{"id":80487,"title":"Yardstick - Data-driven startup valuation and KPI benchmarking tool","tagline":"Benchmark and value startups with ease","body":"Hello, YC community! We're Ravi and Vijay, data enthusiasts and startup founders who've faced the significant challenge of quantifying startup success. Through our experiences in building and growing companies, we've recognized a glaring need in the market for transparent, accessible benchmarking and valuation metrics—tools that rely on data rather than just intuition or incomplete data. Here is a [quick demo](https://app.storylane.io/share/916eqxtsotpo). \n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post\u0026id=80487\u0026key=user_uploads/763615/96e63adc-0b0b-46db-a6cc-0ddca5afeb65)\n\n**What Yardstick Offers:**\n\nYardstick delivers comprehensive tools for accurately benchmarking startup performance and estimating valuations. _Our platform utilizes an extensive dataset of startup performance metrics, providing growth rate percentiles to precisely position startups against a broad database. Moreover, Yardstick computes valuation estimates_ through sophisticated models that analyze KPIs in relation to valuation data and qualitative insights from hundreds of startups.\n\n**The Problem and Our Journey:**\n\nNavigating the vibrant startup ecosystem, we found that evaluating these ventures has traditionally been more art than science_. Our experience in assessing hundreds of early-stage startups for equity and debt investments revealed the difficulty of understanding their market standing without resorting to costly market research or external consultants_. This challenge inspired the creation of Yardstick.\n\n**Our Solution:**\n\nYardstick seamlessly integrates into the workflows of fintechs, investors, and entrepreneurs wanting to underwrite a startup’s performance. Our solution offers not just KPI benchmarking but also insights into current valuations. _With both an API and a user-friendly web application_, Yardstick serves both technical and non-technical users, ensuring comprehensive accessibility.\n\n**Give it a try:**\n\nWe are thrilled to introduce Yardstick and are eager for your feedback. Whether you are a fintech looking to perform KPI benchmarking on potential clients, an investor in need of data-driven tools, or a startup founder trying to understand where your startup stacks up against peers or what should be the latest valuation based on current traction, [we invite you to try out Yardstick](https://ventureinsights.ai/yardstick/) (without a need to sign up!) and share your insights. For those interested in integrating our tools directly, check out our [API documentation](https://documenter.getpostman.com/view/32615745/2sA35G3MMX).\n\nWe look forward to your feedback!\n\nThank you,\n\nRavi and Vijay","slug":"KwB-yardstick-data-driven-startup-valuation-and-kpi-benchmarking-tool","created_at":"2024-04-29T16:44:40.352Z","updated_at":"2026-05-25T05:30:33.347Z","total_vote_count":7,"url":"https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/KwB-yardstick-data-driven-startup-valuation-and-kpi-benchmarking-tool","share_image_url":"https://www.ycombinator.com/media/?type=post\u0026id=80487\u0026key=user_uploads/763615/96e63adc-0b0b-46db-a6cc-0ddca5afeb65","company":{"id":25322,"name":"VantedgeAI","slug":"vantedgeai","url":"https://www.vantedgeai.com/","logo":"https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/12fd444a2c7a34b121c256f9259458e601b0351a.png","batch":"Winter 2022","industry":"Fintech","tags":["Artificial Intelligence","Fintech","SaaS","Workflow Automation","Analytics"],"search_path":"https://bookface.ycombinator.com/company/25322"}}