# Frontrun

> Frontrun is an AI-native deal-sourcing platform for venture investors. It tracks the follow graphs of 1,000+ venture investors on X and flags companies the moment several converge on the same account - usually months before a round is announced. This is pre-round behavioral signal, not retrospective data.

What makes it different: every other startup-discovery tool sells retrospective data (announced rounds like PitchBook/Crunchbase, or company formation like Harmonic). Frontrun sells pre-announcement signal that cannot be backfilled. Proven receipts: @techdollarhq flagged at 13 followers, $3M pre-seed 123 days later; @orthogonal_sh flagged 184 days before a $4.3M round led by Pantera; @rialto_xyz flagged at 18 followers, 26 days before its Robinhood partner announcement.

Pricing: Starter at $49/mo (7-day free trial) covers the web app - 100 tracked accounts, daily reports, full history. Pro at $99/mo (no trial, unlocks immediately) adds 250 tracked accounts, API + MCP access, and 10,000 monthly credits. Revenue is independently verified on TrustMRR: https://trustmrr.com/startup/frontrun. Agents connect via `npx frontrun-mcp-server --setup` (35 tools) or the REST API at `https://www.frontrun.vc/v1` (OpenAPI spec: https://www.frontrun.vc/openapi.json). Structured facts for citation: https://www.frontrun.vc/ai-facts.json.

Markdown mirrors: every content page on this site has a plain-markdown mirror at `/raw/<path>.md` - e.g. `/trending` -> `https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/trending.md`, `/blog/what-is-deal-flow` -> `https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/blog/what-is-deal-flow.md`, `/docs/quickstart` -> `https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/quickstart.md`. Agents should fetch the mirror instead of parsing the JS-rendered HTML. Complete machine-readable inventory of every mirror: https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/manifest.json.

## Product & content

- [deal sourcing software](https://www.frontrun.vc/deal-sourcing-software): deal sourcing software is any tool that helps a venture investor find, track, and qualify companies to invest in.
- [deal flow tools](https://www.frontrun.vc/deal-flow-tools): deal flow tools are the software a fund uses to run its pipeline.
- [ai deal sourcing](https://www.frontrun.vc/ai-deal-sourcing): ai deal sourcing is using ai agents to source venture deals - finding companies, qualifying them, and preparing outreach without a human doing every search by hand.
- [startup discovery platform](https://www.frontrun.vc/startup-discovery-platform): a startup discovery platform helps investors and operators find early-stage companies worth tracking.
- [venture capital software](https://www.frontrun.vc/venture-capital-software): venture capital software is any tool a fund uses to operate: sourcing tools that find companies, crms that manage the pipeline and relationships, and research databases used to diligence a deal.
- [vc tech stack](https://www.frontrun.vc/vc-tech-stack): a vc tech stack is the set of tools a fund uses to run its investing operation, organized by job: sourcing (finding companies), crm (managing pipeline and relationships), research (diligencing deals), and increasingly an agent layer that automates work across all three.
- [agentic deal flow](https://www.frontrun.vc/agentic-deal-flow): agentic deal flow is deal sourcing run by an ai agent instead of a person.
- [track investors on x](https://www.frontrun.vc/track-investors-on-x): you track investors on x by watching their follow activity - who they start following, and when several credible investors converge on the same young account.
- [x api for deal sourcing](https://www.frontrun.vc/x-api-for-vcs): you can, but you'd be rebuilding a lot.
- [x mcp server](https://www.frontrun.vc/x-mcp-server): an mcp (model context protocol) server lets an ai agent call a tool with structured inputs and outputs instead of scraping a website.
- [ai x tools for investors](https://www.frontrun.vc/ai-x-tools-for-investors): ai x (twitter) tools for investors are software that uses ai over x data to help you invest - ranging from timeline summarizers and post schedulers to, more usefully, signal tools that read investor behavior.
- [private market intelligence](https://www.frontrun.vc/private-market-intelligence): private market intelligence is data and analysis on privately held companies - funding, headcount, growth, ownership - used by investors and dealmakers to find and evaluate opportunities.
- [pre-seed deal sourcing](https://www.frontrun.vc/pre-seed-deal-sourcing): pre-seed and seed deal sourcing is finding companies early enough to win an allocation - which usually means before a round is public.
- [startup database](https://www.frontrun.vc/startup-database): a startup database is a catalog of companies with data on funding, founders, sector, and traction, used to research and diligence deals.
- [Trending startups](https://www.frontrun.vc/trending): Companies tracked investors started following this week - live follow-graph signal, updated daily.
- [Startups by sector](https://www.frontrun.vc/startups): Trending ai, robotics, payments, defi, prediction-markets and more, ranked by investor follow signal.
- [Blog](https://www.frontrun.vc/blog): Guides and comparisons on ai deal flow - how to build a deal flow agent, best ai deal sourcing tools, Harmonic and PitchBook alternatives.
- [Build an AI deal flow agent](https://www.frontrun.vc/blog/how-to-build-an-ai-deal-flow-agent): One prompt from discovery to drafted outreach, using Claude Code or Cursor + the Frontrun MCP server.

## API

Frontrun is also a REST API that exposes the live X follow graph as structured intelligence. Track accounts, detect new follows in time windows, surface convergence, classify companies/VCs, and pull funding/founder data. Base URL: `https://www.frontrun.vc/v1` - auth via `X-API-Key` header. OpenAPI 3.1 spec: https://www.frontrun.vc/openapi.json. Full docs as a single file at https://www.frontrun.vc/llms-full.txt.

## Docs

- [Introduction](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs.md): Programmatic access to VC follow graph intelligence on X. Track accounts, detect new follows, surface convergence signals, and classify entities - all through a REST API designed for agents and automation.
- [GET /v1/status](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/endpoints/status.md): Returns your tier, credit balance, tracked account count, daily spend, and 30-day usage breakdown.
- [MCP Server](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/integrations/mcp-server.md): The Frontrun MCP server gives AI agents native access to the Frontrun API. 35 tools, version 2.6.0.
- [Pricing](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/reference/pricing.md): Frontrun has **two plans**: Starter for the platform, Pro for the platform plus API + MCP access.
- [Authentication](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/authentication.md): All API requests require an API key passed via the `X-API-Key` header.
- [Track Accounts](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/endpoints/track.md): Manage which X accounts you're monitoring for follow activity.
- [OpenClaw](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/integrations/openclaw.md): Use Frontrun as a data source in your OpenClaw agent. Surface VC follow signals, convergence events, and classified entities directly in your agent's workflow.
- [Parameters & Limits](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/reference/parameters.md): Many endpoints accept time window parameters to control the lookback period.
- [GET /v1/preview/:handle](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/endpoints/preview.md): Preview an account before tracking it. Returns profile summary, signal potential score, tracking recommendation, and sector hints.
- [Claude Code](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/integrations/claude-code.md): Use Frontrun natively in Claude Code via the MCP server.
- [Errors & Status Codes](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/reference/errors.md): Every error response returns a JSON object with an `error` field describing what went wrong.
- [Use Cases](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/use-cases.md): Track investor accounts and surface convergence - multiple accounts following the same entity independently.
- [GET /v1/follows/new](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/endpoints/follows-new.md): Detect new follows across your tracked accounts within a time window.
- [Cursor](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/integrations/cursor.md): Use Frontrun with Cursor's AI agent mode.
- [Rate Limits](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/reference/rate-limits.md): All API endpoints are rate-limited per API key. Two independent limits apply: a **request-count** rate limit (DoS guardrail) and a **daily credit cap** (spend ceiling).
- [GET /v1/follows/snapshot](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/endpoints/follows-snapshot.md): Returns the current follow list for a tracked account.
- [Python](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/integrations/python.md): Use the Frontrun API from Python with `requests` or any HTTP client.
- [Security](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/reference/security.md): If a key is compromised:
- [GET /v1/follows/enriched](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/endpoints/enriched.md): New follows with full enrichment: AI classification + your custom rules + your custom tags, all merged into each result.
- [JavaScript](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/integrations/javascript.md): Use the Frontrun API from JavaScript/TypeScript with `fetch`.
- [GET /v1/convergence](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/endpoints/convergence.md): Detect entities followed by multiple tracked accounts independently within a time window.
- [GET /v1/trending](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/endpoints/trending.md): Entities ranked by the number of tracked accounts that recently followed them.
- [GET /v1/search](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/endpoints/search.md): Search across entities followed by your tracked accounts. Filter by sector, keyword, or entity type.
- [GET /v1/search/thesis](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/endpoints/thesis-search.md): Semantic search over **your database** - every company the investors you track have surfaced. Describe an investment thesis in plain text and the API matches companies by **meaning**, not exact words. A thesis about "information markets" su
- [GET /v1/reports](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/endpoints/reports.md): Historical daily report data. Returns your saved discovery reports - the companies flagged for you each day - for a date range.
- [POST /v1/classify](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/endpoints/classify.md): Classify specific entities on demand - AI classification with your [classification rules](/docs/endpoints/classify-rules) and [custom tags](/docs/endpoints/tags) merged in.
- [Classification Rules](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/endpoints/classify-rules.md): Rules auto-classify entities based on pattern matching. When you query `/follows/enriched` or `/discover`, matching entities get your custom tags, sectors, and types applied automatically. All rule operations are **free**.
- [Custom Tags](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/endpoints/tags.md): Manually tag individual entities with your own tags, sectors, types, and notes. Tags are merged into `/follows/enriched` and `/classify` responses. All tag operations are **free**.
- [GET /v1/company/:handle](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/endpoints/company.md): Synthesized company overview from multiple sources. Returns profile data, sector classification, entity type, website summary, and recent activity.
- [GET /v1/company/:handle/founders](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/endpoints/company-founders.md): Founder intelligence for a company. Identifies founders via social graph analysis and enriches with LinkedIn data.
- [GET /v1/company/:handle/signals](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/endpoints/company-signals.md): Social signal analysis for a company. Returns buzz score, sentiment, mention count, notable mentions, and tracked VC followers.
- [GET /v1/company/:handle/resources](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/endpoints/company-resources.md): Discovered links and resources for a company. Aggregates website, GitHub, documentation, community links, and bio links.
- [GET /v1/company/:handle/funding](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/endpoints/company-funding.md): Funding and deal information for a company, cross-referenced with VC follow signals.
- [GET /v1/vc/:handle/activity](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/endpoints/vc-activity.md): Activity profile for a tracked account - follow velocity, sector distribution, and recent follows.
- [GET /v1/vc/:handle/similar](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/endpoints/vc-similar.md): Find VCs with similar follow patterns. Computed from temporal follow graph overlap.
- [GET /v1/feed](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/endpoints/feed.md): Real-time activity feed across all tracked accounts. Filterable by event type, sector, and time window.
- [GET /v1/sectors](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/endpoints/sectors.md): Sector breakdown of all discovered entities across your tracked accounts.
- [GET /v1/discover](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/endpoints/discover.md): Personalized account recommendations based on your tracked set and custom classification rules.
- [Webhooks](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/docs/endpoints/webhooks.md): Push-based delivery of signals. Register a URL and Frontrun POSTs events to it as they happen - no polling. Up to **10 active webhooks** per API key.

## Blog (markdown mirrors)

- [Sapiom raised a $35M Series A, Osmo raised a $5M seed. we flagged both first.](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/blog/sapiom-osmo-ai-funding.md): Sapiom's $35M Series A led by Dragonfly with Accel and Anthropic, and Osmo's $5M seed led by Bain Capital Ventures, were both announced august 5 2026. frontrun flagged them 180 and 54 days earlier, with tracked accounts accumulating the whole way.
- [connect claude to live deal flow - deal sourcing inside claude with frontrun's mcp (2026)](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/blog/connect-claude-to-frontrun-mcp.md): turn claude into an ai deal sourcing agent. connect frontrun's mcp server to claude, claude code, or your own agents (hermes, openclaw, cursor) and source startups, founders, and funding in one prompt. step-by-step setup with video demos.
- [a16z speedrun cohort 007 - all 29 companies, before demo day](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/blog/a16z-speedrun-cohort-007-companies.md): The full a16z speedrun SR007 cohort list - all 29 startups with founders, websites, and what they build. Mapped through the follow graphs of 2,000+ investors before demo day.
- [3 launches in one day - Scalar Field, Genome Intelligence, Selfling. we flagged all three first.](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/blog/scalar-field-genome-intelligence-selfling-launches.md): Scalar Field's agentic trading desk (YC P25), Genome Computer's Genome Intelligence, and Selfling's personal superintelligence all launched august 3 2026. frontrun flagged them 44 days, 102 days, and 2 days before launch.
- [10 companies helping you own your own model](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/blog/own-your-own-model-companies.md): The own-your-model stack in 2026 - fine-tuning, post-training, distillation, and RL environment startups that turn your data into a model you own instead of renting frontier AI. Sourced with one sentence through frontrun's MCP.
- [Mariana Minerals raised $310M, Valar Atomics raised $1B, OLIX raised $312M, The Intelligence Company raised $7.9M. we flagged all four first.](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/blog/mariana-valar-olix-intelligence-funding.md): Mariana Minerals' $310M Series B led by Khosla Ventures, Valar Atomics' $1B Series B led by Sequoia, OLIX's $312M Series B at a $3.3B valuation, and The Intelligence Company's $7.9M seed led by Index Ventures were all announced august 3 2026. frontrun flagged them 104, 168, 91, and 168 days earlier.
- [Freehand raised $75M, Polar Browser raised $5.7M, Pangram raised a Menlo-led seed. we flagged all three first.](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/blog/freehand-pangram-polar-browser-ai-funding.md): Freehand's $75M round led by Battery Ventures, Polar Browser's $5.7M raise, and Pangram's seed led by Menlo Ventures were all announced july 29 2026. frontrun flagged them 27 hours, 160 days, and 144 days earlier.
- [46 startups we flagged before they raised (2026)](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/blog/startups-flagged-before-they-raised.md): the full receipt: 46 funding rounds frontrun flagged before they were announced, an average of 83 days early, up to 213 days. every flag date recorded at the time, every round linked to its source.
- [Enigma raised $71M and Axis Robotics raised $12M. we flagged both in March.](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/blog/enigma-axis-robotics-physical-ai-funding.md): Enigma's $71M seed led by Index Ventures and Ribbit Capital, and Axis Robotics' $12M seed led by Hack VC, were both announced july 27 2026. frontrun flagged both companies in march, 130 and 132 days earlier.
- [cb insights alternatives (july 2026) - 4 tools compared by job](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/blog/cb-insights-alternatives.md): cb insights alternatives compared for july 2026 - frontrun for pre-round sourcing signal from $49/mo, harmonic for coverage, pitchbook and crunchbase for deal records. honest, with dated receipts.
- [best ai deal sourcing tools for vcs (july 2026) - 6 compared](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/blog/best-ai-deal-sourcing-tools-2026.md): best ai deal sourcing tools compared for july 2026 - frontrun, harmonic, inven, pitchbook, crunchbase, cb insights - by signal type, price, and agent-readiness. with dated receipts.
- [this week in signal - 15 startups top investors just started following (jul 8, 2026)](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/blog/this-week-in-signal-2026-07-08.md): the companies that gained the most tracked venture-investor follows this week, before any announced round. ai, infrastructure and prediction markets led. live data from frontrun.
- [crunchbase alternatives for finding startups early (2026)](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/blog/crunchbase-alternatives.md): looking for a crunchbase alternative? honest breakdown by job - frontrun for pre-round signal at $99/mo, harmonic for coverage, pitchbook for records, plus when crunchbase is still fine.
- [what is deal flow? and how ai is changing it in 2026](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/blog/what-is-deal-flow.md): deal flow explained - what it is, how vcs build it, quality vs quantity, and how ai agents are rewriting sourcing in 2026. plain-english definitions with real examples.
- [robotics startups under 1,000 followers that vcs are quietly following (2026)](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/blog/robotics-startups-under-1000-followers.md): under-the-radar robotics companies - humanoids, industrial autonomy, robot infrastructure - all under 1,000 x followers, all gaining tracked venture-investor follows. updated regularly.
- [pitchbook alternatives for early-stage and crypto vcs (2026)](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/blog/pitchbook-alternatives.md): pitchbook is the system of record, not a sourcing edge. here are the alternatives early-stage and crypto investors actually use in 2026 - frontrun, harmonic, crunchbase, surf - by job.
- [mcp for venture capital - pipe deal flow into claude code and cursor (2026)](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/blog/mcp-for-venture-capital.md): how vcs use the model context protocol (mcp) for deal sourcing - connect live startup signal to claude code, cursor, or any agent in one command, and what tools become available.
- [how we track 1,000+ investor follow graphs (the data story)](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/blog/how-we-track-1000-investor-follow-graphs.md): the engineering and data behind frontrun - continuously diffing the follow graphs of 1,000+ venture investors, flag provenance, junk filtering, and what 42,000 tracked companies taught us.
- [how top vcs find startups before they raise (2026)](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/blog/how-vcs-find-startups-before-they-raise.md): the actual mechanics of pre-round deal sourcing - follow-graph signal, warm networks, demo days, and why investor behavior on x leaks the earliest signal of all. with real dated examples.
- [how to build an ai deal flow agent (2026 guide)](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/blog/how-to-build-an-ai-deal-flow-agent.md): step-by-step guide to building an ai deal flow agent with claude code or cursor + the frontrun mcp server. one prompt from company discovery to enriched founders and drafted outreach.
- [harmonic alternatives - startup discovery tools to consider in 2026](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/blog/harmonic-alternatives.md): looking for a harmonic.ai alternative? honest breakdown of when harmonic is worth it and what to use instead - frontrun for pre-round signal at $99/mo, inven for pe, pitchbook for record-keeping.
- [ai startups under 1,000 followers that haven't raised (2026)](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/blog/ai-startups-under-1k-followers.md): under-the-radar ai companies - agents, inference, private ai, ai-native finance - all under 1,000 x followers, all gaining tracked venture-investor follows before any announced round.

## Category pages (markdown mirrors)

- [deal sourcing software](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/deal-sourcing-software.md): deal sourcing software is any tool that helps a venture investor find, track, and qualify companies to invest in.
- [deal flow tools](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/deal-flow-tools.md): deal flow tools are the software a fund uses to run its pipeline.
- [ai deal sourcing](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/ai-deal-sourcing.md): ai deal sourcing is using ai agents to source venture deals - finding companies, qualifying them, and preparing outreach without a human doing every search by hand.
- [startup discovery platform](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/startup-discovery-platform.md): a startup discovery platform helps investors and operators find early-stage companies worth tracking.
- [venture capital software](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/venture-capital-software.md): venture capital software is any tool a fund uses to operate: sourcing tools that find companies, crms that manage the pipeline and relationships, and research databases used to diligence a deal.
- [vc tech stack](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/vc-tech-stack.md): a vc tech stack is the set of tools a fund uses to run its investing operation, organized by job: sourcing (finding companies), crm (managing pipeline and relationships), research (diligencing deals), and increasingly an agent layer that automates work across all three.
- [agentic deal flow](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/agentic-deal-flow.md): agentic deal flow is deal sourcing run by an ai agent instead of a person.
- [track investors on x](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/track-investors-on-x.md): you track investors on x by watching their follow activity - who they start following, and when several credible investors converge on the same young account.
- [x api for deal sourcing](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/x-api-for-vcs.md): you can, but you'd be rebuilding a lot.
- [x mcp server](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/x-mcp-server.md): an mcp (model context protocol) server lets an ai agent call a tool with structured inputs and outputs instead of scraping a website.
- [ai x tools for investors](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/ai-x-tools-for-investors.md): ai x (twitter) tools for investors are software that uses ai over x data to help you invest - ranging from timeline summarizers and post schedulers to, more usefully, signal tools that read investor behavior.
- [private market intelligence](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/private-market-intelligence.md): private market intelligence is data and analysis on privately held companies - funding, headcount, growth, ownership - used by investors and dealmakers to find and evaluate opportunities.
- [pre-seed deal sourcing](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/pre-seed-deal-sourcing.md): pre-seed and seed deal sourcing is finding companies early enough to win an allocation - which usually means before a round is public.
- [startup database](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/startup-database.md): a startup database is a catalog of companies with data on funding, founders, sector, and traction, used to research and diligence deals.

## Comparisons (markdown mirrors)

- [frontrun vs Harmonic](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/vs/harmonic.md): Harmonic indexes companies once they're visible to the web. Frontrun sees investors move before the web does.
- [frontrun vs PitchBook](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/vs/pitchbook.md): PitchBook is the record of what already happened. Frontrun is the signal of what's about to.
- [frontrun vs Crunchbase](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/vs/crunchbase.md): Crunchbase shows you announced rounds. Frontrun shows you companies before the announcement.
- [frontrun vs CB Insights](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/vs/cb-insights.md): CB Insights is a research subscription. Frontrun is a sourcing edge.
- [frontrun vs Tracxn](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/vs/tracxn.md): Tracxn catalogs startups by sector. Frontrun flags them by investor behavior, before the catalog has the round.
- [frontrun vs Dealroom](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/vs/dealroom.md): Dealroom maps the ecosystem. Frontrun catches the company before it's on the map.
- [frontrun vs Specter](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/vs/specter.md): Specter reads growth signals after a company is measurable. Frontrun reads investor signals before it is.
- [frontrun vs Affinity](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/vs/affinity.md): Affinity manages the relationships and deals you already know about. Frontrun surfaces the companies you don't - before they raise.
- [frontrun vs NFX Signal](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/vs/nfx-signal.md): NFX Signal helps founders find the warmest path to a VC. Frontrun helps VCs find the founder before anyone's asking for an intro.
- [frontrun vs Grata](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/vs/grata.md): Grata helps you search the private middle market once companies exist in the data. Frontrun tells you which young companies investors are already converging on.
- [frontrun vs Sourcescrub](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/vs/sourcescrub.md): Sourcescrub gives dealmakers verified data on companies that already exist. Frontrun surfaces the venture-stage ones investors are moving on first.
- [frontrun vs Inven](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/vs/inven.md): Inven lets you search the private market in plain English once companies are indexed. Frontrun tells you where investor attention is heading before that.
- [frontrun vs Coresignal](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/vs/coresignal.md): Coresignal is raw data infrastructure you enrich and model with. Frontrun is a finished pre-round signal - the specific companies investors are converging on.

## Solutions (markdown mirrors)

- [Frontrun for crypto VCs](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/solutions/crypto-vcs.md): The pre-round signal layer for crypto and web3 investing.
- [Frontrun for solo GPs and angels](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/solutions/solo-gps.md): Enterprise-grade sourcing signal, without the enterprise contract.
- [Frontrun for accelerators and platforms](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/solutions/accelerators.md): Find the companies worth recruiting before everyone else is chasing them.
- [Frontrun for AI and deep-tech investors](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/solutions/ai-deep-tech.md): Catch AI, robotics, and frontier-tech companies at double-digit followers.
- [Power your deal sourcing platform with Frontrun](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/solutions/deal-sourcing-platform.md): Pre-round signal as an API + MCP server, ready for your product or agent.

## Live startup signal (markdown mirrors)

- [Trending startups this week](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/trending.md): companies tracked investors started following in the last 7 days - counts + flag dates only, updated 2026-08-03.
- [trending ai startups](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/startups/ai.md): top 10 of 3,293 tracked ai companies by new investor follows (90d).
- [trending infrastructure startups](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/startups/infrastructure.md): top 10 of 1,771 tracked infrastructure companies by new investor follows (90d).
- [trending defi startups](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/startups/defi.md): top 10 of 1,529 tracked defi companies by new investor follows (90d).
- [trending trading startups](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/startups/trading.md): top 10 of 1,263 tracked trading companies by new investor follows (90d).
- [trending payments startups](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/startups/payments.md): top 10 of 1,172 tracked payments companies by new investor follows (90d).
- [trending prediction markets startups](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/startups/prediction-markets.md): top 10 of 604 tracked prediction markets companies by new investor follows (90d).
- [trending gaming startups](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/startups/gaming.md): top 10 of 1,241 tracked gaming companies by new investor follows (90d).
- [trending social & creator startups](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/startups/social-creator.md): top 10 of 888 tracked social & creator companies by new investor follows (90d).
- [trending rwa startups](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/startups/rwa.md): top 10 of 494 tracked rwa companies by new investor follows (90d).
- [trending wallets & identity startups](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/startups/wallets-identity.md): top 10 of 402 tracked wallets & identity companies by new investor follows (90d).
- [trending depin startups](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/startups/depin.md): top 10 of 112 tracked depin companies by new investor follows (90d).
- [trending privacy startups](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/startups/privacy.md): top 10 of 156 tracked privacy companies by new investor follows (90d).
- [trending security & auditing startups](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/startups/security.md): top 10 of 240 tracked security & auditing companies by new investor follows (90d).
- [trending robotics startups](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/startups/robotics.md): top 10 of 125 tracked robotics companies by new investor follows (90d).
- [trending compliance & licensing startups](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/startups/compliance.md): top 3 of 137 tracked compliance & licensing companies by new investor follows (90d).
- [trending asset management startups](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/startups/asset-management.md): top 4 of 88 tracked asset management companies by new investor follows (90d).
- [trending devtools startups](https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/startups/devtools.md): top 8 of 47 tracked devtools companies by new investor follows (90d).
- Per-company signal pages (2,008): pattern `https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/c/<x-handle>.md` - full list in https://www.frontrun.vc/raw/manifest.json (section "companies"). Not enumerated here to keep this index readable.