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Comprehensive company intelligence in seconds. Research any company and get tech stack, key employees, competitors, news sentiment, and AI-synthesized insights.

Features

Quick Start

Basic Usage

{
"companies":["Anthropic","Stripe","Figma"],
"researchDepth":"standard"
}

With AI Synthesis

{
"companies":["OpenAI"],
"researchDepth":"deep",
"aiSynthesis":true,
"openaiApiKey":"sk-..."
}

Input Parameters

Output

Dataset (Per-Company Results)

Each company researched produces a dataset item:

{
"companyName":"Stripe",
"basicInfo":{
"found":true,
"url":"https://stripe.com",
"title":"Stripe | Payment Processing Platform",
"description":"Online payment processing for internet businesses",
"industry":"fintech",
"socialLinks":{
"linkedin":"https://linkedin.com/company/stripe",
"twitter":"https://twitter.com/stripe",
"github":"https://github.com/stripe"
}
},
"techStack":{
"technologies":["React","Next.js","Cloudflare","Google Analytics"],
"categories":{
"frontend":["React","Next.js"],
"infrastructure":["Cloudflare"],
"analytics":["Google Analytics"]
},
"count":4,
"maturityScore":85
},
"employees":{
"estimated":8000,
"growth":"Growing",
"keyPeople":[
{"name":"Patrick Collison","title":"CEO","confidence":"high"},
{"name":"John Collison","title":"President","confidence":"high"}
]
},
"competitors":{
"direct":["PayPal","Adyen","Square"],
"similar":["Braintree","Checkout.com"]
},
"news":{
"articles":[],
"sentiment":"positive",
"topics":["Product Launch","Partnership"]
},
"github":{
"organization":{"login":"stripe","publicRepos":120},
"repos":[{"name":"stripe-node","stars":3500,"language":"JavaScript"}],
"totalStars":45000
},
"aiInsights":{
"executiveSummary":"Stripe is a dominant payment infrastructure company...",
"strengths":["Developer-first approach","Strong brand","Global reach"],
"risks":["Regulatory pressure","Increasing competition"],
"growthSignals":["International expansion","New product launches"],
"competitivePosition":"Market leader in developer payments",
"recommendation":"Strong fundamentals, well-positioned for growth"
},
"metrics":{
"techMaturityScore":85,
"mediaPresence":"High",
"openSourcePresence":"Strong"
},
"researchedAt":"2024-12-23T12:00:00.000Z",
"researchDepth":"standard"
}

Key-Value Store (Summary Reports)

Research Depth Comparison

Use Cases

Sales & Lead Qualification

{
"companies":["Acme Corp","Beta Inc","Gamma LLC"],
"researchDepth":"quick",
"includeEmployees":true,
"aiSynthesis":false
}

Investment Due Diligence

{
"companies":["Target Startup"],
"researchDepth":"deep",
"aiSynthesis":true,
"openaiApiKey":"sk-..."
}

Competitive Analysis

{
"companies":["Competitor A","Competitor B","Competitor C"],
"researchDepth":"standard",
"includeCompetitors":true,
"includeTechStack":true
}

Integration Examples

JavaScript / Node.js

import{ ApifyClient }from'apify-client';
const client =newApifyClient({token:'YOUR_TOKEN'});
const run =await client.actor('constant_quadruped/ai-company-research-agent').call({
companies:['Stripe','Figma'],
researchDepth:'standard'
});
const{ items }=await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient("YOUR_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("constant_quadruped/ai-company-research-agent").call(run_input={
"companies":["Stripe","Figma"],
"researchDepth":"standard"
})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
print(f"{item['companyName']}: {item['metrics'].get('techMaturityScore','N/A')}")

cURL

curl"https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/constant_quadruped~ai-company-research-agent/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN"\
-X POST \
-H"Content-Type: application/json"\
-d'{"companies": ["Anthropic"], "researchDepth": "standard"}'

Technologies Detected

Data Sources

Limitations

• Rate Limits: Some sources may rate-limit requests; residential proxies recommended
• Private Companies: Limited data for stealth-mode or private companies
• AI Synthesis: Requires OpenAI API key; adds ~$0.01-0.02 per company
• Accuracy: Employee counts are estimates from public sources

Changelog

v2.0 (Current)

• Added Key-Value Store outputs (OUTPUT, COMPARISON_MATRIX, ERRORS)
• Removed unreliable funding data (use Crunchbase API for funding)
• Improved employee data from Wikipedia
• Cleaner, more accurate output

v1.9

• Parallel domain checking for faster website discovery
• Improved tech stack detection (script/stylesheet scanning)
• Support for hyphenated domain names
• Reduced timeouts for faster failure detection

v1.0

• Initial release with 6 data sources
• AI synthesis with GPT-4o-mini
• MCP compatibility

Support

• Issues: Open an issue on the Apify Console
• Documentation: Apify Docs
• API Reference: Apify API Docs