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Benchmark Library

Benchmark-informed private-company ranges.

Stop guessing what 'good' looks like. Compare your metrics against a curated, anonymised dataset of private companies at your stage and sector.

Sound familiar?

You shouldn't need a finance team to answer this

The everyday questions this module makes simple.

'Good' is a guess

You don't know if your retention is strong or quietly bleeding you out.

Investors compare you anyway

They have the benchmarks; walking in without them puts you on the back foot.

Public numbers don't fit

Big-company filings tell you nothing about a startup at your stage.

A founder working through benchmark-informed private-company ranges.
Example view
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p55
Blended percentile

Around median for your stage and sector.

Benchmark Library, illustrative interface
COMPARABLES
Stage-matched
ANONYMISED
LENS
p25·p50·p90
PERCENTILES
REFRESH
Quarterly
CADENCE

Illustrative, capabilities and typical targets, not guaranteed outcomes.

Benchmark-informed private-company ranges., a founder using Startup Suite
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When an investor asks how you compare

Benchmark-informed private-company ranges.

'How's your retention versus companies like you?' is a question you don't want to fumble. Benchmark Library shows where you sit, p25, p50, p90, against an anonymised set of private companies at your stage, so your answer is grounded, not guessed.

  • Comparables matched by stage, sector, and size
  • See your percentile on 60+ metrics
  • Refreshed quarterly from operating data
What you can do

Decisions you can make this week

Practical calls this module helps you get right, no finance background needed.

Which metric to fix first
Spot the one or two numbers where you lag peers the most.
What a realistic target looks like
Set goals against where similar companies actually land, not vibes.
How to answer investor questions
Walk in knowing your percentile on the metrics they'll ask about.
What it does

The capabilities that earn the work.

01

Stage-matched

Comparables filtered by ARR band, sector, geography, and capital raised.

02

Live cohort

Refreshed quarterly from operating data, not stale public filings.

03

Percentile lens

See exactly where you sit, p25, p50, p90, on 60+ metrics.

04

Trend tracking

Watch how your relative position moves quarter over quarter.

How it works

From signal to decision.

  1. 1

    Set your cohort

    Pick the company profile you want to benchmark against.

  2. 2

    Pull your metrics

    Auto-computed from your live connected sources.

  3. 3

    Read the gap

    Visualise the delta on net retention, gross margin, magic number, more.

  4. 4

    Act on the lag

    Surface the two or three metrics where closing the gap matters most.

Good to know

Questions founders ask

Where does the benchmark data come from?+

Anonymised, aggregated operating data from private companies, refreshed quarterly, not stale public filings.

Is my own data shared with others?+

Your numbers are yours. Benchmarks are aggregated and anonymised so no single company is identifiable.

How are comparables matched?+

By stage, revenue band, sector, and geography, so you're measured against companies that actually look like yours.

How the benchmarks are built

Comparables you can trust

  • Aggregated from anonymised private-company operating data, refreshed quarterly.
  • Matched to your stage, sector, revenue band, and geography.
  • No single company is ever identifiable in a benchmark.
  • Your own numbers stay yours, never resold, never shared raw.
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Make this the last spreadsheet you build

Build your plan, connect your data, and see this working on your own numbers, no finance team required.

From idea to investor-ready · built for founders, not finance teams