Equilar

Name

Equilar

Legal name

Equilar, Inc.

Website

https://equilar.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Intelligence and Governance Data

NAICS

Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Performance Management & OKRs (BPACAPAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Proxy Voting & Governance Services (FSAAAOAJ), ESOP & Equity Compensation Valuation (ESOP, options, warrants) (FSAEAHAN)

Keywords

• Executive compensation data
• Corporate governance software
• Executive relationship intelligence
• Board benchmarking analytics
• Proxy disclosure platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Redwood City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription-based Platform Access: Annual or multi-year subscription licenses for access to compensation benchmarking, governance insights, and relationship intelligence platforms. Fees based on organizational tier and scope of access.
2. Custom Research Services: Bespoke research engagements combining Equilar expertise with comprehensive data for unique circumstances including M&A analysis, CEO employment agreements, and change-in-control programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Equilar is an information services firm that provides subscription-based databases, benchmarking tools, and research services focused on executive compensation, corporate governance, and board effectiveness for public companies and institutional clients. Its two main product lines are the Equilar governance and executive compensation platform (including CHRO Navigator, Exec Comp Navigator, ERIC AI proxy analysis, and the Incentive Plan Analytics Calculator) and ExecAtlas, a separate executive engagement and relationship intelligence platform mapping 600M+ professional connections across 4M+ executive profiles. The company also delivers custom research engagements for unique compensation and governance scenarios.

Product overview

Equilar is a unified executive intelligence platform comprising two primary product lines: (1) the core Equilar governance and compensation platform offering modules including CHRO Navigator, Exec Comp Navigator, ERIC (AI-powered proxy analysis), Incentive Plan Analytics Calculator (IPAC), Pay for Performance, Equity Award Valuation, Proxy Voting Results, Top 50 Survey, and Custom Research Services; and (2) ExecAtlas, a separate Executive Engagement and Relationship Intelligence platform providing relationship mapping, CRM integrations, Master Data Management, and RainMaker tools. The company also publishes the Board Factbook and Executive Factbook as reference reports. Together these products serve corporate boards, CHROs, compensation practitioners, and business development teams with data-driven insights for governance, compensation benchmarking, and executive relationship intelligence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ExecAtlas: Executive Engagement and Relationship Intelligence platform providing relationship mapping, executive tracking, and CRM integrations for dealmakers and sales teams.
• ERIC
• CHRO Navigator
• Exec Comp Navigator
• Equilar Diversity Network
• Incentive Plan Analytics Calculator (IPAC)
• Equilar Institute

Products and services

• Equilar Platform (Compensation & Governance) Subscription database and analytics platform providing executive compensation benchmarking, peer analysis, board composition data, and governance insights for public company boards, CHROs, and compensation committees. Integrates directly with SEC EDGAR for source verification.
• ExecAtlas (Executive Engagement & Relationship Intelligence) Executive engagement platform mapping 600M+ person-to-person connections across 900K+ companies and 4M+ executive profiles. Enables warm introduction discovery, executive transition tracking, and CRM enrichment for sales and deal teams.
• CHRO Navigator Dedicated subscription program providing CHROs with strategic insights, peer benchmarking, board meeting preparation, and compensation strategy tools tailored to the chief HR officer role.
• Exec Comp Navigator Subscription program for executive compensation committees, consultants, and governance professionals providing pay benchmarking, incentive plan design, proxy disclosure, and shareholder engagement analysis.
• ERIC (Equilar Research Intelligence Copilot) AI-powered governance copilot that processes SEC filings and proxy documents to generate precise summaries and answers to governance and compensation questions for board members and advisors.
• Incentive Plan Analytics Calculator (IPAC) Data-driven incentive plan design tool that assesses the robustness of metrics used in executive incentive plans and enables analysis of peer company designs, payouts, weightings, and metric prevalence at the individual executive level.
• Custom Research Services Bespoke research engagement service combining Equilar analysts and data to address unique compensation scenarios, including special awards, CEO employment agreements, change-in-control programs, M&A analysis, and equity grant assessments.
• ExecAtlas RainMaker Team collaboration solution for professional services firms enabling coordinated pursuit management, shared intelligence on high-value client networks, and collaboration around executive relationship mapping.

Quantifiable outcome

• Median total compensation for top HR executives in Equilar 500 rose 18% year-over-year in 2025, from $2.3M to $2.8M
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

AI capability2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• The Asian American Foundation (TAAF)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2026TAAF Board Accelerator initiative funded at $1.5M to help companies access exceptional AAPI executive talent for corporate board service. Equilar provides data and identification capabilities to prepare qualified AAPI leaders for board positions. Addresses gap where AAPIs hold only 5.4% of Fortune 500 board seats despite representing 7% of U.S. population.
• Russell Reynolds AssociatesflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2026Partner with TAAF and Equilar to identify, prepare, and connect qualified AAPI leaders with corporate board positions through Board Accelerator program.
• SnowflakecoreTechnology or Integration · 9 June 2026ExecAtlas became founding member of Financial Services Working Group under Open Semantic Interchange (OSI) initiative at Snowflake Summit 26. Partnership aims to standardize financial services data definitions for AI applications and bring verified executive data to enterprise AI agents.
• SalesIntelcoreTechnology or Integration · 6 March 2026Data integration partnership combining executive intelligence with AI-verified contact data for Salesforce users. Enables enterprise sales teams to access complete C-suite profiles, verified contact information, and relationship intelligence.
• Snowflake IntelligencecoreTechnology or Integration · 18 December 2025ExecAtlas named launch partner for Snowflake Intelligence, enabling integration of trusted executive data into enterprise AI agents. Positions ExecAtlas data within Snowflake's AI ecosystem.
• AgendacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 October 2025Launched Future 50 Directory highlighting board-ready leaders with future-forward skills. Partnership aims to identify and promote leaders prepared for governance roles.
• BarkerGilmorecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 September 2025Collaborated on 2025 General Counsel Pay Trends report showing median GC compensation at Equilar 500 companies rose 20.5% from $2.8M in 2020 to $3.4M in 2024.
• The Center on Executive CompensationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJointly developed Incentive Plan Analytics Calculator (IPAC) to assess robustness of metrics used in incentive plans and analyze peer company incentive plan designs.
• NasdaqflagshipTechnology or IntegrationNasdaq selected ExecAtlas platform to enhance relationship intelligence capabilities on Salesforce, streamlining access to client relationship insights and optimizing tech stack operations.
• SalesforcecoreTechnology or IntegrationCRM integration partner enabling ExecAtlas executive intelligence, relationship mapping, and warm introduction opportunities directly within Salesforce workflows. Available on Salesforce AppExchange.
• Microsoft DynamicscoreTechnology or IntegrationCRM integration enhancing Microsoft Dynamics with continuously updated executive data, current roles, connections, and warm introduction paths.
• IntappcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Intapp DealCloud giving deal teams verified executive intelligence and relationship mapping for accelerated relationship-driven deal flow.
• BlackRockminorOthersPartner organization listed on About page as one of Equilar's partners.
• FactSetminorOthersPartner organization providing data and research integration with Equilar platform.
• FidelityminorOthersPartner organization listed on About page.
• VanguardminorOthersPartner organization listed on About page as a key partner.
• Equilar Diversity Network Partners (50+ organizations)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegistry of registries connecting candidates from 50+ diversity organizations (including Catalyst, 30% Club, NACD, Nasdaq, CalPERS, CalSTRS) with boards. Network includes 8,352 member profiles and has facilitated 2,720 board appointments. Partners include major diversity and governance organizations focused on advancing representation in corporate boardrooms.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• FactSet: Major financial data and analytics platform with executive compensation datasets and ownership intelligence embedded in its broader portfolio workflow product. Equilar is listed as a FactSet data partner, and FactSet is the natural broad incumbent competing for the same enterprise analytics budget.
• S&P Global / S&P Capital IQ Pro: Provider of executive intelligence, governance data, and compensation benchmarking as part of the Capital IQ Pro platform. Overlaps with Equilar in fundamental executive and board data, and competes for the same enterprise corporate development and governance use cases.
• LSEG (Refinitiv): Owns Workspace and Lipper, with executive compensation, ownership, and governance datasets integrated into the broader financial workflow platform. Competes with Equilar for corporate and investor data spend as part of a much larger financial information suite.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm with a dedicated Board & CEO Practice that advises on board composition, succession, and director placement — overlapping with Equilar's Equilar Diversity Network and board benchmarking offerings for governance buyers.
• Bloomberg: Global financial data powerhouse with executive compensation, governance, and ownership analytics bundled into the Bloomberg Terminal. Represents the dominant incumbent for buy-side and corporate access to comp data, with significant overlap to Equilar's investor and corporate-board segments.

Emerging players

• ZoomInfo: Go-to-market intelligence platform with executive contact data, firmographics, and relationship insights. Competes most directly with ExecAtlas in the sales intelligence and CRM-enrichment use case, with overlapping buyer personas in B2B sales and private equity deal teams.

Direct peers

• ISS (Institutional Shareholder Services): The leading proxy advisory and governance data firm, providing voting recommendations, governance research, and executive compensation analytics to institutional investors. Direct overlap with Equilar's Proxy Voting Results, board governance, and executive compensation benchmarking offerings, and the most established competitor in Equilar's core institutional-investor segment.
• Mercer: Global consulting firm providing executive compensation benchmarking, incentive plan design, and total rewards advisory — overlapping directly with Equilar's IPAC, Exec Comp Navigator, and CHRO Navigator offerings for compensation committees and HR leaders.
• Pearl Meyer: Specialist executive compensation and governance consulting firm. Competes with Equilar in compensation committee advisory, incentive design, and pay-for-performance analytics, often as a complement to data providers.
• Glass Lewis: Proxy advisory firm providing governance research, voting recommendations, and ESG data. Competes head-on with Equilar in proxy and governance analytics for institutional investors, with overlapping datasets on board composition, executive pay, and voting outcomes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/equilar
• Facebookfacebook.com/equilarinc

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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