comparisons · frontrun vs sourcescrub
frontrun vs Sourcescrub
Sourcescrub gives dealmakers verified data on companies that already exist. Frontrun surfaces the venture-stage ones investors are moving on first.
Sourcescrub is a private-company data and deal-sourcing platform (M&A / IB, now part of Datasite) - multi-source, expert-verified data on 17M+ bootstrapped and founder-owned companies for origination. 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.
| Sourcescrub | Frontrun | |
|---|---|---|
| Signal type | Verified firmographic company data and lists (retrospective) | Investor follow-graph (pre-round, behavioral) |
| Earliest you hear about a company | When it's crawled, verified, and in the database | Before any announcement, often at <100 followers |
| Price | Enterprise, custom quote | $99/mo, 7-day trial |
| Best for | Sourcing and verifying bootstrapped middle-market M&A targets | Sourcing deals before they're deals |
| Agent access | API / integrations | API + MCP server (npx) |
Complementary, not either/or. Sourcescrub for verified middle-market origination, Frontrun for the earliest venture signal. Different stages of the same funnel.
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