doppler and Harmonic
doppler vs Harmonic: which does what
Different tools that share a customer. Here is what each is for, and how funds use both.
What Harmonic is
A startup database and sourcing platform: profiles on tens of millions of companies and the people behind them, built for finding companies before other investors do.
What doppler is
The reading layer. Scout watches the companies you are not diligencing yet; the Deal Desk runs the diligence when one becomes a deal, with every claim cited.
Choose Harmonic for
- ·Sourcing across the whole market.
- ·People data at scale.
- ·A firm-wide database everyone searches.
Choose doppler for
- ·Watching the companies you already know, with signals every week.
- ·Reading a deal, from first look to IC memo.
- ·A fund of one or two people.
Using both
Source in Harmonic. Watch and diligence in doppler.
How each is sold
| Harmonic | Not published. Harmonic quotes to firms directly. |
| doppler | Sign up for free and pay for more usage as you grow. |
Asked and answered
Does doppler have a company database?
Not one you search across the whole market. Discovery on Scout Pro finds companies that match your thesis; coverage is what a database like Harmonic is for.
Which one runs due diligence?
doppler. Harmonic finds and tracks companies; it does not read a deck, check a model or write a memo.
Which is cheaper?
Scout is free for five companies. Harmonic does not publish pricing, so ask them and compare.