Frontrun
Frontrun: A focused database and X-monitoring workflow for finding emerging startups. Ranked #21 of 26 in Startup Databases by our editors (6.4/10); pricing: 7-day trial; best for social-signal startup discovery teams.
At a glance
- Editor score6.4 / 10
- Pricing7-day trial
- Best forSocial-signal startup discovery teams
- Free planNo
- Paid from$49/mo
- Funding dataYes
- Facts checked20 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Searchable database covering 100,000 companies
- Tracks X follows with convergence signals and alerts
- Pro adds REST API, MCP, and 10,000 monthly credits
Where it doesn't
- No free plan; paid access starts at $49 per month
- Starter does not include API or MCP access
- Discovery is centered on tracked X-account activity
Our verdict on Frontrun
Frontrun is a web-based deal-sourcing platform for venture investors that uses X follow activity to surface emerging startups and convergence signals. It combines monitoring for tracked venture, technology, AI, and crypto accounts with a searchable database of 100,000 companies. Company profiles can include founder, fundraising, and follow information, while sector filters and follower-count sorting support narrower discovery. Watchlists, follow-change alerts, daily discovery reports, advanced analytics, and AI classification by sector, type, and confidence round out the workflow. It is designed for teams that want social signals to feed startup discovery rather than a general-purpose company database.
Pricing is structured around three tiers. Starter costs $49 per month and includes 100 tracked accounts, daily discovery reports, full history and advanced analytics, watchlists, and alerts. It does not include API or MCP access. Pro costs $99 per month and raises the limit to 250 tracked accounts, adding API and MCP access, 10,000 monthly credits, and priority support. Enterprise provides custom credit allowances and API rates, custom rate limits, dedicated support, and an SLA. A seven-day trial is available for Starter and requires a card. The plan structure makes Starter suitable for report-led discovery, while Pro is the more relevant tier for agent workflows and programmatic access.
Frontrun’s ecosystem fit is a notable part of its offer. It provides a REST API and MCP access, with integrations for Email, Telegram, Slack, Claude Code, Cursor, Claude Desktop, and MCP. That supports alerts, research workflows, and AI-assisted classification across web and API use. The trade-off is focus: the core workflow depends on tracking X accounts and interpreting follow activity, so teams seeking broad database research without a social-signal component may prefer a different type of startup database. Choose Frontrun when convergence signals, enrichment, alerts, and agent access are central to sourcing; choose an alternative when general company research is the primary need.
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Frontrun fact sheet
| Free plan | No |
|---|---|
| Paid from | $49/mo |
| Company profiles | Yes |
| Funding data | Yes |
| Founder profiles | Yes |
| Advanced search | Yes |
| Export access | Api |
| Company records | 100000 |
| Saved alerts | Yes |
| Free trial | 7 days · card required |
| Deployment | Cloud |
| Platforms | Web |
| Built for | Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 7 integrations: Email, Telegram, Slack, Claude Code, Cursor, Claude Desktop … |
| Pricing | 7-day trial (source) |
| Website | frontrun.vc |
| Facts checked | 20 Sep 2026 |
Frontrun integrations
Frontrun lists 7 integrations on its own site.
- Telegram
- Slack
- Claude Code
- Cursor
- Claude Desktop
- MCP
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