Comparison

Harmonic vs Fundable

Enterprise people-graph and relationship intelligence for VC sourcing vs. self-serve, real-time funding data via API and MCP

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Harmonic

Best for investment and strategy teams building sourcing systems around people intelligence and AI-driven research.

Pricing gated (~$15,000+/yr per third-party estimates)
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Fundable

Best for founders, solo operators, small teams, and developers who need real-time funding data without an enterprise contract.

Hobby $20/mo · Pro $50/mo · Pro+ $100/mo

TL;DR

Harmonic is a startup intelligence platform centered around people data, network mapping, and AI research for VC sourcing workflows. Fundable is built around real-time funding activity, tracking 90k+ startups, 135k+ investors, and 175k+ funding rounds for GTM and sourcing teams acting on funding signals as they happen.

What is Harmonic?

Harmonic is a startup intelligence platform used by venture capital firms, corporate development teams, and GTM teams selling into startups, covering 35M+ companies and 195M+ people profiles.

  • Scout: AI research agent for market mapping, competitive analysis, and natural language queries across Harmonic's data and network graph
  • Deep people intelligence across founders, operators, engineers, and startup talent networks
  • Network mapping: syncs LinkedIn, email, and calendar data to surface warm introduction paths
  • AI diligence reports: auto-generated founding-team, competitive, and funding-history summaries
  • Bulk data delivery and infrastructure access via API, MCP, Snowflake, BigQuery, and S3
  • Workflow integrations with Affinity, Polytomic, and Zapier

What is Fundable?

Fundable is an AI-native startup and sales intelligence platform built around live funding activity, not a static database. It continuously tracks new raises, investors, and hiring signals across 90k+ startups and 135k+ investors, updated hourly so you can act on rounds before they hit traditional databases.

  • Self-serve API on all paid plans: credit-based purchasing starting at $0.05/credit, 200 free credits with no card required
  • Fundable MCP server on Pro+ for agentic workflows
  • Natural language Deal Alerts where you can track companies by sector, stage, or use of funds (e.g. hiring signals, expansion plans)
  • Investor search including VC funds, angels, and named lead partners by sector focus, stage, and investment type
  • Full-dataset feed delivered via Google BigQuery for teams that want venture data piped directly into their warehouse
  • Integrations across Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Sheets, HubSpot, and Salesforce

Feature comparison

Pricing
Harmonic
Not publicly disclosed · demo required · ~$15,000/yr minimum (third-party estimate)
Fundable Pro+ ($100/mo)
Hobby $20/mo · Pro $50/mo · Pro+ $100/mo · 30-day free trial
Company coverage
Harmonic
35M+ companies
Fundable Pro+ ($100/mo)
90k venture-backed startups
Investor data
Harmonic
Investor search available · investor data is a paid API add-on
Fundable Pro+ ($100/mo)
135k+ profiles: 60k+ firms, 75k+ angels, plus named lead partners
People and network
Harmonic
195M+ profiles across full org chart; LinkedIn, email, and calendar network mapping
Fundable Pro+ ($100/mo)
350k founders, key people, and investor contacts
Data speed
Harmonic
2-week SLA for funded startups; headcount updated weekly
Fundable Pro+ ($100/mo)
Updated hourly, often hours to days before traditional databases
Deal Alerts
Harmonic
Saved alerts with semantic search, filtering, and Slack/email notifications
Fundable Pro+ ($100/mo)
Natural language alerts; AI-extracted intent signals; Slack, Teams, or email
Data sourcing
Harmonic
Legal filings, founder submissions, VC partner updates, business registries
Fundable Pro+ ($100/mo)
LLM-extracted and analyst-reviewed from public web sources
Geographic coverage
Harmonic
Global
Fundable Pro+ ($100/mo)
Global
API access
Harmonic
Enterprise contract required
Fundable Pro+ ($100/mo)
Self-serve on all paid plans · $0.05/credit · 200 free credits, no card
Bulk data / warehouse delivery
Harmonic
Snowflake, BigQuery, and S3 via enterprise
Fundable Pro+ ($100/mo)
BigQuery data feed
AI Agent
Harmonic
Scout agent embedded in the site
Fundable Pro+ ($100/mo)
Not native; available via connectors to Claude / ChatGPT
CRM integrations
Harmonic
Affinity · Slack · Polytomic, Zapier via enterprise
Fundable Pro+ ($100/mo)
Slack, Teams, Google Sheets, HubSpot, Salesforce on Pro+

Pricing comparison

Harmonic

Fundable

Where Harmonic wins

  • Built for investment teams who need people intelligence beyond company records, with coverage spanning founders, operators, engineers, and startup talent networks.
  • Scout combines Harmonic's company graph, people data, and network context for AI-powered market mapping, competitive research, and thesis-driven sourcing.
  • Network-augmented sourcing. Your team's LinkedIn connections, email history, and calendar meetings get mapped onto the startup database.

Where Fundable wins

  • Self-serve infrastructure without enterprise contracts. API access on all paid plans and MCP on Pro+ at $100/mo.
  • Real-time funding activity refreshed throughout the day, often surfacing rounds before broader database refresh cycles catch up.
  • Deal Alerts with AI-extracted hiring plans, expansion goals, and use-of-funds context pulled directly from fundraising announcements.

Teams that are choosing Harmonic

  • VC analysts and investment teams sourcing through founder networks, team pedigree, and relationship mapping.
  • Corporate development and M&A teams using Scout for market mapping and acquisition research.
  • Enterprise GTM and BD teams that need network-augmented prospecting alongside company signals, at a budget where a multi-seat enterprise contract makes sense.

Teams that are choosing Fundable

  • Revenue and outbound teams tracking funded startups, hiring momentum, and expansion signals before broader sales databases update.
  • Recruiters, agencies, legal teams, and finance consultants using funding announcements as prospecting triggers without an enterprise contract.
  • Developers and product teams building AI-agent systems on top of venture data through API access.
  • Deal sourcing teams, early-stage operators, and emerging funds using MCP access for live fundraising intelligence and automation.
Harmonic is built for investment teams where relationships and research are the sourcing engine. Fundable is built for everyone else: the GTM and revenue teams selling into fresh raises, the solo AE, the early-stage founder, and the developer who needs venture data running in their stack today.

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Monitor funding activity, surface hiring intent and growth signals, and build workflows around continuously updated venture data.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Fundable replace Harmonic?
No. Different tools, different mandates. Harmonic is built for startup discovery, relationship intelligence, and investment research. Fundable is built around real-time funding activity, startup monitoring, and self-serve programmatic access.
Can I use Harmonic and Fundable together?
Yes. Harmonic for relationship-driven sourcing and deep company research. Fundable for monitoring funding activity and acting on startup signals as they happen. They sit at different points in the same workflow.
Is Fundable cheaper than Harmonic?
Yes, significantly. Fundable plans start at $20/mo (Hobby), with Pro at $50/mo and Pro+ at $100/mo, all month-to-month with no annual commitment. Harmonic does not publish pricing publicly, though third-party estimates place contracts around $15,000+/year depending on seats and access levels.
Does Fundable have network mapping like Harmonic?
No. Harmonic maps LinkedIn, email, and calendar activity onto its startup graph to surface warm intro paths and relationship overlap. Fundable does not currently have a relationship intelligence layer.
Does Fundable have API and MCP access?
Yes. Self-serve API access is available on all paid plans and MCP is included on Pro+ at $100/mo. Harmonic's API, MCP, and bulk delivery require enterprise engagement through sales.