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M&A Target Identification

Identify market trends and pain points to surface startups addressing those issues as potential M&A targets.

Typical Run:37m 27s94 q&as283 sources6 agents
Designed For
  • Corporate M&A Teams seeking high-potential startup targets aligned with innovation or market expansion goals.

  • Venture Capital Analysts tracking emerging trends to inform investment or exit strategies via acquisitions.

  • Business Development Leaders identifying tech partners for capability expansion or to address market gaps.

  • Strategy Consultants advising clients on growth, acquisition, or partnership opportunities in technology markets.

Built for Accuracy
  • Checks against hallucinations, confabulation, and maintains process quality

  • Cites every claim and provides a list of used sources

  • Autonomous execution based on your inputs and agent instructions

  • Asks follow-up questions autonomously

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  • Public Link

Included in This App

Your Inputs
MARKETTOPIC

Emerging Trends

Identify and synthesize emerging trends and technologies, and present cohesive insights for strategic decision-making in a given market, for a specific topic.

MARKETTOPIC
1 agent

Identify and analyze customer and industry pain points within a specific market and topic by combining social sentiment and industry data. The flow highlights key user frustrations, structural challenges, and opportunity areas for innovation or differentiation. Inputs: a market (e.g., Technology Sector) and a topic (e.g., Electronics Packaging).

3 agents

M&A and Partnership Target Identification

Create a structured agent workflow that identifies high-potential M&A or partnership targets in emerging technology areas. The focus is on finding startups and scaleups that align with strategic priorities, such as market expansion, capability acquisition, and IP leverage.

2 agents

$19

Per run

450

hours saved
FIFTHROW
~$19 · 37M 27S
ANALYSTS
~$22,800 · 450 HOURS
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