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The industry's reach extends into many areas, from AI driven fashion with FINESSE to quantum communications with Nanofiber Quantum Technologies.
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Get the Sheet for $50MarketsandMarkets operates as a global market research and consulting firm that provides quantified B2B research. The firm publishes strategic analysis reports covering high-growth opportunities and threats across a wide range of industries.
Circana advises many of the world’s leading brands and retailers on the complexities of consumer behavior. The firm provides clarity through advanced analytics and cross-industry data, helping companies understand the complete consumer journey to unlock growth.
Acuity Knowledge Partners delivers specialized research, analytics, and business intelligence for the financial services industry. Their domain experts help financial firms with key functions like investment research, M&A analysis, and custom data solutions.
Sensor Tower builds a market intelligence platform that delivers insights into the global mobile app economy. Their tools help developers and marketers track app performance, analyze market trends, and understand user acquisition strategies.
Welcome Tech built a digital platform that serves as an operating system for immigration. They provide immigrant communities with culturally relevant tools and services for banking, healthcare, and education.
Beroe Inc provides a procurement intelligence platform with customized market research for businesses. Their data and insights help companies make smarter purchasing decisions and manage their supply chains.
Databento delivers high-fidelity financial market data through a next-generation API platform. Their self-service model gives developers and quants instant access to both live and historical data sets.
FINESSE creates fashion collections using AI to predict trends and forecast demand from real-time consumer feedback. This data-first approach to design helps them reduce overproduction by making clothes people want to wear.
Sports Innovation Lab provides fan intelligence and market research for leading organizations in the sports industry. They help clients use data to better understand fan behavior and develop more engaging products and experiences.
Nanofiber Quantum Technologies develops and manufactures hardware for quantum communications. Their research centers on using optical nanofibers to create the key components for these advanced and secure networks.
The top 10 are just a glimpse of the activity happening across market research. These companies have collectively raised over $3 billion, building tools for industries from AI to healthcare.
You’ll see a mix of new and established names, some just starting out and others already scaling. Here’s a look at the other companies that are pushing the industry forward.
| Startup | Main Industry | Year Founded | Amount Raised | Last Funding Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analytics | 2007 | $492M | Debt Financing | |
| Analytics | 2008 | $1.4B | Series F | |
| AgTech | 2018 | $8.2M | Grant | |
| Analytics | 2002 | — | — | |
| Media | 2018 | — | — | |
| AI | 2014 | $33.5M | Series A | |
| Analytics | 2015 | $101.5M | Series B | |
| AI | 2021 | $7.5M | Series A | |
| Enterprise | 2016 | $47M | Series B | |
| AI | 2021 | $22M | Series A | |
| Analytics | 2015 | $63.8M | Convertible Note | |
| Analytics | 2018 | $9.7M | Series A | |
| Analytics | 2011 | $81M | Series C | |
| Marketing | 2014 | $97.8M | Private Equity | |
| Marketing | 2014 | $40M | Debt Financing | |
| Analytics | 2012 | $193.8M | Private Equity | |
| AI | 2024 | CA$220k | Pre-Seed | |
| Analytics | 2012 | £28.7M | Series B | |
| Media | 2018 | CA$11.5M | Private Equity | |
| Fintech | 2017 | $3.5M | Seed | |
| Analytics | 2014 | $82.5M | Series B | |
| Marketing | 2006 | $46.5M | Private Equity | |
| Marketing | 2021 | $43.6M | Series B | |
| Enterprise | 1973 | — | — | |
| Enterprise | 2011 | $189.5M | Debt Financing | |
| AI | 2018 | $81.3M | Series A | |
| AI | 2016 | $34.3M | Series B | |
| Analytics | 2019 | $100k | Venture Round | |
| AI | 2024 | $5.8M | Seed | |
| Healthcare | 2015 | €16.9M | Series A | |
| AI | 2017 | $30k | Seed | |
| Biotech | 2018 | $204M | Series C | |
| Marketing | 2012 | $21M | Series B | |
| Marketing | 2017 | $7.8M | Venture Round | |
| Analytics | 2020 | $500k | Seed | |
| Fintech | 2008 | $9.1M | — | |
| AI | 2022 | €2M | Pre-Seed | |
| Analytics | 2015 | $15.5M | Series A | |
| Enterprise | 2020 | $2.5M | Seed | |
| Biotech | 2016 | $25M | Series C | |
| Analytics | 2013 | $3.5M | Series A | |
| Marketing | 2012 | $11.5M | Private Equity | |
| Analytics | 2014 | $1.6M | Seed | |
| AI | 2016 | $19.4M | Series B | |
| AI | 2015 | $4M | Grant | |
| Analytics | 2015 | $8.8M | Debt Financing | |
| Marketing | 2020 | $1.8M | Seed | |
| Analytics | 2014 | €5.9M | Seed | |
| Automation | 1955 | $15M | Venture Round | |
| Analytics | 2016 | $220k | Seed | |
| Enterprise | 2010 | €1.5M | Series A | |
| Manufacturing | 2016 | CN¥100M | Venture Round | |
| Data | 2023 | €510k | Pre-Seed | |
| Retail | 2016 | $6.2M | Series A | |
| Analytics | 2012 | €2.1M | Series A | |
| Analytics | 2019 | £1M | Seed | |
| Analytics | 2019 | $1.4M | Seed | |
| Marketing | 2018 | €1M | Seed | |
| Analytics | 2020 | €147k | Pre-Seed | |
| Marketing | 2018 | €300k | Pre-Seed | |
| Analytics | 2020 | $830k | Pre-Seed | |
| Enterprise | 2021 | €800k | Pre-Seed | |
| Infrastructure | 2009 | €1.5M | Grant | |
| Biotech | 1950 | — | — | |
| Marketing | 2015 | £600k | Seed | |
| AgTech | 1984 | ISK98.8M | Grant | |
| Marketing | 1993 | — | — | |
| Mobility | 1997 | — | Private Equity | |
| Enterprise | 1990 | — | — | |
| Enterprise | 2012 | — | — |
