Cyndx gives you the option to apply pre-filters to your search. We recommend starting your search without filters, then adding as you iterate your search. In this way, you won't eliminate relevant companies that you would expect to see.
The following pre-filters that can be applied to your Finder search:
Search by Location
You can filter your Finder search by *global region, country or state by following these steps:
Start a new Finder search or modify an existing search from a results page
Click into the Country/State pre-filter field
Begin typing your desired state, country or global region
Once revealed, select the desired location for your search
The location will display as a search input tag
*Global Regions include Northern America, Latin America, Europe, Africa, Asia.
Filter by Web Presence
Web Presence is a measure of how frequently other websites link to a target website. A low web presence means that other websites rarely link to the target website; a high web presence means there are many links to the target website.
Finder search now allows you to specify a range of web presence for your desired results. For Finder, a company or investor's web presence is determined by its website.
Example:
I want to find companies in the Manufacturing space. I already know the big players, so I include a range of web presence in my search: Minimum to Medium Web Presence. This will exclude companies from my results with websites considered to have "more" or "maximum" web presence.
Web Presence Values
Min = "Minimum web presence" (few to no links)
Less = "Less web presence"
Med = "Medium web presence"
More = "More web presence"
Max = "Maximum web presence" (frequently linked)
Helpful Hint: If you choose to not alter the results by web presence, you will receive a list of all companies similar to your space (low & high web presence)
Search by Sector/Industry
You can filter your finder search by the Sector or Industry that is specific to your search.
Example:
I want to see companies like Amazon who deliver groceries. I run a search around "Amazon" and filter industry by "Food delivery services".
Filter by Funding Stage
The funding stage filter allows users to narrow search results by a particular funding round. Finder search now allows you to specify a range of funding stages of a company for your desired results.
By using the slider shown below, users have the ability to refine their search results with "None" (No funding), "Angel/Seed", "Early Stage", "Late Stage", and "Other" options.
Funding Stage Values
None = No Funding
Angel/Seed = Angel, pre-Seed, Seed
Early Stage = Series A, Series B
Late Stage = Series C - Series Z
Other = Corporate, Corporate Venture Capital, Note, Loan, Debt Financing, Post IPO Debt, Post IPO Equity, any other alternative funding such as PPP Loans
Examples:
I want to find companies who have received an initial investment, but would still be good companies to invest in early on. I already know they have received a seed investment, so I include the following funding stage range in my search: "Angel/Seed" to "Early Stage". This will exclude from my results companies considered to have much more funding and late stage investments.
I want to filter for non-PE-backed companies
I want to filter for non-venture-backed companies
I want to be first funding in
Filter by company financials
Filter by companies that are projected to raise
The Projected to Raise “P2R” tool is available to all users of the Cyndx Finder platform. Projected to Raise is a Cyndx proprietary algorithm that utilizes machine learning to predict when private companies are likely to raise additional capital.
You will have the ability to run a Finder search that only returns companies who are Projected to Raise within your desired search space
Related article: Remove filtered companies from a list