SPAC Research

What SPAC Research does

SPAC Research is a privately held, Chicago-based financial data and analytics platform founded in 2017 that provides specialized coverage of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs). The platform serves institutional investors, asset managers, SPAC sponsors and issuers, investment banks, and retail investors with a unified suite of tools including a pre-deal database, newsfeed, financing tracker, event calendar, watchlist, yield-to-maturity calculator, charting tools, reports/newsletter, and an underwriter leaderboard. Supplementary modules extend coverage to Forward Purchase Agreements, At-Risk Capital monitoring, 13F holder disclosures, Anchor Investor tracking, D&O biographical search, and SPAC stock splits.

The underlying technology is a web-based financial data platform combining structured SPAC reference data, news aggregation, and proprietary analytics, with a dedicated API product for programmatic access. Revenue is generated through recurring subscriptions (annual and monthly tiers, exact pricing not publicly disclosed) plus usage-based API access fees. Distribution is fully self-serve via the company website, with go-to-market executed through organic search, content/news marketing, email newsletters, and developer community engagement. The company is led by founder and CEO Benjamin Kwasnick and co-founder and partner Richard Humphrey, with a lean team of 1-10 employees and no disclosed institutional funding.

Name

SPAC Research

Legal name

SPAC Research

Website

https://spacresearch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SPAC Research is a Chicago-based subscription financial data platform founded in 2017 that provides specialized data, analytics, news, and API access for the Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) market, serving institutional investors, SPAC sponsors, and advisors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Financial Data Analytics

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Credit Research (FSACAGAB)

Keywords

• SPAC market data
• Financial analytics platform
• Pre-deal screening
• Yield-to-maturity tools
• Underwriter leaderboards

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription Access: Annual or monthly subscription fees for full platform access including database, news, charts, reports, and advanced analytics. Tiered access likely based on data depth and feature set.
2. API Access: Usage-based or tiered API access fees for programmatic data retrieval, likely sold as additional premium tier or separate product.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SPAC Research operates a subscription-based financial data and analytics platform dedicated exclusively to Special Purpose Acquisition Companies. It aggregates SPAC-related news, financing data, event calendars, screening tools, and proprietary analytics (At-Risk Capital, Anchor Investors, Underwriter Leaderboard) into a single web interface, with an API for programmatic data retrieval.

Product overview

SPAC Research is a financial data and analysis platform providing comprehensive coverage of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs). The platform offers a unified suite of tools organized around a core database and newsfeed, with supplementary modules including Financing analysis, Calendar events, Watchlist tracking, YTM calculations, Charts visualization, Reports delivery, and Leaderboard rankings. Additional specialized modules cover FPA tracking, At-Risk Capital analysis, 13F Holders, Anchor Investors, D&O Bio Search, and Stock Splits. The platform also provides API access for programmatic data retrieval.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SPAC Database

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• S&P Capital IQ Pro: S&P Capital IQ Pro aggregates capital markets, M&A, and SPAC transactions data alongside company financials, comparable in coverage scope and customer base to FactSet. It is a direct bundled alternative for institutional SPAC research subscribers.
• Dealogic: Dealogic provides capital markets issuance, M&A, and league-table data for investment banks and asset managers. Comparable because it covers the SPAC transaction workflow from the sell-side and underwriter perspective that SPAC Research serves.
• PitchBook: PitchBook (Morningstar) covers private equity, venture capital, and SPAC transactions with deal-level data and screening. Comparable because it is sold to institutional capital-markets users who also evaluate SPAC opportunities, and competes for the same research budget.
• Bloomberg Terminal: Bloomberg's Terminal includes SPAC screening, news, and analytics as part of a broad financial data suite. It is the dominant incumbent alternative for institutional SPAC investors and represents the most likely competitive threat if it deepens SPAC-specific modules and bundling.
• Refinitiv (LSEG): Refinitiv, now part of LSEG, offers Workspace, IFR, and SDC Platinum with deep capital-markets data including SPACs. It is a comparable broad incumbent in the institutional financial data category where SPAC Research competes for budget.
• FactSet: FactSet provides M&A, capital markets, and SPAC deal data within its multi-asset workstation and is sold to the same buy-side institutional buyers targeted by SPAC Research. Its presence in large hedge fund and asset manager procurement cycles makes it the primary bundled substitute.

Direct peers

• SPACInsider: SPACInsider is the most direct comparable: a dedicated SPAC news, data, and analysis platform covering pre-deal SPACs, mergers, and redemptions. It competes head-on with SPAC Research for the same institutional and retail SPAC-research audience and offers overlapping datasets such as trust values and deal calendars.
• IPOScoop: IPOScoop is a long-running subscription newsletter and data product covering IPOs and SPAC performance. It is a direct comparable to SPAC Research's Reports and Leaderboard products for investors seeking pre-deal and post-deal SPAC performance analytics.
• Renaissance Capital: Renaissance Capital is a long-established IPO and new-issue research firm (IPO Center, IPO Pro) that covers SPACs as part of its IPO analytics product. It is comparable to SPAC Research because it sells subscription research, screening tools, and analytics to institutional investors focused on new-issue securities.

Emerging players

• Crunchbase: Crunchbase tracks private companies, funding rounds, and SPAC mergers as part of its business information platform. Comparable as an emerging data platform for early-stage and pre-public market intelligence, partially overlapping with SPAC Research's deal-sourcing use case.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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