Specter
Specter sells private-market intelligence—company signals, talent movements, investor interest, and revenue tracking—to VC and PE deal teams for deal sourcing and portfolio monitoring.
Evidence notes
Who uses it: Primary buyer is the investment professional at a VC or PE firm who owns the deal sourcing and market monitoring budget; secondary buyers include corporate development and BD teams.[12]+8Company-authored
Public signals: Headcount grew ~27% in 12 months and ~46% in 24 months per enrichment data[16]Not verified
Financing: Specter is fully bootstrapped with no outside funding. As of October 2024, the company explicitly stated it has grown "without VC funding, entirely bootstrapped, and nicely profitable." No valuation, no investors, no rounds to report.[1]