Research

Institutional-grade research on private markets.

Analyst-written memos, scorecards, and market structure notes on the companies and themes shaping the next decade of private capital. Every listing on Alphaneo is underwritten the same way — consistently, transparently, in writing.

Scoring Dimensions
6
Fixed weights, published rubric
Coverage Discipline
100%
Scored before formation
Settlement Target
T+14
Commit to close, every deal
Investor mandate
Reg D
506(c) · accredited only
The Scorecard Framework

Six dimensions. Every deal. No exceptions.

Alphaneo scores every company against the same six-pillar framework before it reaches investors. The weights are fixed, the rubric is published, and the analyst's rationale is on the record.

01

Team & Execution

Weight · 20%

Founder-market fit, prior operating or exit history, depth of the leadership bench, and ability to recruit against category leaders. Scored on evidence, not pedigree.

02

Market & TAM

Weight · 15%

Addressable spend, structural growth drivers, and whether the wedge supports the target outcome. We discount storytelling TAMs built from top-down macro figures.

03

Product & Moat

Weight · 20%

Differentiation against incumbents and new entrants, switching costs, data or network effects, and whether the moat compounds with scale or erodes under competition.

04

Unit Economics

Weight · 20%

Gross margin structure, payback period, net revenue retention, and capital efficiency — the variables that determine whether growth is a value-creating or value-destroying activity.

05

Round & Valuation

Weight · 15%

Lead quality, preference stack, clean-up language, and where the round prices relative to comparable public and private benchmarks. Anchored in data, not narrative.

06

Risk & Disclosure

Weight · 10%

Regulatory posture, key-person concentration, cap table complexity, audit and data quality, and the items the company volunteered versus the items we had to chase.

Sample Output

What a scorecard looks like.

Lattice AI
Series C · AI Infrastructure
A−
Composite 0.84
Team & Execution
0.90
Market & TAM
0.82
Product & Moat
0.86
Unit Economics
0.78
Round & Valuation
0.80
Risk & Disclosure
0.88
Analyst Note

One page. No marketing copy.

Each scorecard ships with a 1,500–2,000 word analyst note explaining the scores, the data behind them, and the two or three things an investor should watch before committing. We show the work — including what we got wrong in prior rounds.

Scores update when the evidence changes. If a company misses a plan, that shows up. If a category re-rates, that shows up too. Scorecards are a living record, not a pitch.

Publications

Memos & deep dives.

Research publishes with every live deal. The full library is available to platform members. Below is an example of the format — the scorecard demo above shows the scorecard layer.

EXAMPLE
Company Memo Illustrative

AI Infrastructure: Why the inference layer is a better bet than the model layer.

A demonstration of our company memo format — covering round economics, a rebuild of unit economics from first principles, and the analyst rationale on key risk and upside drivers.

Analyst Desk · ~14 min read · AI Infra
View example →
Framework 2026

Scoring venture: the rubric, the weights, and the things we refuse to score.

Our complete scorecard methodology — how each dimension is scored, what evidence we accept, and the categories we explicitly leave out because they can't be measured honestly.

Alphaneo Research · Methodology
Read the methodology →
Thematic Coming soon

Private market structure: what institutional discipline actually looks like applied to early-stage rounds.

Published when the platform launches. Join the research list to be notified.

Alphaneo Research · Market Structure
Not yet published
Quarterly Coming soon

Our first quarterly review: deal velocity, valuation by stage, and where we think capital is mispriced.

The inaugural quarterly will publish alongside our first live deal cohort. Join the research list to get it.

Alphaneo Research · Quarterly
Not yet published
How We Work

From inbound to published memo.

Every listing that reaches investors passes through the same four-stage pipeline. No shortcuts, no relationship discounts.

STAGE 01

Intake & screen

Sponsor submits the deal. An analyst runs the sector screen, round structure, and disclosure check. ~70% are declined here.

STAGE 02

Primary work

Two analysts run independent diligence — customer calls, cohort data, comp analysis, and unit-economics rebuild. No shared notes until both are done.

STAGE 03

Scorecard & review

Scores compiled against the six-pillar rubric. Head of Research challenges the two weakest dimensions before publication.

STAGE 04

Publish & monitor

Memo and scorecard go live. Scores are re-scored on material events — new financials, rounds, or structural changes to the category.

Analyst Desk

The people who write the work.

Alphaneo's research desk is built out of career analysts and operators. Every memo carries a named author — we believe opinions in writing should come with accountability attached.

The desk is organized around four sector pods (AI & Infra, Fintech, Climate & Energy, Consumer & Health) plus a market structure group. Each pod publishes at least one company memo a month and re-rates its live coverage quarterly.

Sector coverage

  • AI & Infrastructure14 names
  • Fintech & Capital Markets9 names
  • Climate & Energy12 names
  • Consumer & Health8 names
  • Defense & Dual-Use6 names
  • Market StructureOngoing
Research list

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New analyst notes, scorecard updates, and quarterly market structure pieces — sent when they publish, not on a schedule. Accredited investors only.