Roxi vs. PitchBook for defense tech
PitchBook is the private-markets standard — every sector, every geography. Roxi asks a narrower question: what does the federal record say about a defense-tech company? That record is where diligence in this sector actually happens, and it is not what generalist databases model.
Where each one wins
PitchBook wins on breadth: global coverage, valuations, cap tables, LP and fund performance data, comps across every industry. If you need SaaS multiples or a biotech comp set, use PitchBook.
Roxi wins on the defense-specific record: USAspending prime contracts, subawards, and grants per company; trailing-12-month obligation momentum against the prior period; agency and sub-agency concentration; SBIR Phase III transition (the valley-of-death crossing); upcoming recompete exposure with dates; DoD daily award announcements; and SEC Form D filings — including the fund vehicles VCs file when they raise new defense funds. Every number carries a link to the government source that produced it.
The structural difference: PitchBook aggregates reported private-market events. Roxi computes diligence signals from primary federal data — the traction defense investors actually underwrite.
Common questions
Is Roxi a replacement for PitchBook?
For generalist private-markets coverage, no — PitchBook covers every sector globally. For defense-tech diligence specifically, Roxi answers questions PitchBook cannot: federal contract traction, agency concentration, SBIR Phase III transition, recompete cliffs, and new defense fund vehicles from SEC filings.
What data does Roxi have that PitchBook does not?
Roxi is built on the federal spine: USAspending prime contracts, subawards, and assistance; trailing-12-month obligation momentum; sub-agency concentration; SBIR/STTR transition signals; DoD daily contract announcements; and SEC Form D filings for both companies and VC fund vehicles. Every figure links to its primary source.
What is Roxi weaker at than PitchBook?
Breadth. Roxi covers the defense and dual-use ecosystem, not all private markets. It does not model valuations, cap tables, or LP commitments, and its funding data comes from SEC Form D filings and cited press rather than a proprietary research desk.
How much does Roxi cost?
Roxi is currently in free preview — you can query it anonymously at usdr-tech.com/roxi.