Our Scoring System

Our proprietary scoring system provides a transparent and objective evaluation of every company we analyze. We move beyond subjective opinions by assessing each organization against a robust, multi-point framework covering everything from financial stability and core technology performance to product capabilities and market strategy. This data-driven approach gives you a clear, 360-degree view, enabling you to make faster, more confident decisions.

A) Company Overview

Year Founded

• 0: If the company was founded less than 5 years ago
• 1: If the company was founded between 5 and 10 years
• 2: If the company was founded more than 10 years ago

Key Employees

• 0: If no known key figure is in the C-Suite
• 1: If there is only one known key figure in the C-Suite
• 2: If there are two or more known key figures in the C-Suite

Country of Origin

• 0: If the country of origin is not the United States
• 1: If the United States is the origin of the company and it's the top country

Headcount

• 0: If the company has less than 100 people
• 1: If the company has between 100 and 200 people
• 2: If the company has between 200 and 400 people
• 3: If the company has over 400 people

2023 and 2024 Revenue

• 0: If the revenue was less than 20 million dollars
• 1: If the revenue was between 20 million and 50 million dollars
• 2: If the revenue was between 50 million and 100 million dollars
• 3: If the revenue was more than 100 million dollars

Profitability or Cashflow

• -2: If the burn rate is more than 50 million dollars
• -1: If the burn rate is between 10 million and 50 million dollars
• 0: If the company is at breakeven
• 1: If the company has between 5 million and 20 million dollars in profitability
• 2: If the company is more than 20 million dollars in profitability

Cap Table / Investors

• 0: If there are no known investors
• 1: If there are between 1 and 3 top known investors
• 2: If there are more than 3 top known investors

Main products/use cases

• 0: If IDV/KYC is not the core product
• 1: If IDV/KYC is the core product

Top Known Clients

• 0: If there are less than 10 AAA clients
• 1: If there are 10 AAA clients
• 2: If there are over 200 clients

Degree of Tech Ownership

• 0: If they have under 50% of Tech Ownership
• 1: If they have between 50% and 80% Tech Ownership
• 2: If they have over 80% Tech Ownership

Main recognitions/certifications

• +1 point for every recognition up to a maximum of 5 points

Product Sentiment

• -1: If the sentiment is negative
• 1: If the sentiment is positive
• 2: If the sentiment is very positive