Why We Exist
Startup Researcher exists to democratize high-fidelity private-market intelligence. By combining artificial intelligence with deep human expertise, we transform raw data into timely, actionable insights that empower founders, investors, and policymakers across emerging and established ecosystems—starting in Africa and scaling worldwide—so they can make confident decisions that fuel inclusive growth.
Our Vision
We envision a global innovation economy where transparent, real-time data eliminates information asymmetry, capital flows to the best ideas regardless of geography, and data-informed choices accelerate solutions to the planet's toughest challenges, proving that profit and purpose can thrive together.
What We Deliver
Our engine captures funding events, acquisitions, leadership changes, and regulatory filings from more than a thousand sources within hours of publication, then cleans and standardises every field for side-by-side comparison.
Machine-learning models and sector analysts work together to flag emerging patterns, benchmark valuations, and detect outliers before they hit the mainstream news cycle.
We package raw data into concise sector briefs, ecosystem scorecards, and tailored deep dives that drop straight into your board deck or LP update.
Podcasts, newsletters, and short-form videos translate complex numbers into clear narratives you can share with your team and network.
Custom alerts surface grants, accelerators, RFPs, and procurement calls matched to your stage, sector, and geography, keeping you one step ahead of rivals.
Team and Culture
Startup Researcher is powered by a multidisciplinary crew of journalists, data scientists, venture analysts, and software engineers. We operate in tight, cross-functional squads that ship quickly, pressure-test every data point, and learn in public.
Collaboration sits at the core of our workflow: code reviews, open research channels, and weekly “show-what-broke” sessions keep everyone aligned and continuously improving.
Our culture is underpinned by five guiding values:
Truth over hype
pushes us to publish only what we can verify.
Speed with precision
keeps insights timely without sacrificing accuracy.
Radical transparency
makes our methods, wins, and misses visible to the community we serve.
User obsession
means every feature starts with a real workflow pain point, not a vanity metric.
Continuous learning
drives us to experiment, iterate, and stay ahead of the market's next turn.
Partners and Supporters
We work hand in hand with founders, investors, accelerators, and universities to widen coverage and close information gaps.
Flagship Collaboration
Our partnership with Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) gives us direct access to cutting-edge research and talent that sharpen our ecosystem analyses.
If your organisation sees value in transparent, high-quality market intelligence, we would love to explore partnership opportunities.
Get Involved
Have news to share, data to contribute, or a partnership idea in mind? We're all ears. Contact us and the right member of our team will get back to you as soon as possible.