The Research Agent for Benchmarks

Clarity, where therewas only noise.

One natural-language question becomes a reviewed research plan, cited evidence, and a board-ready decision narrative — clear enough to defend.

Noise enters · Beacon holds · Meaning emerges

Built for investment teams & strategy consultants

The transformation

From the open evidence field,
to a single answer.

Raw material / unfilteredcollecting
>10-K filing / Q3 2025 / Global logistics peer
>Broker note / Logistics sector margin update
>Earnings transcript / European transport operator
>Peer multiples dataset / Public market comps
>Annual report / Freight and forwarding group
>M&A comparables / Recent sector transactions
>Industry report / Supply chain resilience
>Valuation data / Private-market benchmark
>Market data / Freight pricing series
>Press release / Fleet expansion
>Research note / Freight outlook
>Investor day / Strategic refresh
>Capital markets deck / Operating targets
>Analyst briefing / Margin bridge
>Public dataset / Rate trends
>Company filing / Segment performance
>Industry survey / Demand outlook
>Management commentary / Pricing discipline
>Consulting report / Digital operations
>Peer presentation / Efficiency program
>10-K filing / Q3 2025 / Global logistics peer
>Broker note / Logistics sector margin update
>Earnings transcript / European transport operator
>Peer multiples dataset / Public market comps
>Annual report / Freight and forwarding group
>M&A comparables / Recent sector transactions
>Industry report / Supply chain resilience
>Valuation data / Private-market benchmark
>Market data / Freight pricing series
>Press release / Fleet expansion
>Research note / Freight outlook
>Investor day / Strategic refresh
>Capital markets deck / Operating targets
>Analyst briefing / Margin bridge
>Public dataset / Rate trends
>Company filing / Segment performance
>Industry survey / Demand outlook
>Management commentary / Pricing discipline
>Consulting report / Digital operations
>Peer presentation / Efficiency program
>10-K filing / Q3 2025 / Global logistics peer
>Broker note / Logistics sector margin update
>Earnings transcript / European transport operator
>Peer multiples dataset / Public market comps
>Annual report / Freight and forwarding group
>M&A comparables / Recent sector transactions
>Industry report / Supply chain resilience
>Valuation data / Private-market benchmark
>Market data / Freight pricing series
>Press release / Fleet expansion
>Research note / Freight outlook
>Investor day / Strategic refresh
>Capital markets deck / Operating targets
>Analyst briefing / Margin bridge
>Public dataset / Rate trends
>Company filing / Segment performance
>Industry survey / Demand outlook
>Management commentary / Pricing discipline
>Consulting report / Digital operations
>Peer presentation / Efficiency program
100s
Inputs
Many
Sources
Hours
Manual review
Intelligence / distilledreviewable
Top-quartile EBITDA margin
18.4%
Outperformance driver
Asset-light operators lead by 380bps
Confidence
High - source-backed and reviewable
1
Answer
mins
Review
100%
Cited

That's the beacon.

How a Run Works

One question. A defensible answer.

Every run moves through three plain-language moments: define the ask, prove the answer, then shape it for the room.

01Phase
Ask/ Question + Scope

Start with the decision. Clarify the boundaries before deeper work begins.

AskSuls keeps the original question visible while making the universe, peer set, metrics, time period, and exclusions explicit, so the answer is aimed at the right target before research runs.

Contains
  • Prompt
  • Owner
  • Audience
  • Decision
  • Universe
  • Peer set
  • Metrics
  • Exclusions
02Phase
Prove/ Approach + Evidence

Review the research approach, then inspect the evidence behind the answer.

Steer the key questions, source strategy, and methodology before deeper work begins. Important numbers, quotes, and conclusions stay linked to the filing, transcript, dataset, or note that supports them.

Contains
  • Questions
  • Sources
  • Method
  • Claims
  • Citations
  • Confidence
  • Gaps
03Phase
Present/ Narrative + Presentation

Move from evidence to the story your team can take into the room.

AskSuls turns the evidence into a clear message, implications, and open questions, then helps teams move toward slides, notes, or memos while keeping the supporting evidence visible.

Contains
  • Message
  • Implications
  • Slides
  • Notes
  • Citations
  • Review
Important claims kept traceable to supporting sources

When the inputs change, the review trail stays honest.

Reviewable evidence

Defensibility, not vibes.

Important numbers in an AskSuls output are designed to carry a paper trail. The illustrative ledger below shows how a benchmarking run can keep claims, sources, and confidence close together.

Top-quartile FY25 EBITDA margin, EU logistics: 18.4%.
14 filingspeer-multiples dataset
High
Outperformance gap to median: 380 basis points.
47 transactionsmargin bridge
High
Asset-light operators drive ~70% of the margin delta.
8 earnings calls3 investor days
Medium-High
Dynamic pricing adds ~90bps margin at top-quartile operators.
2 earnings transcripts
Medium-High
Tech-enabled routing expected as sector standard by FY26.
6 broker notes
Qualitative
Demand volatility likely to normalize in H2 2026.
2 industry reports
Directional

AskSuls is designed to make source trails reviewable instead of hiding them inside a chat transcript.

Built For

Where Conviction Matters Most

Portfolio Company Benchmarking

Compare operational metrics across portfolio companies and industry peers. Identify value creation opportunities with data-driven insights.

Example Query

"How does our SaaS portfolio's NDR compare to public market comps?"

Processing in ~8 seconds
Built for conviction

Intelligence you can defend in the room.

01

Review before run

You see the research approach before deeper work begins. Steer scope, sources, and depth so the answer matches the decision.

reviewedbefore spend
02

Cited evidence, not a chat log

Important claims are designed to stay close to the sources that support them. Click a figure to inspect the filing, transcript, or dataset behind it.

sourcetrails
03

Decision narrative, not a dashboard

Findings are shaped into a clear executive narrative with the exhibits and notes needed to discuss the answer.

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04

Change-aware work

When the question, scope, or evidence changes, AskSuls keeps the review trail visible so teams know what needs another look.

traceablereview trail
Manifesto

The world is noisier than ever.

More data. More opinions.

More ways to be wrong at scale.

We built the beacon.

The AskSuls team· Est. 2025
Pricing

Priced like infrastructure,
not subscription software.

Teams usually compare AskSuls against the analyst hours spent collecting, checking, and packaging benchmark evidence.

Per-benchmark cost

How long does one benchmark take your team today?

Hours per benchmark60h
8h · quick60h · standard120h · deep
Who would do this today?

loaded analyst + manager mix

Today
60 hrs · $7,500
With AskSuls
~20 minutes · ~$25
Saved per benchmark
$7,475
~99% faster · ~99% cheaper · illustrative

Analyst

For the operator going deep, solo.

$299/ per seat / month
  • 500 queries / month
  • All standard benchmarks
  • PDF & CSV export
  • Email support
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Team

Where the firm makes moves together.

$799/ per seat / month
  • 2,000 queries / month per seat
  • Custom benchmark library
  • PowerPoint + API access
  • Slack + priority support
  • Shared workspaces
  • Usage analytics
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Scale

For teams with heavier research volume.

Custom
  • Unlimited queries
  • Private VPC deployment
  • Custom integrations
  • Dedicated success engineer
  • SLA & audit logs
  • SSO, SCIM, on-prem options
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