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In the catalog since Aug 19, 2026
Patsnap
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Patent search from Singapore's Patsnap: ask questions in plain language across patents, articles, and lawsuits, and get answers linked to documents. The Hiro agent handles patent intelligence instead of an analyst.
Facts
- June 2026: the vendor expanded its Hiro analytics agent with conversational search; a natural-language query returns a structured competitive summary (Patsnap press release, June 2026).
- Platform data for June 2026: over 208 million patents, 215 million non-patent literature records, and 1.6 billion legal records across 174 jurisdictions (Dealroom, June 2026).
- June 2026: the company confidentially filed for a dual IPO in Hong Kong and Singapore, targeting 300 to 400 million USD.
- Total funding of USD 352 million, valuation of about USD 1 billion, with investors HongShan, Vertex Growth, and Summit Partners (Tracxn, checked Aug 19, 2026); the vendor lists more than 18,000 clients (patsnap.com, Aug 19, 2026).
The full card is in the works: the "worth it or not" verdict, pricing and a comparison with neighbors will appear as it moves through the card factory.