Data Bees

What Data Bees does

Data Bees (legally Hatched Limited, trading as "Data Bees" or "Hatched") is an Ireland-incorporated private market research company that operates a two-sided receipt-data marketplace. On the supply side, individual consumers submit anonymized email receipts, invoices, or order data through a web platform, native iOS/Android applications, or direct email submission; the platform can connect to a user's Gmail account for automated look-back and continuous forward-looking scanning of purchase-related emails. Contributors are paid per receipt via PayPal within 10 working days, with rates ranging from $1 to $200 depending on project and volume. Active project categories span B2B SaaS subscriptions, eCommerce brands, food delivery, gaming, media streaming, payment brands, trading platforms, travel, and recurring subscription panels.

On the demand side, the company aggregates all submitted, anonymized data into its proprietary "Data Hive" dataset and packages it as company-level market research reports sold to institutional investors, hedge funds, venture capitalists, and funds. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; the company states that no API or partner integrations are offered to the buy side. The business is bootstrapped — no funding rounds, M&A, or disclosed leadership changes appear in available records — and operates with a 1-10 employee footprint out of Dublin. Distribution is entirely digital and self-serve: website, mobile apps, email outreach, and a contributor referral program. The firm's core structural risk is its asymmetric growth pattern — supply (17,000+ contributors, 10,000+ payouts) is well-established, but the buy side remains largely unnamed and unquantified, and the company has not disclosed revenue.

Name

Data Bees

Legal name

Hatched Limited

Website

https://data-bees.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Data Bees (Hatched Ltd.) is a Dublin-based market research company that pays individual consumers for anonymized purchase receipts via its web and mobile platforms, aggregates them into its Data Hive dataset, and sells company-level research reports to institutional investors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mount Airy

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consumer Receipt Purchase: Pay consumers for their purchase receipts (emails, invoices, order data) from specific companies. Payment amounts vary by project and volume of receipts submitted, ranging from $1 to $200 per receipt.
2. Research Reports to Investors: Collected anonymized data is added to datasets and summarized in company research reports that are purchased by investors including funds, institutional investors, venture capitalists, hedge funds, and financial services companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Data Bees operates a web and mobile platform that pays consumers to submit anonymized purchase receipts and invoices from monitored companies, then aggregates that data into company research reports sold to institutional investors. Contributors earn $1-$200 per receipt via PayPal depending on project and volume, while investors receive summarized, anonymized consumer spending data for company analysis. The platform supports multiple project categories spanning B2B subscriptions, eCommerce brands, food delivery, gaming, media, payment services, trading platforms, and travel.

Product overview

Data Bees operates a single integrated platform comprising a web and mobile application (Android/iOS) that enables consumers to participate in market research by submitting anonymized email receipts. The core product ecosystem consists of the Data Bees Platform for user engagement, the Data Hive as the proprietary data repository, and Market Research Reports as the commercial output sold to investors. The company offers multiple project categories spanning B2B subscriptions, eCommerce brands, Food, Gaming, Media, Ongoing Panels, Payment Brands, Trading, and Travel, each representing a distinct research focus area. Contributors earn cash payments via PayPal for valid submissions, while the aggregated anonymized data powers investor-facing analytics products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Data Bees Platform A web and mobile platform enabling consumers to share anonymized email receipts for market research projects. Users select projects from monitored companies, redact personal details from their receipts, submit them via the platform or email, and receive PayPal payments ranging from $1 to $200 per receipt. Designed for individual consumers worldwide with no geographic restrictions.
• Data Hive The company's proprietary dataset containing anonymized purchase receipt and invoice data collected from 17,000+ contributors, used to generate company research reports sold to investors. Supports optional Gmail integration for automated lookback and continuous forward-looking scanning of contributor inboxes for monitored company purchases.
• Market Research Reports Summarized company research reports generated from the Data Hive dataset and sold to investors including funds, institutional investors, venture capitalists, hedge funds, and financial services companies. Reports provide anonymized consumer spending insights and company performance analysis derived from aggregated receipt data.
• Data Bees Mobile Application Mobile software application downloadable from Google Play Store and Apple App Store, allowing contributors to participate in market research projects, manage their receipt submissions, and track rewards on Android and iOS devices.

Named customers5 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

Integration2 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• PayPalcoreOthersPayPal is used as the exclusive payment method for disbursing rewards to contributors. When users connect their Gmail account, they provide their PayPal address for issuing automated rewards. All payments to contributors are made via PayPal within 10 working days of receipt confirmation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• NielsenIQ (NIQ): NIQ is a global consumer intelligence and market-research incumbent that aggregates purchase data and sells insights to brands and financial buyers. Comparable to Data Bees as a purchaser and packager of consumer transaction data, though at far greater scale and breadth.
• Similarweb: Similarweb sells digital and consumer-behavior analytics to a broad set of enterprise buyers including investors. Comparable to Data Bees as an alternative-data provider, but with much broader category coverage beyond receipt-level purchase data.
• Kantar: Kantar is a global market-research incumbent that aggregates consumer purchase and panel data for brands and financial buyers. Comparable to Data Bees at the business-model level, though operating at vastly greater scale and category breadth.
• Bloomberg Second Measure: Bloomberg Second Measure provides anonymized card-transaction analytics to institutional investors via Bloomberg's distribution channel. Comparable to Data Bees because both sell transaction-level consumer spend data to hedge funds and other financial-research buyers.

Direct peers

• Numerator: Numerator (formerly NPD) collects consumer purchase data at scale and packages it into insights for brands and investors. It is directly comparable to Data Bees because both monetize aggregated consumer purchase information, though Numerator does so at far greater scale via large panels.
• Earnest Research: Earnest Research provides alternative consumer transaction data to hedge funds and institutional investors. It is comparable to Data Bees because both sell anonymized, panel-based consumer-spending insights to the same institutional buyer segments as their core product.
• Placer.ai: Placer.ai aggregates anonymized location and foot-traffic data and sells analytics to institutional investors. It is comparable to Data Bees because both serve the alternative-data buyer set with anonymized, panel-derived consumer behavior insights.
• Sensor Tower: Sensor Tower provides digital and mobile consumer-intelligence data widely used by institutional investors and brands. Comparable to Data Bees because both monetize alternative consumer-behaviour datasets for similar institutional buyer segments.

Emerging players

• Cardlytics: Cardlytics operates a bank-partner network that analyzes anonymized card transaction data and monetizes it via marketing and insights products. Comparable to Data Bees because both transform anonymized consumer transactions into research/market-intelligence revenue.
• Morning Consult: Morning Consult runs proprietary panels and surveys to deliver consumer and brand-intelligence data, including services tailored to institutional investors. Comparable to Data Bees as a panel-driven alternative-data business targeting professional research buyers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/DataBeesOnline
• Xx.com/databeesonline
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/databeesonline

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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