Competitor analysis tools: funding and IPOs

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Many competior analysis tools are publicly available, often for free. One category of tools are funding databases. When researching the funding history of a competitor or upcoming IPOs, these can be essential tools.

Below are some of the sources in this category that we use when conducting competitive analysis:

Crunchbase
Hoovers IPOs
IPO Monitor
Zephyr
Factset
The Deal

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