Big Apple Collects vs NationGraph

Big Apple Collects is a paradigm-shifting, all-in-one intelligence platform engineered for the modern sports card ecosystem. It dismantles the traditional barriers of fragmented tools and subscription paywalls, delivering a comprehensive, free-to-access command center for collectors, investors, and eBay sellers. The platform leverages real-time data streams and AI-driven automation to provide an unprecedented edge. At its core is a massive, dynamically updated database with live eBay market valuations for baseball, football, and basketball cards, allowing users to price assets with precision. It is further augmented by an extensive archive of over 600 official checklists from major manufacturers like Topps, Panini, and Bowman. Beyond research, Big Apple Collects integrates generative AI to craft optimized listing titles and sophisticated imaging tools to create professional-grade visuals for sales. This convergence of market data, archival knowledge, and automated creation tools represents a revolutionary leap, consolidating every essential function into a single, powerful, and completely free interface.

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.