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    Crossover Research · The Intelligence Platform

    The intelligence platform
    for private and public markets.

    Benchmark markets, commission Voice of Customer research, and turn live customer evidence into decisions that hold up in diligence, value creation, and exit.

    Built on accuracy and a verifiable track record
    100+
    VoC Studies Completed in Tech
    16,000+
    Primary Customer Responses
    20+
    PE, GE & IB Clients
    2.5 wk
    Avg. Delivery Time
    OverviewCoreCommissioned ResearchHow It WorksValue Creation

    The Model

    A subscription to your intelligence edge and a member's door to primary research.

    Your membership is a single access point into Crossover. Behind it is not a static library of other people's transcripts and filings, but live, deal-specific customer evidence your firm owns.

    Subscription
    Crossover Core

    Always-on, AI-powered intelligence from continuous Voice of Customer signals.

    • Benchmarks across NPS, retention and switching
    • Competitive positioning against named peers
    • Signal monitoring on the vendors and markets you track
    Explore Crossover Core
    Member pricing
    Commissioned Research

    On-demand studies scoped to the decision in front of you, at member pricing.

    • Voice of Customer based on primary, first-party responses
    • TAM and market sizing grounded in evidence
    • Custom research built around a single live question
    Commission a study

    Live intelligence dashboard

    The intelligence dashboard, live.

    Every vendor in the corpus rolls up into a single profile: headline KPIs, the Voice of Customer summary, and where it sits against its category. The layout below shows the shape of that view.

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    Crossover Core - Vendor IntelligenceIllustrative sample
    SV
    Sample Vendor
    Generalized profile, not a real company
    Vertical SaaS
    Overall score
    8.7/10
    Top quartile
    Strongest signal
    9.1/10
    Real-time collaboration
    Net retention
    111%
    Above median
    Switching risk
    Moderate
    Watch
    Voice of Customer summary
    Intuitive interfaceReal-time collaborationStrong component systemPerformance at scale

    In this illustrative profile, the vendor scores well on collaboration and ease of adoption, with a reusable component model that teams lean on as they scale. Larger accounts flag performance on heavy files, and smaller teams raise pricing. The pattern below shows how Core separates durable strengths from the watch items a buyer would probe.

    Key strengths
    • +Browser-native workflow with no install friction, repeatedly cited by distributed teams
    • +Real-time collaboration praised as a core driver of day-to-day adoption
    • +Reusable component and token system that scales cleanly across teams
    Watch items
    • -Performance degrades on very large files and complex multi-stage flows
    • -Limited offline capability versus established desktop alternatives
    • -Pricing pressure surfaces most among smaller teams and individual users
    8.9
    Customer satisfaction
    +1.6 vs category
    8.6
    Renewal intent
    +1.4 vs category
    8.2
    Perceived ROI
    +1.1 vs category
    Knowledge base insight

    Across a continuously refreshed interview corpus, vendors with this shape tend to over-index in collaborative team settings while trailing on enterprise governance. Core surfaces that contrast so a buyer can pressure-test fit before committing. Figures here are an illustrative sample built to show the layout, not real results.

    Powered by Crossover Core, category: Vertical SaaS
    Excellent (8.5+)Good (7.5 to 8.4)Average (6.5 to 7.4)

    Core profiles every vendor on advocacy, retention, and switching risk, drawn from a continuously refreshed interview corpus. The vendor, themes, and numbers above are an illustrative sample built to show the layout, not real client or vendor data.

    The Studies We Run

    Commissioned research, built on authentic Voice of Customer intelligence.

    Voice of Customer

    Primary studies straight from verified customers.

    • Retention and churn drivers
    • Switching behavior and competitive position
    • Sourced from verified, named customers
    TAM and Market Sizing

    IC-ready sizing grounded in primary signal.

    • Bottom-up market sizing
    • Built on primary signal and the corpus
    • Structured for the investment committee
    Competitive and Custom

    Bespoke studies around a single live question.

    • Displacement maps and win-loss analysis
    • Designed around one decision
    • Tailored scope and deliverable

    Human in the Loop

    2.5 weeks, end to end

    AI runs the pipeline. Our team owns the answer.

    Human-in-the-loop by design: AI automates the survey-to-insight pipeline, while Crossover analysts govern every output, validating edge cases, adding sector nuance, and turning raw customer signal into a clear, defensible deal story.

    01Day 1
    What you want studied
    The company or thesis
    02Day 2
    Customer list
    Sourced independently via Cortex, our proprietary engine, and our own expert network
    03Week 0.5
    Outreach & survey
    Verified current and churned customers
    04Week 1.5
    HITL analysis Human
    Interim update to the deal team
    05Week 2.5
    Live report
    Client-ready hosted site
    Day 1Start to final deliverable in 2.5 weeksWeek 2.5

    Value Creation

    Turn the corpus into enterprise value.

    The same primary customer evidence that wins a deal does not stop working at close. It compounds enterprise value across the hold and de-risks the exit, pointing operators at the moves that raise price, expand accounts, hold logos, and sharpen the go-to-market story a buyer will eventually test.

    Pricing power

    Where there is room to raise price without triggering churn, drawn from what customers tell us they value and would pay to keep.

    Expansion

    The accounts and modules most likely to grow, so the team invests where the demand signal is already pointing.

    Churn defense

    At-risk logos and the drivers behind them, surfaced early enough to act before renewal conversations begin.

    GTM playbooks

    Positioning, ICP, and battlecards built from real buyer language, so the field sells the way customers actually decide.

    Exit readiness

    The gaps to close before a process, scored against the evidence a buyer will test in diligence.

    The Flywheel

    Every engagement makes the next one sharper.

    The work does not reset between mandates. Each study leaves primary evidence behind, the corpus thickens, benchmarks gain resolution, and the next read starts from a higher base. Sharper reads create more value, more value draws more mandates, and the loop turns again.

    The compounding intelligence flywheelA loop of five steps. Commissioning a study brings primary evidence into the corpus, which deepens benchmarks, which produces sharper reads and more value, which drives more mandates, which enrich the corpus further.CompoundingintelligenceTHE ADVANTAGE COMPOUNDS01Commission a studyA mandate enters the system02Primary evidence enters the corpusFirst-party signal, captured03Benchmarks deepenSector coverage widens04Sharper reads, more value createdEvery read stands on the last05More mandatesStronger reads earn more work
    01
    Commission a study

    A mandate enters the system

    02
    Primary evidence enters the corpus

    First-party signal, captured

    03
    Benchmarks deepen

    Sector coverage widens

    04
    Sharper reads, more value created

    Every read stands on the last

    05
    More mandates

    Stronger reads earn more work

    A competitor starting today begins at the first turn. Crossover has been compounding for years.

    See the full capability matrix

    Capability Map

    What we do for each client type, by workflow stage.

    30 capabilities mapped to what each client type actually does, organized by workflow stage. Core is a primary offering with the full skill chain. Advisory is a supporting capability within an engagement. Available is accessible on request.

    CorePrimary offering, full chainAdvisorySupporting capabilityAvailableOn requestNot applicableOutside scope
    01 · Sourcing
    CapabilityPrivate EquityInvestment BankingPublic EquityCorporate Strategy
    Sector & Market Mapping
    Living sector maps, competitive positioning, and market share across B2B software, vertical SaaS, infrastructure, and fintech
    CoreCoreCoreCore
    Deal & Target Origination
    Bootstrapped and off-radar company discovery, pedigree scoring, proactive pipeline seeding
    CoreAdvisory——
    Deep Company Research
    Autonomous 8-dimension profile: product, market, team, financials, competition, customers, risks, thesis
    CoreCoreAdvisoryCore
    Competitive Landscape Analysis
    Live claim verification, weekly battlecards, win/loss mapping, competitive positioning intel
    CoreAdvisoryAdvisoryCore
    Portfolio Signal Monitoring
    Nightly sweeps: funding events, exec changes, distress flags, product launches across the coverage universe
    Core—Advisory—
    Coverage5 Core2 Core · 2 Adv1 Core · 3 Adv3 Core
    02 · Primary Research
    CapabilityPrivate EquityInvestment BankingPublic EquityCorporate Strategy
    Voice of Customer Study
    Full lifecycle: survey design, Qualtrics build, verified customer targeting, fielding, ingest, analysis
    CoreCore—Advisory
    Verified Customer List Build
    600+ verified customer orgs per study, multi-wave Cortex extraction, contact enrichment
    CoreCore—Advisory
    9-Dimension Scoring & Benchmarking
    Structured scoring per respondent across NPS, retention, switching costs, and competitive fit, ranked by sector
    CoreCore—Available
    Channel Checks
    30+ structured buyer conversations, 48 to 72hr delivery, demand acceleration and competitive win-rate scoring
    Advisory—Core—
    Demand Signal Monitoring
    Continuous interview cadence across covered sectors; surface shifts before guidance revisions or earnings calls
    ——CoreAvailable
    Win/Loss Research
    Structured buyer debrief programs, churn pattern detection, competitive substitution evidence
    ———Core
    Coverage3 Core · 1 Adv3 Core2 Core1 Core · 2 Adv · 2 Avail
    03 · Deal Intelligence
    CapabilityPrivate EquityInvestment BankingPublic EquityCorporate Strategy
    IC Simulation & Stress Testing
    Multi-agent IC committee, fund-persona adversarial review, objection forecast, rebuttal prep
    CoreAdvisory——
    Adversarial IC Red Team
    10-attack taxonomy, kill-shot analysis, CRITICAL and HIGH finding flags before any deliverable ships
    CoreCore——
    PE Diligence War Room
    Attack surface mapping, management prep, conviction-build sequencing, rebuttal roadmaps
    Core———
    Exit Readiness Scoring
    Portfolio-level scoring, hold-period IRR, process-readiness diagnostics, buyer-timing flags
    CoreAdvisory——
    Public Comps & Valuation
    Live EV/ARR, NTM revenue multiples, Rule of 40, EBITDA comps
    CoreCoreCore—
    Financial Modeling
    3-statement model, DCF, ARR bridge, scenario analysis, Rule of 40 dashboard
    CoreCoreAvailable—
    Coverage6 Core3 Core · 2 Adv1 Core · 1 Avail—
    04 · Transaction Execution
    CapabilityPrivate EquityInvestment BankingPublic EquityCorporate Strategy
    Buyer Universe & Fund Scoring
    11K+ pre-scored funds, M+F model, strategic acquirers, ranked and thesis-matched
    CoreCore——
    Deal Document Production
    CIM, IC memo, tear sheet, teaser, pitch angle sheet from canonical institutional templates
    CoreCore——
    Mandate Pitch Differentiation
    Fresh primary VoC research at pitch stage, evidence-backed mandate positioning
    AdvisoryCore——
    Outreach Campaign Execution
    Multi-segment email campaigns, fund-level thesis personalization, cadence management
    CoreCore——
    Call Sheet & Meeting Preparation
    Institutional pre-call briefs, fund DNA profiles, decision-maker intel, anticipated Q&A
    CoreCore—Available
    Transaction Readiness
    Pre-process VoC evidence package, narrative development, stress-tested before buyer conversations start
    AdvisoryCore—Advisory
    Coverage4 Core · 2 Adv6 Core—1 Adv · 1 Avail
    05 · Ongoing Intelligence
    CapabilityPrivate EquityInvestment BankingPublic EquityCorporate Strategy
    Go To Market Playbooks
    VoC-derived go-to-market playbooks: positioning, messaging, ICP refinement, and competitive battlecards
    CoreAdvisory—Core
    Short Thesis Validation
    Unblinded buyer dissatisfaction analysis, churn pattern detection, competitive substitution evidence
    ——Core—
    13F Convergence & Fund Intelligence
    16+ hedge fund universe, 6-quarter history, convergence scoring, adversarial IC simulation
    Advisory—Core—
    Event-Driven Research
    Structured initial read within 48hrs of any market-moving event, proactive not reactive
    ——Core—
    Competitive Market Intelligence Cadence
    Weekly and monthly recurring briefings, battlecards, signal logs, action items per vertical
    AdvisoryAdvisoryAdvisoryCore
    BD Pipeline Intelligence
    Dormant account reactivation signals, mandate timing detection, nightly event sweep alerts
    AdvisoryAdvisory——
    Thought Leadership & Content
    Ghost-written market commentary, PE diligence takes, AI disruption analysis, content calendar
    ———Core
    Coverage1 Core · 3 Adv3 Adv3 Core · 1 Adv3 Core

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