MARKET MAPPING & RESEARCH

Understand the market before you move through it.

Startweave turns fragmented company information into structured market intelligence your M&A and business development team can actually use.

Map Your Market

Market Mapping & Research strategy meeting

Research around the next decision

Market research is most valuable when it answers a specific question: who fits our acquisition thesis, which privately held companies operate in this niche, who owns them, and which decision-makers should we approach?

Startweave builds research around the decision your team needs to make next.

BENEFITS

Built for relevant opportunities

Focused research, verified intelligence, and outreach designed around the transaction—not a generic database.

Company intelligence

Understand the companies operating within the market and the characteristics that make them relevant.

Ownership research

Identify founders, owners, parent companies, shareholders, and other ownership signals where available.

Decision-maker research

Find the individuals most relevant to your specific outreach objective.

Verified contact data

Research and validate the business contact information needed to support outbound campaigns.

HOW IT WORKS

A structured path from mandate to conversation

Every engagement starts with the objective and builds the research, intelligence, and execution around it.

01
Define the exact business question and mandate.
02
Translate the mandate into a research framework.
03
Identify companies across the relevant market.
04
Research ownership, leadership, and key business criteria.
05
Validate contact information and transaction relevance.
06
Deliver a structured target universe your team can use.

MANDATE CRITERIA

A useful map—not the largest spreadsheet

We begin with your objective and translate it into a clear, usable research framework.

IndustrySub-sectorGeographyRevenueEBITDAEmployee countOwnershipFounder statusBusiness modelLocationsProductsServicesDecision-maker titleAcquisition relevanceStrategic fit

BUILT FOR YOUR OBJECTIVE

Where this service creates value

Platform and add-on targets

Advisor sector mapping

Strategic and financial buyers

Ownership mapping

Niche market intelligence

Regional market mapping

Move through the market with a better map.

Automated databases are useful starting points, but filters alone do not understand transaction relevance. We combine research tools with manual review.