# MarketResearch.com

> MarketResearch.com is a global marketplace for syndicated industry research, serving businesses, consultants, investors, and academic institutions. Its open website sells complete reports; Profound supports corporate procurement and purchasing by chapter, section, or table; Academic provides institutionally licensed research. AlphaSense acquired the aggregation business in 2024, while Freedonia and the former publishing divisions became independent.

- **Founded:** 1998
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States (current corporate contact address; historically headquartered in Rockville, Maryland)
- **Founders:** Robert Granader (Founder; historical CEO, subsequently CEO of independent Freedonia Group)
- **Products:** MarketResearch.com report marketplace, Profound, MarketResearch.com Academic, Profound+, Profound AI-powered search
- **Notable:** Built Profound into a procurement platform with over one million research reports, according to the company., Received the Elastic 2023 Excellence Search Business Transformation Award, presented March 26, 2024., Acquired by AlphaSense in 2024.

## Products & services

- **MarketResearch.com report marketplace** — Open website selling syndicated research reports from hundreds of publishers; research specialists help check fit before purchase.
- **Profound** — Corporate procurement platform with more than one million reports, many purchasable by chapter, section, or table; acquired from Thomson Business Intelligence in 2007.
- **MarketResearch.com Academic** — Institutional subscriptions to professional market research for academic use; publisher coverage and usage rights depend on the institution’s agreement.
- **Profound+** — Selected-publisher subscriptions offering unlimited report downloads for a fixed cost; not access to every publisher in the entire marketplace.
- **Profound AI-powered search** — Hybrid keyword and semantic retrieval to match natural-language questions with relevant research; Elastic ELSER technology implemented with Industrial Resolution.

## Achievements

- Built Profound into a procurement platform with over one million research reports, according to the company.
- Received the Elastic 2023 Excellence Search Business Transformation Award, presented March 26, 2024.
- Acquired by AlphaSense in 2024.
- Company reports more than 10,000 annual customers.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Company blog published September 2026 articles on fintech, cybersecurity, and emerging B2B and technology subsectors; these are editorial updates, not new product announcements.
- **2026-01** — Marketplace lists 2026 selected-publisher Profound subscriptions, including a MarketsandMarkets limited collection at USD 100,000; this is a specific catalog offer, not platform-wide pricing.
- **2024-07** — Freedonia announced its independence, bringing the former publishing brands and custom research division together under Robert Granader.
- **2024-06** — AlphaSense acquired MarketResearch.com and Profound; the company confirms the 2024 acquisition and CB Insights dates it to June.
- **2024-03** — Elastic award presented at ElasticON New York for Profound search improvements.

## Links

- Website: https://www.marketresearch.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/marketresearch/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MarketResearch_
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MarketResearchDotCom
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarketResearchDotCom

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