Company Performance Metrics
The Business We are an AI aided research data management firm. We help researchers develop, disseminate, find and digest cutting edge research using AI tools and computer networks. On our website, and connected ecosystem, researchers can e-publish and collaborate, search and discover, and manage research data. We also help non-profit
companies, Universities, for-profit publishing companies, Government agencies and Industry groups with enhancing their digital repositories of research data so that these repositories better serve their research customers.
Target Market Our end users are researchers and authors looking for innovative software tools to develop, find and promote their research. We serve our customers either individually (BtoC) or through enterprises (BtoB) that serve researchers.
The Business Opportunity The proliferation of research digital data has created a demand for AI software tools that enable a researcher to more easily find, evaluate, promote and collaborate on research data. Open and smart online access to research facilitates knowledge discovery and sharing.
Our Competitive Advantage We are founded by researchers who understand and participate in the market we serve. Our founders are researchers in Academia and Government, and technical and computational experience informs the software tools we offer and the data we host. We understand what our customers need and how to develop and deliver it to them.
Our Divisions We operate through three (3) divisions. First, we operate our SaaS website. Second, we develop and license our software tools to connected research repositories, who in turn make their content available to our customers. Finally, we provide science technology consulting services informed by research.
Sales and Marketing Channels We are using online channels, email marketing and social media to recruit users and scale content. Our founders use their following to promote our business to their colleagues.
Financial Summary We have begun earning revenues and operate a web portal which is scaling and has over 15,000 registered users since its launch almost 2 years ago. We are beginning to charge subscription fees for use of our AI tools. Our core addressable market (University based researchers) for academic publishing is $25 billion annually. This does not include the market for individual or non-University subscribers or the market for add on services, such as scientific recruiting and advertising. It also does not include the market for developing and selling software tools to data providers that service researchers. It also does not include the market for science technology consulting services. Our total addressable market is estimated at $50 billion annually.
Funding We are currently seeking seed funding of $2.5 million to build internal resources for software development, sales and marketing and additional administration support.
