Show HN: Building the European Company Graph one website at a time
At Researchly ( https://www.researchly.at ) we automate market and competitive analysis. We learned that on-the-fly web search through AI agents isn't reliable enough for consistent, in-depth work. Existing data providers such as PitchBook or Crunchbase are either too expensive or lack the data we need: operational signals such as management changes or new partnerships, for DACH. Furthermore, search tools such as Exa tend to be probabilistic. What they return depends on the model and on SEO rank
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Source account: At Researchly ( https://www.researchly.at ) we automate market and competitive analysis. We learned that on-the-fly web search through AI agents isn't reliable enough for consistent, in-depth work. Existing data providers such as PitchBook or Crunchbase are either too expensive or lack the data we need: operational signals such as management changes or new partnerships, for DACH. Furthermore, search tools such as Exa tend to be probabilistic. What they return depends on the model and on SEO rank
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Source votes: 1 votes (Oct 27, 2026 UTC; cumulative since publication); previous same-scope observation: 1 (Oct 27, 2026 UTC). These observations do not establish demand growth. Recent records to compare: “Show HN: AI-drop project – drop traffic fast from misbehaving crawlers (AGPL)” (Show HN, Nov 13, 2026); “Show HN: Wonderchat – A Zendesk alternative that doesn't charge per seat” (Show HN, Nov 13, 2026). Shared themes are navigation hints; they have not been verified as the same need or independent corroboration.
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