The problem this solves
A market map is asked for by boards, investors and new executives, and it is usually built from memory and a few searches: the companies everyone already knows, arranged by opinion. A better map starts from data - which companies actually operate in <category>, how big they are, how much they have raised, where they sit, what they run - and lets the arrangement follow from the numbers.
The Company Intelligence Agent builds it from company search, firmographics, funding data and technographics, selects the 40 most relevant by size, funding and fit to the category, and charts headcount against total raised so the chart itself tells the story: who is scaled, who is funded ahead of their size, who is bootstrapped and large. The summary in Google Docs is written for a board reader; the full table in Sheets is for the analyst who wants to check.
How the mission runs
- Identify the players. Company search finds companies operating in <category> by industry classification, self-description and technology signals, and similar-companies expansion from a few seed players fills gaps; the agent then selects the 40 most relevant by size, funding and category fit, stating the selection rule.
- Enrich each company. Firmographics supply headcount, HQ and founding year; funding data the total raised, latest round and lead investors; technographics the core technologies each runs in the categories that define the market.
- Chart headcount against total raised. The chart capability renders a scatter of headcount against total raised with each company labelled, and a second chart of the market by HQ region, so scale, capital and geography are visible on one page.
- Write the board summary. A Google Doc is written with a one-page summary of the market's shape - the scaled players, the heavily funded challengers, the bootstrapped incumbents, the regional clusters - the two charts, and a short paragraph per notable company, every figure sourced.
- Deliver the full table. Google Sheets receives the 40 companies with every field - domain, headcount, HQ, founding year, total raised, latest round, investors, core technologies, category fit - sorted by headcount, with the selection rule on a second tab.
The prompt
This is the exact objective the agent receives. Swap the obvious placeholders for your own domain, segment or channel and run it as-is from the console, Slack, or the API.
What comes back
A board-ready Google Doc mapping the <category> market - a one-page summary, a chart of headcount against total raised with 40 companies labelled, a chart by region, and a short paragraph per notable player - plus a Google Sheet with all 40 companies and their headcount, HQ, funding history, investors and core technologies. The selection rule is stated so the map can be extended or challenged.
Make it yours
- Map 100 companies for a deeper analyst view with the chart filtered to the top 40.
- Add hiring velocity as a third dimension to show who is growing fastest now.
- Include your own company on the chart to show where you sit.
- Re-run quarterly and add a page of movers - new entrants, new rounds, headcount jumps.
Frequently asked questions
How does the agent decide who belongs in the category?
From industry classification, how companies describe themselves on their sites, and the technologies that characterize the category, expanded from seed players you name; the rule is written into the Doc so inclusion can be debated.
Are funding figures complete?
They reflect announced rounds; companies with unannounced funding are shown with what is public and marked, and bootstrapped companies are labelled rather than shown as zero.
Can I get the chart as an image for a slide?
Yes. The chart images are saved beside the Doc and can be dropped into any deck.