Marketplace.city

Name

Marketplace.city

Legal name

Marketplace.city Inc.

Website

https://marketplace.city

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Procurement Intelligence Software

akta.pro primary industry

Vendor Master Data Management & Onboarding (BPAAAJAB)

Keywords

• Government procurement platform
• Vendor intelligence software
• Technology sourcing service
• Market research reports
• Procurement data analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Clearbox Source Subscription: Annual subscription model providing access to market landscapes, vendor profiles, transaction data, case studies, and reference contacts. Available on a per-agency basis for government entities only. Subscription includes unlimited users, unlimited projects, and unlimited searches within the platform.
2. Clearbox Procure Fees: Success-based procurement-as-a-Service where administrative fees are collected from vendors following a completed transaction. No upfront cost to government customers. The fee model is similar to a cooperative purchasing structure where vendors pay upon successful transaction completion.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Marketplace.city operates a data-driven procurement and vendor intelligence platform called Clearbox that helps U.S. state and local governments source, evaluate, and procure technology. It delivers this through Clearbox Source, an annual self-service subscription that gives agencies searchable market intelligence, vendor profiles, and contract data, and Clearbox Procure, a managed service in which the company runs the full sourcing, validation, and contracting workflow on the agency's behalf. Vendors register for free and are matched to government demand through the platform.

Product overview

Marketplace.city operates as a data-driven procurement and vendor intelligence platform for local governments. The core offering is the Clearbox Platform, which comprises two main product tiers: Clearbox Source (an annual subscription providing self-service access to Market Landscapes, vendor profiles, and procurement data) and Clearbox Procure (a managed procurement service that handles the full sourcing and contracting workflow). The platform aggregates data from thousands of government transactions, vendor databases, and public sources to produce Market Landscapes across 300+ technology categories. Vendors can register for free profiles, while government users access data for technology sourcing, vendor evaluation, and procurement decisions. The ecosystem also includes Call for Innovation (CFI) features for targeted vendor outreach and a marketplace of government technology opportunities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Clearbox Platform: The data-driven engine to accelerate procurement for modern government, powering Source and Procure offerings
• Clearbox Source
• Clearbox Procure
• Clearbox Process

Products and services

• Clearbox Platform Data-driven procurement and vendor intelligence platform that aggregates vendor profiles, market landscapes, contracts, and pricing data and powers both Clearbox Source and Clearbox Procure. Sold to U.S. state and local government agencies.
• Clearbox Source Annual subscription product that gives state and local government agencies self-service access to market intelligence, vendor profiles, product and service listings, case studies, contract data, and pricing benchmarks for technology sourcing.
• Clearbox Procure Managed procurement service in which Marketplace.city runs the full technology sourcing, vendor validation, and contracting workflow on behalf of a government agency, with fees collected from vendors after successful transactions.
• Market Landscapes Research reports covering technology categories for government buyers, drawing on Marketplace.city's vendor and contract data, available through the Clearbox Source subscription.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50 hours saved per project evaluation for government customers
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• North Texas Innovation Alliance (NTXIA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNTXIA is a 501(c)(3) regional consortium of over 40 municipalities, agencies, corporations and academic institutions across North Texas. Partnership involves joint programs such as the Smart Cities Global Startup Challenge at SCEWC Barcelona, and collaborative technology procurement initiatives including Dallas County's UAS and Robotics Tech Program.
• US IgnitecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership focused on broadband equity and middle-mile fiber infrastructure. Collaboratively published 'The Middle Mile as a Catalyst: Municipal Investments for Broadband Equity and Affordability' providing blueprint for cities and counties to expand last-mile Internet access.
• Mighty River LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in broadband equity initiatives alongside US Ignite, working on middle-mile fiber backbone projects in communities including Fort Worth, Lake Cities Texas, and Joplin, Missouri.
• Curiosity Lab at Peachtree CornerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the SCEWC Smart Cities Global Startup Challenge, providing pilot opportunities and funding for international startups. Curiosity Lab commits $15,000 towards pilots, office space, and access to global partner network.
• Mastercard City InsightsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerExclusive offer for Mastercard City Insights users providing one FREE Market Landscape report to participating users as part of the CityPossible program.
• Frisco Economic Development CorporationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in Smart Cities Global Startup Challenge providing travel, accommodations, and pilot opportunities for winning startups.
• McKinney Economic Development CorporationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in Smart Cities Global Startup Challenge supporting innovation ecosystem development in North Texas region.
• City of New York (Mayor's Office of Technology and Innovation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOriginal beta partner for Marketplace.nyc in 2016, collaborating with New York City's Mayor's Office of Technology and Innovation (MOTI) on the initial platform launch that led to the creation of Marketplace.city.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bonfire Interactive: Bonfire provides a government-focused e-procurement platform that handles RFPs, vendor management, and bid evaluation. Directly comparable to Marketplace.city's Clearbox Procure in serving local governments through a SaaS procurement workflow, though Bonfire is more focused on the bid-submission side while Marketplace.city emphasizes upstream market intelligence.
• DemandStar: DemandStar operates a vendor-government marketplace connecting government buyers with suppliers, similar to Marketplace.city's two-sided model. Both facilitate vendor discovery and solicitation for local government procurement, though DemandStar emphasizes bid notification while Marketplace.city emphasizes pre-RFP market intelligence.
• PlanetBids: PlanetBids provides government procurement and bid management software to cities, counties, and school districts. Comparable to Marketplace.city in serving local government buyers and vendors through a structured platform, though PlanetBids is more focused on the bid management workflow rather than upstream market landscape research.
• ProcureNow: ProcureNow is a government e-procurement SaaS platform that helps cities and counties digitize RFPs, vendor outreach, and contract management. Directly comparable to Marketplace.city's Clearbox Procure offering, with similar target customers and similar workflows, though ProcureNow is more focused on the bid-and-evaluation layer.

Broad incumbents

• OpenGov: OpenGov is a larger, well-funded government technology platform spanning budgeting, procurement, and asset management. Its procurement module competes directly with Clearbox Procure for city and county contracts, but as part of a much broader government ERP suite rather than a focused procurement-intelligence niche.
• Tyler Technologies: Tyler Technologies is a large incumbent provider of software and services to state and local governments, including ERP, public safety, and procurement modules. Comparable to Marketplace.city as a technology vendor serving municipal buyers, but operates at vastly larger scale and broader scope across all government workflows.
• GovOS: GovOS (now part of Granicus) provides a suite of government technology solutions including permitting, licensing, and procurement. Comparable to Marketplace.city in targeting local government digital transformation, but as a broader suite rather than a focused procurement-intelligence offering.

Emerging players

• Sourcewell: Sourcewell is a cooperative purchasing organization that aggregates government buying power through competitively solicited contracts. Adjacent to Marketplace.city in serving government procurement needs, but acts as a contract-awarding entity rather than an intelligence/research layer, potentially competing for the same RFP dollars at a different stage.
• OMNIA Partners: OMNIA Partners is a national cooperative purchasing organization serving public agencies, providing master agreements that bypass traditional RFP processes. Adjacent to Marketplace.city in serving local government procurement, though OMNIA emphasizes contract aggregation while Marketplace.city emphasizes pre-RFP market intelligence and vendor evaluation.

Others

• Gartner (Public Sector Research): Gartner provides technology market research and Magic Quadrants, which overlap with Marketplace.city's Market Landscape reports at the technology category level. While Gartner serves enterprise IT and not local government specifically, both companies curate comparative vendor intelligence used for technology purchasing decisions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MarketplaceCity
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/marketplace-city

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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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