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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