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What are Special Flags?
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Updated over a year ago

Special Flags are used to categorise companies based on criteria that are applicable across sectors.

  • Criteria could be a Technology like Artificial Intelligence,

  • A Business Model like SaaS / Social Impact etc

  • End Users like Enterprises

  • For example, this filtered list can be used for exploring Wearable Technology companies that are B2B.

  • Flags are independent of each other.

    • For example - a company can be both B2B and B2C.

How to apply special flags on Tracxn Platform?

To apply special flags on the Tracxn platform, you can follow these steps:

  • Go to the Tracxn dashboard.

  • Click on Companies Database in the Top Products to see all the listed companies

  • Click on filters and then special flags.

  • Apply the required special flags like Enterprise, Consumer, Blockchain etc.

Special Flags available on Tracxn and their definitions:

Special Flag

Definition

Artificial Intelligence

AI includes:

AI Infrastructure companies developing Machine Learning libraries, frameworks, and algorithms that enable the development of AI applications (Clarifai).

AI applications such as chatbots which use AI/ML algorithms to build the product/service (Uniphore).

Tech Enabled AI Service providers with proprietary AI technology (Vectra Networks)

Blockchain

Companies developing blockchains and its surrounding technologies such as middleware, mining etc. - Bitman

Blockchain Application companies - Applications which leverage the blockchain technology such as Cryptocurrencies, Smart Contracts etc. - Coinbase

Cryptocurrency ATMs - Companies manufacturing and operating cryptocurrency ATMs which enable users to buy cryptocurrencies - RockitCoin

Companies providing cold storage solutions and custodian services for crypto assets - Anchorage

Consumer

Companies which provide products or services used by Consumers which includes B2C and P2P companies (Facebook)

Enterprise

Companies which provide products or services for businesses which include B2B and B2B2C companies - Slack

Includes solutions used by MNCs, small and medium businesses, schools, hospitals, boutique firms - any business is an enterprise in the context of this flag

Marketplace

Companies which provide an online platform for multiple buyers and sellers to come together for buying and selling of a product or service (Amazon)

SAAS

Software is a cloud-based product (doesn’t require hosting/installation on the user’s system)

Software should be multi-tenant (the same instance of the application is used by multiple clients at a single point in time)

The pricing model should be subscription based - monthly/yearly.

Social Impact

Company objectives can include access to education, access to financial services, access to power, access to healthcare, affordable housing, access to clean water and sanitation, employment generation, rural income, skills and agricultural productivity growth etc.

Software

Software product companies including system software, programming software, applications/apps such as BI/Analytics, ERP, CRM, HRMS, Marketing software etc. across sectors (Freshworks), Software development, support and maintenance services (Infosys)

Tech

Tech includes Digital products/services including apps, software, online platforms, connected devices, etc. (Twitter).

High IP products like Biotech drugs, sensors, 3D Printers, robotics, AR VR devices, etc. (Moderna)

Tech Hardware

Companies which develop Hi-Tech hardware products including IoT devices, semiconductors, sensors, IT Infrastructure, drones, robotics, AR VR devices, smart vehicles, consumer electronics etc (Tesla, SpaceX)

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