What are Scout Reports?
Scout Reports provide deep-dive company analysis that would typically require hours of manual research across multiple sources. With one click, Scout synthesizes information into structured, shareable reports covering funding history, team backgrounds, competitive landscape, product details, and market positioning.
What's included in a Scout Report?
Company Overview Key facts at a glance: funding stage, total raised, headcount trends, investors, and founding team
Team Analysis Founder backgrounds, key hires, education and experience, previous companies, and notable achievements
Funding History Complete funding timeline with round details, investor participation, and valuation context
Product Breakdown Core offerings, product components, target users, and key features
Market Positioning Competitive landscape visualization, key competitors, market trends, and white space opportunities
Talent Flow Analysis Hiring patterns, talent sources, alumni-founded companies, and recent team movements
Traction & Recent News Web and social media traction, company news, competitor news, and industry happenings.
How to generate a Scout Report
Navigate to any company profile in Harmonic
Open the Research tab in the right-hand drawer of the sidebar
Click "Generate report" in the Scout report section
If report was created previously, you will see a button to "View report"
Scout generates your comprehensive report in minutes
Sharing reports with your team
Scout Reports are automatically shared with your entire team, making it easy to align on company assessment and distribute research across your organization.
Use cases
Due diligence preparation - Get up to speed quickly before investor meetings or diligence calls
Competitive analysis - Understand market positioning and identify white space opportunities
Portfolio support - Track competitors to your portfolio companies and identify partnership opportunities
Market mapping - Build sector knowledge by generating reports across multiple companies in a space