company provides a comprehensive platform that integrates various solutions for public affairs and political professionals, including federal and local research, legislative monitoring, social listening, and campaign finance intelligence. Its GP Research and Intelligence database consolidates policy and political information, while additional offerings like TownIntel and Moneyball enhance municipal coverage and campaign contribution tracking, respectively. GovPredict also features a grassroots platform designed to engage and mobilize advocates efficiently. By unifying multiple data sources and tools, GovPredict streamlines the campaign process, allowing clients to focus on their strategic objectives in influencing legislative and regulatory proposals. As of November 2020, GovPredict operates as a subsidiary of Phone2Action, Inc.

Bloomberg Second Measure is a technology company that specializes in analyzing vast amounts of anonymized purchase data to provide insights into consumer behavior and business performance. Serving some of the world's leading brands and investment firms, the company offers real-time analysis that helps organizations identify growth trends, benchmark competitors, and better understand their customer base. With offices in the Bay Area and New York, Bloomberg Second Measure combines advanced analytics with comprehensive purchase data to empower businesses to make informed decisions based on actionable insights.

Prayas Analytics Inc. is a Pennsylvania-based company that specializes in providing cloud-based analytics solutions tailored for brick-and-mortar retailers. The company utilizes existing surveillance footage to collect and analyze operational metrics, such as queue length, service speed, and customer abandonment rates. This data enables retailers to optimize labor costs, evaluate employee performance, and implement A/B testing strategies similar to those used in eCommerce. By continuously monitoring customer movement and behavior, Prayas Analytics assists its clients in making informed decisions to enhance the overall shopping experience. The company collaborates with various retailers, including several Fortune 200 companies, and has garnered attention from notable industry publications.

MetricWire is a user-friendly research platform designed to facilitate the collection of high-quality data on real-world behaviors. It enables researchers across various industries to design complex studies and gather relevant information through a range of methods, including surveys, sensors, location tracking, and multimedia. Participants can conveniently respond using their smartphones and other electronic devices, eliminating the need for coding. By providing accessible tools for data collection, MetricWire empowers researchers to gain deeper insights into the factors that influence participant behavior, ultimately supporting the development of more effective interventions and treatments.

Quantierra is a real estate analytics firm that provides deal sourcing and advisory services. It uses proprietary data-driven valuation to determine property value and market dynamics, delivering information about properties and investors to help clients operate investments. Through technology-enabled insights, Quantierra supports investors in identifying opportunities, assessing potential transactions, and making informed decisions.

LeadGenius, Inc. is a lead generation and outreach company that serves businesses, development organizations, nonprofits, and researchers in the United States and globally. Founded in 2011 and based in Berkeley, California, LeadGenius offers a comprehensive suite of services that includes customer research to create lead lists, data enrichment to ensure accuracy, and lead qualification to identify viable prospects. The company employs advanced software to streamline the sales process, automating the delivery of accurate contact information and essential data points. This enables organizations to effectively generate, qualify, and convert leads, thus enhancing their overall sales efforts. LeadGenius was previously known as MobileWorks, Inc.

PiinPoint is a location analytics company based in Sunnyvale, California, founded in 2013 by Adam Saunders and Jim Robeson. The company offers a web-based platform that enables businesses to identify new locations for expansion and forecast potential site sales in North America. PiinPoint's services include monitoring the performance of existing locations, identifying key factors for success, and generating detailed reports that analyze various potential sites. By providing tailored forecasting models and integrating multiple datasets—such as traffic patterns, demographics, and available real estate—PiinPoint equips organizations with the tools necessary to validate and determine optimal expansion locations.

GovPredict, Inc. is a Washington, D.C.-based company that offers research, analytics, and actionable intelligence to support public affairs campaigns. The company provides a comprehensive platform that integrates various solutions for public affairs and political professionals, including federal and local research, legislative monitoring, social listening, and campaign finance intelligence. Its GP Research and Intelligence database consolidates policy and political information, while additional offerings like TownIntel and Moneyball enhance municipal coverage and campaign contribution tracking, respectively. GovPredict also features a grassroots platform designed to engage and mobilize advocates efficiently. By unifying multiple data sources and tools, GovPredict streamlines the campaign process, allowing clients to focus on their strategic objectives in influencing legislative and regulatory proposals. As of November 2020, GovPredict operates as a subsidiary of Phone2Action, Inc.

Think Gaming is a mobile advertising data co-op and analytics platform for game developers. It enables developers to share advertising data to identify the best paying users and to gain visibility comparable to larger studios. The platform provides an aggregated dataset covering volume, cost per install, and install quality across more than 400 publishers and ad networks, helping optimize campaigns. It also delivers insights on revenue estimates, downloads, and user retention to assist developers in finding potential investors, acquirers, and distribution partners.

DataRank, Inc. is a social analytics company that specializes in monitoring and analyzing online conversations to provide valuable insights for brands and marketers. Founded in 2011 and based in Fayetteville, Arkansas, DataRank supports businesses in areas such as marketing measurement, competitor benchmarking, influencer identification, market research, brand health monitoring, and crisis management. By collecting data from platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and various online forums, DataRank enables companies to enhance their marketing strategies and protect their brand reputation. Its dedicated platform offers tools for competitive analysis, social media campaign tracking, and more. Notably, DataRank has developed a proprietary matching language called Fizzle, which simplifies the search for relevant phrases while minimizing irrelevant data. The company’s DataRank Quality Score algorithm helps prioritize actionable insights, allowing users to access meaningful information efficiently. DataRank has successfully served numerous Fortune 100 companies, demonstrating its effectiveness in delivering consumer insights and driving business growth.

Mth Sense focuses on finding solutions to ''blind'' ads. Mth Sense offers its users an audience library to target certain demographics and psychographics.

Upwave, Inc. is a market research and marketing analytics company based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 2012 and formerly known as Survata, Inc., Upwave specializes in providing consumer datasets and brand marketing measurement technology to a diverse range of clients, including Fortune 100 companies, marketing agencies, and small businesses. The company offers tools for users to create surveys or import existing ones, targeting respondents based on demographics and custom attributes. Through its survey dashboard, Upwave enables clients to collect and analyze responses, facilitating informed investment decisions, brand optimization, demand measurement for new products, and audience insights. Its services are utilized across various industries, including consumer packaged goods, technology, and financial services, helping businesses enhance their marketing strategies and brand performance.

MixRank is a competitive intelligence research platform that specializes in tracking and analyzing data related to mobile applications, advertising campaigns, and customer behavior. The company maintains a comprehensive database that includes information on mobile apps, developers, SDKs, and various technologies and services. By continuously crawling the web, MixRank identifies web tags, ad campaigns, and SaaS integrations, enabling businesses to understand market fit and predict buying behavior. Additionally, its LiveScan Contacts Engine provides real-time validation of contact information for companies and decision-makers, ensuring users have access to up-to-date data. This wealth of information allows businesses to refine their target prospects, develop effective market strategies, and enhance customer retention.

LeadGenius, Inc. is a lead generation and outreach company that serves businesses, development organizations, nonprofits, and researchers in the United States and globally. Founded in 2011 and based in Berkeley, California, LeadGenius offers a comprehensive suite of services that includes customer research to create lead lists, data enrichment to ensure accuracy, and lead qualification to identify viable prospects. The company employs advanced software to streamline the sales process, automating the delivery of accurate contact information and essential data points. This enables organizations to effectively generate, qualify, and convert leads, thus enhancing their overall sales efforts. LeadGenius was previously known as MobileWorks, Inc.

SocialPicks is an online platform designed for investors to share insights and collaborate on investment strategies. By fostering a community-centric environment, the company enables individual investors to exchange market research and track their investment performance collectively. This approach allows users to enhance their investment decisions through shared knowledge and resources, creating a trusted space for discussions and collaboration in the stock market.

Inkling is a company that offers a platform designed for businesses to establish their own internal or external prediction marketplaces. This platform enables organizations to harness collective intelligence to make informed decisions, thereby reducing operational and strategic risks. Inkling has been utilized by a diverse range of notable clients, including Abbott Labs, Chrysler, Cisco, CNN, General Mills, and Wells Fargo, among others. By facilitating the sharing of insights and predictions, Inkling aids companies in navigating complex business environments effectively.

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Inkling is a company that offers a platform designed for businesses to establish their own internal or external prediction marketplaces. This platform enables organizations to harness collective intelligence to make informed decisions, thereby reducing operational and strategic risks. Inkling has been utilized by a diverse range of notable clients, including Abbott Labs, Chrysler, Cisco, CNN, General Mills, and Wells Fargo, among others. By facilitating the sharing of insights and predictions, Inkling aids companies in navigating complex business environments effectively.