comparisons · frontrun vs dealroom
frontrun vs Dealroom
Dealroom maps the ecosystem. Frontrun catches the company before it's on the map.
Dealroom is a startup + VC database - strong European coverage, ecosystem and market data. Frontrun is a different bet: it watches what 1,000+ venture investors do on X (who they follow) and flags companies months before a round, at $99/mo.
| Dealroom | Frontrun | |
|---|---|---|
| Signal type | Ecosystem / funding database (retrospective) | Investor follow-graph (pre-round) |
| Earliest you hear about a company | Once it's in the database | Before the round |
| Price | Enterprise, quote-based | $99/mo, 7-day trial |
| Best for | Ecosystem mapping, market research | Pre-round sourcing |
| Agent access | Platform + API | API + MCP server (npx) |
the honest verdict
Dealroom for the map, Frontrun for the deals not on it yet.
the receipts
Frontrun's flags carry dated provenance, so "we saw it early" is checkable per company:
- @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
see the signal before you switch
7-day free trial · $99/mo · API + MCP for agents