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Startup Technology and IP Analysis

Analyze a startup’s technology, patents, and leadership history to surface relevant innovation assets and competitive advantages.

Typical Run:14m 33s84 q&as114 sources6 agents
Designed For
  • Venture Capital Analysts conducting pre-investment due diligence on startup innovation and IP strength.

  • Startup Founders preparing for funding rounds or strategic exits requiring thorough IP analysis.

  • Legal IP Advisors supporting clients in patent, trademark, and technology portfolio assessments.

  • Corporate M&A Teams assessing technology and IP for potential startup acquisitions or partnerships.

  • Technology Transfer Offices evaluating commercialization or licensing opportunities tied to academic spinouts.

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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Included in This App

Your Inputs
COMPANY

Conduct a comprehensive deep dive into a startup’s technology stack, innovation strengths, and market positioning. The flow identifies core technologies and proprietary tools, validates findings through credible external sources, and evaluates competitive differentiation within the broader tech landscape. Outputs include key technology insights, differentiators, and strategic implications for investment or partnership evaluation. Inputs: company (e.g., QuantumLeap Technologies).

COMPANY
1 agent

Map and analyze a company’s global patent and trademark portfolio to uncover IP strengths, strategic gaps, and competitive positioning. The flow identifies all active and pending patents and trademarks associated with the company, verifies ownership, and structures the data by technology category, geography, and status. It then synthesizes findings into an executive-level IP snapshot highlighting defensible assets, risks, and commercialization potential for use in due diligence, investment evaluation, and strategic planning. Inputs: company name or URL (e.g., OpenAI or https://openai.com).

3 agents

Trace the origins of a startup’s core technology by mapping leadership backgrounds, previous institutional affiliations, and related intellectual property. The flow uncovers how founders’ past corporate or academic roles contributed to the startup’s innovations, identifies associated patents or university IP, and highlights potential licensing or ownership considerations. Inputs: company (e.g., QuantumLeap Technologies).

2 agents

$15

Per run

237

hours saved
FIFTHROW
~$15 · 14M 33S
ANALYSTS
~$18,000 · 236 HOURS
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Private data is saved in a separate per-account database and not added to any public reports. You own the results of your analysis.

SOC2 & GDPR compliant

We have gone through multiple procurement processes that included legal, financial and technical assessments for US Fortune 500 companies.

Trusted By
NrgBridgestoneSwiss-ReSamsungForbesCiscoT-MobileE.ON

FifthRow played a key role in exploring the potential of venture ideas by automating the research activities and efficiently scaling our operations. We were able to assess the marketability and desirability of ideas.

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a2A, Corporate Venture Building team

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VP of Innovation

Sustainable Engineering Consultancy

We are re-doing all our innovation processes based on FifthRow.

Head of Innovation

French Energy company

Being enabled by this platform is making me 2-3x more productive.

Innovation Associate

F500 Insurance company

We have proven 5 viable B2C businesses in the past 10 months with FifthRow.

Director of Innovation

F500 Automotive company

FifthRow has upped the ante by turning venture studio into an AI-powered process. This will forever change the game.

ESTHER ELLER

FRMR TECHSTARS STUDIO

Having worked in Corporate Innovation, Strategy, & Investments over the years, FifthRow platform is a godsend for early investigative work. I have used the platform myself and it’s fantastic!

KARTIKAY CHAUDHRY – SENIOR MANAGER FOR NEW VENTURES

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