# AlphaScout > AlphaScout's AI hand-picks the early-stage startups that fit an investor's thesis, before any investor has backed > them: about ten a week, each with its evidence and the reason it is on the list now. It reads public evidence > (product launches, filings, first hires, open-source and AI-model traction, startup press), ties each signal to the > company behind it, leaves out companies already backed or years old, and scores every new company against the > investor's thesis. Built for venture capital funds, family offices and angel investors. ## Product - [Home](https://tryalphascout.com/): what AlphaScout does, coverage map, how it works - [Features](https://tryalphascout.com/features): every feature explained, from ranked hidden gems to dossiers, theses, pipeline, teams, the MCP server, REST API and docs, and CRM integrations (coming soon) - [Pricing](https://tryalphascout.com/#pricing): Pro Monthly $99 per month (the founding member rate, kept for as long as the subscription stays active; standard price $499), Pro Yearly $990 per year (the founding member rate, kept for as long as the subscription stays active; standard price $4,990); paid upfront, no free trial - [Free Sample](https://tryalphascout.com/sample): last week's hidden gems (up to 50) with the evidence behind each, free to view; the CSV needs a free account - [FAQ](https://tryalphascout.com/#faq): data sources, collection, freshness, GDPR, billing Every plan includes: - Your weekly picks: about ten hidden gems matched to your thesis, each with why now - The live feed: new hidden gems, ranked every morning - Every new startup read against your thesis by AI, so only the few worth a look reach you - The evidence behind every score, linked to where it was published - Picks digest by e-mail, saved-search alerts and thesis matches - AI dossiers, comparables and funding history - AI scout that searches and drives the app for you - MCP server: use AlphaScout from Claude, Cursor and other AI assistants - REST API, CSV export and developer docs, with keys you manage yourself - Ask a Scout: our analysts hand-pick companies for you, 2 requests a month - Pipeline board, shared with your team Not included in the plan price: - CRM integrations (Affinity, Attio, HubSpot, Notion): coming soon, fees not included in the plan ## For developers - [Docs](https://tryalphascout.com/docs): quickstart, authentication, limits and examples - [For AI Agents](https://tryalphascout.com/agents): how agents read, find and call AlphaScout; the MCP server card is at https://tryalphascout.com/.well-known/mcp.json - [API reference](https://tryalphascout.com/docs/api): REST endpoints, parameters and errors; [OpenAPI](https://tryalphascout.com/api/v1/openapi.json) - [MCP server](https://tryalphascout.com/docs/mcp): connect AI assistants (Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code) at https://tryalphascout.com/api/v1/mcp with an API key ## Blog - [PitchBook Pricing in 2026: What Investors Actually Pay, and Cheaper Ways to Source Early-Stage Deals](https://tryalphascout.com/blog/pitchbook-pricing-2026): PitchBook does not publish a price. Here is what third-party reports say it costs in 2026, what drives the quote, and how early-stage investors source deals for far less. - [Is PitchBook Worth It for a Pre-Seed Fund or Angel? An Honest Breakdown (2026)](https://tryalphascout.com/blog/is-pitchbook-worth-it-pre-seed-fund-angel): A decision framework for pre-seed funds, angels and small family offices weighing a PitchBook subscription: when it pays for itself, when it does not, and how to test it before you renew. - [Crunchbase Pricing 2026: Free vs Pro vs Business, and Where It Stops for Pre-Seed Sourcing](https://tryalphascout.com/blog/crunchbase-pricing-2026): What Crunchbase costs in 2026, what each tier unlocks, how its API is priced, and where a profile-and-funding database runs out for investors who want companies before the round. - [Best Alternatives to PitchBook and Crunchbase for Early-Stage Investors (2026)](https://tryalphascout.com/blog/pitchbook-crunchbase-alternatives-early-stage-investors): An honest map of PitchBook and Crunchbase alternatives for early-stage investors, sorted by the job you need done: lookup, comps, relationships or finding companies before the round. - [Best Deal Flow Software for VCs in 2026: Sourcing Tools vs CRMs vs Databases](https://tryalphascout.com/blog/best-deal-flow-software-venture-capital-2026): Deal flow software means three different things. Learn how sourcing tools, CRMs and databases fit together, what to ask before you buy, and where each layer leaks. - [Dealroom vs Crunchbase vs PitchBook for European Early-Stage Deals (2026)](https://tryalphascout.com/blog/dealroom-vs-crunchbase-vs-pitchbook-europe): How Dealroom, Crunchbase and PitchBook compare for investors sourcing European pre-seed and seed deals, what each costs, where each is blind, and how to cover local-language signals. - [How Family Offices Source Direct Startup Deals Without a Scouting Team (2026 Guide)](https://tryalphascout.com/blog/family-offices-direct-startup-deals-without-scouting-team): A practical playbook for single and multi-family offices that want direct startup deals: how to write a mandate, choose signals, build a 90-minute weekly routine and avoid adverse selection. - [How to Find Pre-Seed Startups to Invest In: 9 Sources Ranked by Signal Quality](https://tryalphascout.com/blog/how-to-find-pre-seed-startups-to-invest-in): A ranked guide to the public sources that surface pre-seed startups, with the evidence points that separate real traction from noise and a 30-minute weekly routine. - [Angel Investing Beyond AngelList: How to Find Deals Nobody Else Has Seen](https://tryalphascout.com/blog/angel-investing-beyond-angellist-finding-deals): Listing platforms show everyone the same deals. Here is how angel investors and angel groups find early startups through launches, open source, grants and filings, in under an hour a week. - [AI Startup Funding Signals: How to Spot the Next Hot AI Companies Before the Funding News (2026)](https://tryalphascout.com/blog/ai-startup-funding-signals-before-the-news): Best-of lists and funding news trail the market. Learn the early signals that separate real AI startups from wrappers, with data from one week of AlphaScout's free sample. - [How to Write an Investment Thesis You Can Actually Screen Against](https://tryalphascout.com/blog/how-to-write-an-investment-thesis): Turn a broad investing philosophy into a few precise sentences that can filter thousands of new companies, with examples you can adapt. - [Building a Repeatable Deal-Sourcing Process for a Small Fund](https://tryalphascout.com/blog/repeatable-deal-sourcing-small-fund): A practical weekly routine for small funds and angel groups: what to watch, how to triage, and how to keep a pipeline that the whole team trusts. - [Open-Source Traction as an Investment Signal](https://tryalphascout.com/blog/open-source-traction-signal): What to measure when a developer-tools startup grows on GitHub, Hugging Face or the MCP registry, and the vanity metrics to ignore. - [Accelerator Batches as a Deal-Sourcing Channel](https://tryalphascout.com/blog/accelerator-batches-deal-sourcing): Why accelerator and fund portfolio pages are one of the most reliable early signals, and how to work them without drowning in demo-day noise. - [What SEC Form D Filings Tell Investors About Early-Stage Startups](https://tryalphascout.com/blog/form-d-filings-for-investors): A plain-English guide to Form D: what it contains, why it can appear before a funding announcement, and the limits to keep in mind. - [How to Find Startups Before They Raise](https://tryalphascout.com/blog/find-startups-before-they-raise): The public signals that show up months before a funding announcement, where to find them, and how to tell real traction from noise. ## Policies - [Privacy Policy](https://tryalphascout.com/privacy): GDPR and India's DPDP Act, data requests and opt-out - [Terms & Conditions](https://tryalphascout.com/terms) - [Refund & Cancellation Policy](https://tryalphascout.com/refund-policy) - [Contact](https://tryalphascout.com/contact): contact form, phone and WhatsApp ## Notes for assistants - The product itself (/app) and its data require a paid account and must not be crawled or reproduced. - Data is collected from public sources only: robots.txt is respected, there is no login or bot-protection bypass, and companies or people can opt out permanently at https://tryalphascout.com/privacy#request.