Walk into your raise knowing
the patent landscape
better than your investors do.
Fathom gives climate founders research-grade intelligence — IP white space maps, competitive positioning, and technology differentiation reports — before you sit across the table from a VC.
The Due Diligence Asymmetry
The VC across the table has a research team. You don't. They've mapped your patent landscape, identified your IP gaps, and flagged your competitors before you walk in. That's the gap Fathom closes.
When a climate VC asks "what's your IP moat?" they already know the answer — or suspect you don't. Founders who can name the competing filings, the white space, and the defensibility arc win more term sheets.
Competitive landscape slides built on Google searches don't hold. Investors pull patents, research citation velocity, and TRL data. Coming in with the same data set changes the conversation from interrogation to collaboration.
The technology differentiation story isn't just for fundraising — it's for recruiting, partnerships, and government grants. Founders who can articulate why their approach is scientifically defensible close faster across every front.
From pre-seed deck to Series A due diligence
Map your IP white space before investors do
An electrochemical DAC founder used Fathom to identify that the dominant patent clusters were focused on liquid-phase capture — leaving the solid sorbent approach largely uncontested. That insight became the core of their IP narrative.
Surface IP risks before they surface in term sheets
An iron-air battery startup discovered a blocking patent family from a major industrial conglomerate during Fathom's competitive scan — 6 weeks before their Series A. They rerouted their manufacturing process in time to close the round cleanly.
Show investors you're ahead of the research curve
A perovskite solar team tracked the filing velocity of 12 competitors using Fathom's patent monitoring. When an investor challenged their differentiation, they pulled the filing cadence chart live — demonstrating they had 18 months of runway before any competitor could catch up.
Define the Question
You tell us your technology approach and what you need to know — IP white space, competitive filings, research momentum, or technology differentiation framing. We scope the analysis.
Deep Research
Fathom scans 50K+ papers weekly plus patent databases, citation networks, and research lab outputs. We surface what's filed, what's pending, who's publishing, and where the white space is.
Intelligence Report
You get a structured intelligence report: patent landscape map, competitive positioning, white space analysis, and a narrative you can take directly into investor meetings — in hours, not weeks.
What founder-ready
patent intelligence looks like
Know your IP position
before your investor does.
Tell us your technology and your fundraising timeline. We'll show you what Fathom finds — and whether it's useful for your raise.
No pitch decks required. No commitment. Just a conversation.
Patent landscape map
Where your IP sits in the filing ecosystem — who's ahead, who's adjacent, where the white space is.
Competitive positioning
Research-backed differentiation narrative you can use in investor conversations — not gut feel.
IP risk surfacing
Blocking patents, FTO considerations, and licensing landscape — before they come up in diligence.
In hours, not weeks
Full intelligence report delivered before your next investor meeting — not after your round closes.