Contact

Process

1

Discovery

You complete a short research questionnaire outilning your thesis, sector focus, and deal criteria.

2

Research Call

We hold a 30 minute call to refine scope, confirm datapoints, and align on sourcing difficulty and focus.

3

Sample List

Within 7 days, we deliver a 15 company sample list with datapoints and notes to confirm thesis alignment

4

Full List

Once approved, we source and verify up to 150 companies per thesis with 30+ datapoints.

5

Review & Next Round

You review, provide feedback, and define the next round criteria.

The ArcSource
Tri-Model

AI
Speed + Scale
Analysts
Judgment
+ Nuance
Proprietary
Scoring Model
Accuracy +
Prioritization

ArcSource’s research engine combines fast AI universe building, analyst-driven refinement, and a proprietary scoring model to ensure every list is precise and aligned to your thesis.

Our Research
Process

1

Universe Build

2

AI + Analyst Refinement

3

Scoring + Filtering

4

Final Curated List

 Total turnaround for each thesis is approximately 4
weeks from kickoff to delivery of the full 150-company list.

Quality Control
Examples of QC Items

Analyst verification of all datapoints

Cross-checking company identity & relevance

Founder/Owner confirmation where available

Duplicate detection & removal

Scope alignment checks

Data completeness scoring

Behind the
Scenes Sourcing

We combine AI acceleration, analyst judgment, and a proprietary scoring model to deliver accurate, investment-ready acquisition targets—built to match your thesis from day one.

Behind the Universe Build

  • AI aggregation from 40M+ companies
  • Industry directories, associations, and trade shows
  • Keyword + NAICS modeling

Behind the Filtering

  • Analyst judgment
  • Elimination of false positives
  • Relevance scoring

Behind the Final List

  • Datapoint verification
  • Scoring model applied
  • Top Most-Likely to Sell selection logic

Process FAQs

Example Questions

We use your feedback to refine our understanding and adjust the search criteria before delivering the full list. This ensures the final 150-company list is precisely aligned to your investment thesis.

We use a combination of premium company, industry, and contact intelligence sources, with every company cross-verified across multiple independent systems before delivery.

Yes—criteria can be refined after kickoff based on early findings, with any material scope changes aligned and approved before implementation.

Datapoints are cross-verified across multiple independent sources and manually reviewed, with accuracy prioritized over completeness and any remaining ambiguities clearly flagged.

The scoring model synthesizes multiple ownership, financial, and qualitative signals into a relative Likely-to-Sell score, applied consistently across the Curated Target List and used to prioritize—not predict—outreach focus.

No—companies are not automatically replaced due to missing data; gaps are clearly flagged so clients can assess tradeoffs between completeness and strategic relevance.

Email

inquiries@arcsourceiq.com