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What's Your Deal Team Spending on Manual Research?
See how AI-powered deal intelligence compares to analyst hours. Same deal flow, fraction of the cost.
20 deals
5100
10 hours
240
$85/hr
$25$200
$2,500/mo
$0$10,000
WalterSignal Deal Intelligence
Scoped to your deal flow and quoted up front
Coverage Included
500-1,000 verified contacts/mo + market maps
What Deal Research Costs You Per Year
$234.0K
$19.5K/mo in analyst time and tool licenses
Monthly Run Rate
$19.5K
analyst time plus tool licenses
Analyst time$17.0K
Tool licenses$2.5K
Cost Per Deal Researched
$975
run rate divided by deals
Deals per month20
Hours per deal10
Analyst Hours Burned
200 hrs
spent on research every month
Annual cost$234,000
Hourly rate$85
What This Means
Deal research is costing you $19.5K/mo and 200 analyst hours every month, at $975 per deal. That is the number we scope against.
Where do these numbers come from?
- ■ Junior analysts cost $50-85/hr fully loaded. Senior associates and VPs run $100-200/hr.
- ■ ZoomInfo, PitchBook, and CB Insights licenses typically run $1,500-5,000/mo per seat.
- ■ A WalterSignal engagement delivers verified contacts plus market maps and competitive landscapes, scoped to your deal volume.
- ■ Deal intelligence covers target identification, contact enrichment, market sizing, and competitive analysis.
Scoped, not listed
Deal Intelligence is quoted against the numbers you just entered.
Three-month minimum.
15 minutes. We walk through your deal flow and show where AI fits.
No obligation. If we can't help, we'll tell you.