Ironback vs NationGraph

Ironback is a revolutionary AI operations solution designed specifically for service companies that want to enhance their operational efficiency and reduce costs. By embedding a full-time AI operations specialist into your organization, Ironback takes on critical tasks such as call handling, estimating, scheduling, and compliance management. This innovative approach not only guarantees significant savings—over $50,000 in just a two-week assessment—but also solves the persistent issues of process inefficiencies that plague many service businesses. Ironback is for companies that recognize the limitations of traditional hiring and software solutions. With a dedicated AI specialist trained specifically for your industry, Ironback ensures that your team can focus on what they do best while automating time-consuming tasks, resulting in tangible improvements within just 90 days.

NationGraph makes the public sector legible and accessible to businesses. We index over 110,000 government institutions and 4 million government webpages to surface predictive buying intelligence for sales teams selling to state, local, and education (SLED) government.

Signals: Predictive intelligence on government purchasing decisions. Cross-references council meetings, budgets, purchase orders, contracts, capital improvement plans, and active RFPs to surface real buying triggers — not just keyword mentions.

Contacts: AI-powered search that matches government decision-makers by role, with verified emails and direct phone numbers. Reach the right buyer on the first call.

Public Record Automations: Unlocks hard-to-access government documents at scale. Handles FOIA requests, extraction, and structured delivery into existing sales tools.

Automations: Turn signals and public-sector data into repeatable workflows — ranked institution lists, competitor contract research via FOIA, and CRM syncs to Salesforce and HubSpot.

Results: 60x faster account research, 230% average increase in pipeline coverage, 3-5x higher win rate on RFPs. Trusted by Ramp, Kärcher, InformedK12, and others.

Founded in 2024. $22.5M raised, Series A led by Menlo Ventures with participation from Perplexity's Fund.