Benchmark Your Startup Against Competitors for a Fundraise Deck

Investors will ask two questions: "How big is the market?" and "Why will you win?" ClearEdge agents can give you sourced, data-backed answers in under an hour.

The Setup

Agent 1: Nina (Competitive Intelligence) — "Comp Landscape"

Focus area: "Competitive landscape for [your product category]. Analyze the top 5-8 competitors: [list them]. Compare: pricing, key features, target customer, funding raised, team size, and market positioning. Identify gaps no one is filling."

Output: Full Report (you'll pull the comparison table for your deck)

Agent 2: Maya (Market Research) — "TAM Validator"

Focus area: "Total addressable market for [your category] targeting [your ICP]. Include TAM, SAM, SOM estimates with sources. Growth rate projections through 2028. Key market drivers and headwinds."

Output: Full Report

What Goes in Your Deck

From Nina:

• Competitive matrix (copy the comparison table directly)
• Your positioning statement backed by gap analysis
• "Why now" — what competitors are missing

From Maya:

• TAM/SAM/SOM with cited sources
• Market growth rate chart data
• Key drivers supporting the thesis

Pro Tips

• Run both agents, review the reports, then re-run with refined focus areas based on what you learned
• The reasoning chain shows exactly what was searched — useful when investors ask "where did you get this data?"
• Save the source links — investors will click them