Private Vendor Watch Service (PVWS)

IDC’s PVWS provides detailed data and analysis on emerging technology vendors, markets, and deals, that can’t be found anywhere else. The PVWS was designed by financial and strategic investors to address a gap in the marketplace for accurate information and expert guidance on smaller, private tech vendors before they hit the public radar.

Each year, the service produces hundreds of company profiles by conducting actual company briefings; each profile includes detailed company vitals, combined with expert IDC analysis on potential gaps, opportunities, differentiators, and much more. The service also tracks all technology M&A and IPO activity, including deal values, market classifications, and trend analysis with large quarterly reports, and bi-weekly deal feeds, all captured in an online database.

View the Private Vendor Watch Service Fact Sheet

Who uses the PVWS?

M&A, Corporate Development, and Competitive Intelligence Teams

Fill pipeline with new acquisition leads to fill aligned with core business needs

Validation and potential risks analysis from unbiased, external recognized market experts

Future disrupters and potential partners, competitive acquisition targets

Venture Capital & Private Equity

Investment target pipeline – cut stacks of business cases down to most interesting companies

Comparable deals data

VC friendly business case format

Early due diligence – hard to find private company info – revenue, customer names, etc.

IT Buyers and Executives

Portfolio management

Vendor Validation

Emerging Technology Roadmaps

Supplier Risk Mitigation

Investment Banks & M&A Shops

Deal valuations

Market M&A trends

Citable, objective, recognized independent source for filings

PVWS Differentiators

Accurate data verified with vendor – not webscrapes or guesswork

Expert analyst guidance from IDC’s 1000+ analyst community – not market generalists

Taxonomy aligned with IDC’s trusted framework – in depth market classification, not industry codes

Global Footprint – IDC covers 110 countries and has offices in 54 locations across the globe

IDC is a trusted name in market advisory – external validation is only as good as who it comes from

Service Overview

Private Vendor Profile Reports – Hundreds of objective business cases every year, in a format designed by investors to cover the information crucial to company due diligence. Whether looking to invest, acquire, or do business with an emerging vendor, these reports provide the critical guidance and intelligence you can’t find anywhere else. Each vendor is scored and ranked on five key success factors.

Private Vendor Profiles On Demand – Request profiles on companies you target. IDC conducts the research and delivers the profiles in same standardized format. Use Watch Factor Scores to compare multiple company targets side by side for gap analysis.

Quarterly M&A Analysis – Large reports covering tech deals and trends – who lead in acquisitions, what markets saw the most activity, and what is expected for the future. Accompanying datasheet tracking every ICT deal with values, date, and markets.

Vendor and Deals Database – Easy access to only the companies and deals important to you – advanced search filters allow you to search on any number of combined company vitals, markets, or deal values.

Dedicated Analyst Account Manager – Provides research recommendations, custom data, access to events, coordinates follow up calls with the experts to dive deeper into the company profiles.

IDC Investment Philosophy

As a privately held company, IDC believes that our customers are our primary constituency . A large percentage of every revenue dollar is reinvested back into our products, including more analysts, more geographic coverage, and extensive primary research. Our steady growth over the past 10-plus years reflects our commitment to investing in our customers.