WhatA public database and alert service that maps private equity ownership across local essential services — fire inspections, veterinary clinics, HVAC, dental — so consumers and municipalities can identify independent alternatives.
SignalCommenters describe discovering that every fire inspection company in their city is secretly owned by the same PE firm, leading to predatory billing and zero real competition, with no easy way for buyers to know who actually owns what.
Why NowFTC and congressional scrutiny of PE roll-ups is accelerating, beneficial ownership reporting requirements (Corporate Transparency Act) are creating new data sources, and public anger at hidden consolidation is at a peak.
MarketMunicipalities, procurement officers, and consumers of locally-consolidated services; potential SaaS to government ($10B+ municipal procurement market). No incumbent tracks PE ownership at the local service level.
MoatData moat — building a comprehensive ownership graph across fragmented local industries is a massive data collection effort that compounds over time and becomes the reference source.
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