Ironback vs NationGraph

Ironback is an AI operations service designed exclusively for service companies in industries like HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and contracting. It directly addresses the chronic operational inefficiencies that drain profitability, not by selling another software subscription, but by embedding a full-time, dedicated AI operations specialist into your business. This specialist is trained on your specific industry and managed by Ironback, acting as a seamless extension of your team. The core value proposition is a guaranteed transformation of back-office and field coordination processes within 90 days, delivering a minimum of $50,000 in annualized savings verified through a two-week assessment. For a fixed monthly fee, companies gain a managed service that automates critical workflows—including 24/7 call handling, AI-assisted estimating, automated scheduling, and compliance documentation—freeing up owner and team capacity to focus on growth and service delivery instead of administrative burdens.

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.