Precision Investing

Exciting newcomers in highly specialized technology domains

The EconSight company scouting and de-risking approach

Our company scouting approach provides a comprehensive overview of all relevant companies in a specific technology sector, offering you a list of potential investment targets and eliminating the need for exhaustive research and guesswork. It is also a major de-risking approach that compares each investment with the next best options.

Next-generation AI-based patent analysis

The scouting concept is based on our new AI with customised LLM (large language models) that uses textual technology descriptions to identify all relevant patents from more than 140 million patent full texts and more than 3.5 million companies worldwide. The iterative process is fast, precise and always verifiable.

The precision investing approach

Technology concept

The technology or market environment is developed based on textual concepts that are defined together with the client. A full-text analysis of all patents worldwide (+140 mio) with our AI-based approach identifies all relevant patents for the concepts – fast, precise, and verifiable.

Identification of competitive environment

The relevance of the company is calculated as the similarity of their patents compared to the technology concept. The closer to the core, the higher the similarity. Companies are further categorized into segments based on their primary activities in terms of relevant technological applications. Specialist companies with a small but relevant portfolio are positioned separately.

Identification of target companies

Based on the classifications, technology specialization and detailed company profiles, a list of potential target companies can be identified. Criteria also include general company dynamics, activities, and innovation quality. The same approach can be applied to identify potential exit partners.

Fast and precise company scouting based on EconSight precision investing approach

With EconSight’s data-driven approach we get new insights and fast information on any company – a massive competitive advantage in venture and private equity.

Tim Jürgens,
Seedlink, early-stage VC, Barcelona

Background – what do we do new, different and better?

500 curated technologies

A technology taxonomy consisting of 500 curated cutting-edge technologies, defined from a market perspective and not from a purely technical perspective.

Next generation AI-based patent analysis

We use AI where it makes sense and leads to better results. Intelligently linked with our technologies and based on more than 20 years of expert knowledge: innovation evaluation and scoring, grant predictors, enhanced patent searches, and risk analysis.

Precise indicators

EconSight indicators are designed to get the best possible information out of patents: World Class Patents, Company Innovation Score, EconSight Patent Score, Global Tech Share, Specialisation Degree, Enabling Technology Environment, and time series data from 1990 to 2023

Business relevant patent scores

EconSight developed a technology-specific patent score that focusses on business relevancy in patent citations and “critical mass” country coverage, and specifically takes younger patents into account with AI-based grant and citation predictions.