SPEEDA Edge

What SPEEDA Edge does

SPEEDA Edge is a cloud-based innovation intelligence platform operated by Uzabase USA, Inc., a US subsidiary of Japanese parent Uzabase, Inc. The platform aggregates and analyzes data on emerging technologies, corporate strategies, partnerships, acquisitions, and investments across 15+ industry sectors and 150+ emerging industry segments, providing market size projections, competitive landscape mapping, and strategic trend analysis. Its core product suite includes Research, Industries, Insights, Signals (Beta) for proactive trend detection, Watchlists, Updates, Company Search, Competitive Analysis, plus on-demand Custom Research and quarterly sector reports delivered by specialized experts, alongside an annual EDGE 100 ranking report. The platform serves large enterprise customers including Microsoft, US Bank, ENI, NEC, NTT DATA, Fujifilm, Comcast, MUFG, Swiss Re, and Hitachi, primarily targeting corporate innovation, strategy, R&D, and corporate venturing teams.

SPEEDA Edge operates a B2B SaaS subscription model priced annually on a per-authorized-user basis with auto-renewal and Net 30 terms, sold through a hybrid go-to-market that combines enterprise field sales (demo-driven) with a self-serve free trial option. Distribution is global via direct sales, and the company is recognized as a CES 2023 Innovation Award Honoree. The company's Crunchbase partnership layers funding data onto its industry analysis features. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in New York with 51-100 employees, SPEEDA Edge is positioned as the US-market growth vehicle for Uzabase's broader business intelligence and media portfolio.

Name

SPEEDA Edge

Legal name

Uzabase USA, Inc.

Website

https://sp-edge.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

SPEEDA Edge is a B2B SaaS innovation intelligence platform that helps enterprise corporate strategy, R&D, and innovation teams research emerging technologies, analyze competitive landscapes, and track strategic trends across 15+ sectors and 150+ industry segments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription Access: SaaS platform subscription model providing access to the innovation intelligence platform. Based on Terms of Use, fees are invoiced annually with automatic renewal unless 30 days notice is provided. Pricing varies by number of authorized users designated by the customer organization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SPEEDA Edge is a SaaS innovation intelligence platform that enables corporate innovation, strategy, and R&D teams to research emerging technologies, analyze competitive landscapes, and track strategic trends across 15+ industry sectors. The platform combines proprietary market size projections, corporate strategy mapping, competitive analysis tools, personalized trend tracking, and on-demand expert custom research with quarterly sector reports and an annual EDGE 100 report.

Product overview

SPEEDA Edge is a unified innovation intelligence platform designed for corporate innovation teams. The platform operates as a comprehensive suite combining research tools (Research, Company Search), industry analysis (Industries with 150+ segments, Insights), real-time monitoring (Signals Beta, Watchlists, Updates), and analytical capabilities (Competitive Analysis). Users can access proprietary market sizing data, track strategic priorities of large enterprises, and request custom research from specialized experts. The platform covers 15 industry sectors including Energy & Climate Change, Manufacturing, Health & Wellness, IT, Financial Services, and Pharma & Life Sciences, with quarterly sector reports and an annual EDGE 100 report providing additional intelligence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SPEEDA Edge Platform Cloud-based SaaS innovation intelligence platform for corporate innovation, strategy, and R&D teams. Provides research tools, industry analysis across 150+ emerging segments, competitive landscape mapping, market size projections, company search, personalized watchlists, trend signals, and updates across 15+ industry sectors.
• Custom Research Expert-led on-demand custom research service allowing enterprise customers to request tailored analysis to their specific business requirements. Specialized experts provide quick understanding, research, and evaluation on unpredictable workloads without high internal headcount costs.
• Quarterly Sector Reports Expert-published quarterly reports summarizing key partnerships, funding trends, and analytical insights across industry sectors.
• EDGE 100 Annual research report identifying and ranking the top 100 emerging companies and technologies across innovation sectors.

Quantifiable outcome

• Swiss Re accelerated global account intelligence through a smart, interconnected one-stop solution
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature6 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AlphaSense: AlphaSense provides enterprise market and competitive intelligence combining aggregated research, expert transcripts, and AI search — comparable to SPEEDA Edge in serving strategy and corporate innovation teams with subscription intelligence.
• Tracxn: Tracxn tracks emerging industries, startups, and funding trends for enterprise customers — overlapping with SPEEDA Edge's emerging-industries coverage and trend-tracking capabilities.
• CB Insights: CB Insights is a market intelligence platform focused on emerging technology, corporate strategy, M&A, and venture funding — directly overlapping with SPEEDA Edge's corporate-innovation, market-sizing, and competitive-landscape offerings for enterprise buyers.
• Crunchbase: Crunchbase provides company, funding, and market intelligence for emerging industries — directly comparable to SPEEDA Edge's company search and industry analytics, and notably an existing data partner of SPEEDA Edge.
• PitchBook: PitchBook delivers private-market data on companies, deals, and investors with deep analytics — closely comparable to SPEEDA Edge's emerging-industry, partnership, and funding analytics for enterprise users.

Broad incumbents

• IDC: IDC is a global market intelligence firm covering IT, manufacturing, energy, and other industries — comparable in scope and buyer profile to SPEEDA Edge but operating at much larger scale with broader advisory offerings.
• Gartner: Gartner is a large incumbent research and advisory provider whose industry coverage overlaps with SPEEDA Edge's enterprise strategy and emerging-tech intelligence, but as part of a much broader portfolio of reports and advisory services.
• Forrester: Forrester delivers enterprise research and advisory across technology and business topics, overlapping with SPEEDA Edge's emerging-tech and strategic-intelligence offerings but as a larger, more diversified incumbent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/speedaedge
• Facebookfacebook.com/SpeedaEDGE
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sp-edge

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 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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