Ai Company Research Agent

Comprehensive company intelligence in seconds. Research any company and get tech stack, key employees, competitors, news sentiment, and AI-synthesized insights.

Features

• Website Discovery - Automatically finds company websites (handles hyphenated domains, subdomains)
• Tech Stack Detection - 40+ technologies detected (React, AWS, Stripe, Cloudflare, etc.)
• Key People - CEO, CTO, founders with confidence scores
• Competitive Landscape - Direct competitors and alternatives
• News & Sentiment - Recent coverage with sentiment analysis
• GitHub Presence - Repos, stars, languages, open-source activity
• AI Insights - Executive summary, strengths, risks, growth signals

Quick Start

Basic Usage

{
  "companies": ["Anthropic", "Stripe", "Figma"],
  "researchDepth": "standard"
}

With AI Synthesis

{
  "companies": ["OpenAI"],
  "researchDepth": "deep",
  "aiSynthesis": true,
  "openaiApiKey": "sk-..."
}

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
companies	array	required	Company names to research
researchDepth	string	"standard"	"quick", "standard", or "deep"
includeTechStack	boolean	true	Detect website technologies
includeEmployees	boolean	true	Find key people
includeCompetitors	boolean	true	Identify competitors
includeNews	boolean	true	Gather recent news
aiSynthesis	boolean	true	Generate AI insights
openaiApiKey	string	-	Required for AI synthesis
proxyConfiguration	object	Apify Proxy	Proxy settings
maxConcurrency	integer	5	Parallel requests (1-20)

Output Structure

{
  "companyName": "Stripe",
  "basicInfo": {
    "found": true,
    "url": "https://stripe.com",
    "title": "Stripe | Payment Processing Platform",
    "description": "Online payment processing for internet businesses",
    "industry": "fintech",
    "socialLinks": {
      "linkedin": "https://linkedin.com/company/stripe",
      "twitter": "https://twitter.com/stripe",
      "github": "https://github.com/stripe"
    }
  },
  "techStack": {
    "technologies": ["React", "Next.js", "Cloudflare", "Google Analytics"],
    "categories": {
      "frontend": ["React", "Next.js"],
      "infrastructure": ["Cloudflare"],
      "analytics": ["Google Analytics"]
    },
    "count": 4
  },
  "employees": {
    "estimated": 8000,
    "growth": "Growing",
    "keyPeople": [
      {"name": "Patrick Collison", "title": "CEO", "confidence": "high"},
      {"name": "John Collison", "title": "President", "confidence": "high"}
    ]
  },
  "competitors": {
    "direct": ["PayPal", "Adyen", "Square"],
    "similar": ["Braintree", "Checkout.com"]
  },
  "news": {
    "articles": [...],
    "sentiment": "positive",
    "topics": ["Product Launch", "Partnership"]
  },
  "github": {
    "organization": {"login": "stripe", "publicRepos": 120},
    "repos": [{"name": "stripe-node", "stars": 3500, "language": "JavaScript"}],
    "totalStars": 45000
  },
  "aiInsights": {
    "executiveSummary": "Stripe is a dominant payment infrastructure company...",
    "strengths": ["Developer-first approach", "Strong brand", "Global reach"],
    "risks": ["Regulatory pressure", "Increasing competition"],
    "growthSignals": ["International expansion", "New product launches"],
    "competitivePosition": "Market leader in developer payments",
    "recommendation": "Strong fundamentals, well-positioned for growth"
  },
  "metrics": {
    "techMaturityScore": 85,
    "mediaPresence": "High",
    "openSourcePresence": "Strong"
  },
  "researchedAt": "2024-12-23T12:00:00.000Z",
  "researchDepth": "standard"
}

Research Depth Comparison

Depth	Time	Best For
quick	~5-10s	Basic validation, high-volume screening
standard	~15-30s	Sales research, lead qualification
deep	~45-60s	Due diligence, competitive analysis

Use Cases

Sales & Lead Qualification

{
  "companies": ["Acme Corp", "Beta Inc", "Gamma LLC"],
  "researchDepth": "quick",
  "includeEmployees": true,
  "aiSynthesis": false
}

Investment Due Diligence

{
  "companies": ["Target Startup"],
  "researchDepth": "deep",
  "aiSynthesis": true,
  "openaiApiKey": "sk-..."
}

Competitive Analysis

{
  "companies": ["Competitor A", "Competitor B", "Competitor C"],
  "researchDepth": "standard",
  "includeCompetitors": true,
  "includeTechStack": true
}

Integration Examples

JavaScript / Node.js

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_TOKEN' });

const run = await client.actor('your-username/ai-company-research-agent').call({
  companies: ['Stripe', 'Figma'],
  researchDepth: 'standard'
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_TOKEN")

run = client.actor("your-username/ai-company-research-agent").call(run_input={
    "companies": ["Stripe", "Figma"],
    "researchDepth": "standard"
})

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(f"{item['companyName']}: {item['metrics'].get('techMaturityScore', 'N/A')}")

cURL

curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/your-username~ai-company-research-agent/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -X POST \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"companies": ["Anthropic"], "researchDepth": "standard"}'

Webhooks

Configure a webhook to receive results when the actor finishes:

{
  "companies": ["Target Company"],
  "researchDepth": "deep"
}

Then set up a webhook URL in Apify Console under Actor settings.

Technologies Detected

Frontend

React, Vue.js, Angular, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap

Backend / Infrastructure

Node.js, Python (Django/Flask), Ruby on Rails, Go, AWS, Google Cloud, Cloudflare, Vercel, Netlify, Heroku

Analytics & Marketing

Google Analytics, Segment, Mixpanel, Hotjar, Intercom, HubSpot, Zendesk

Payments

Stripe, PayPal, Braintree

Auth

Auth0, Okta, Firebase

CMS

WordPress, Webflow, Contentful, Sanity

Monitoring

Sentry, DataDog, LaunchDarkly

Data Sources

Data Type	Sources
Website Info	Direct website scraping
Tech Stack	HTML/JS/CSS analysis, HTTP headers
Employees	Wikipedia, LinkedIn (via search), news articles
Competitors	DuckDuckGo Search, G2, Capterra
News	DuckDuckGo News, TechCrunch
GitHub	GitHub API (public data)

Limitations

• Rate Limits: Some sources may rate-limit requests; residential proxies recommended
• Private Companies: Limited data for stealth-mode or private companies
• AI Synthesis: Requires OpenAI API key; adds ~$0.01-0.02 per company
• Accuracy: Employee counts are estimates from public sources

Changelog

v2.0 (Current)

• Removed unreliable funding data (use dedicated services like Crunchbase API for funding)
• Improved employee data from Wikipedia
• Cleaner, more accurate output

v1.9

• Parallel domain checking for faster website discovery
• Improved tech stack detection (script/stylesheet scanning)
• Support for hyphenated domain names
• Reduced timeouts for faster failure detection
• Better error handling

v1.0

• Initial release with 6 data sources
• AI synthesis with GPT-4o-mini
• MCP compatibility

Support

• Issues: Open an issue on the Apify Console
• Documentation: Apify Docs
• API Reference: Apify API Docs