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  "name": "Mercator",
  "description": "Mercator is an AI-powered platform that provides early-stage intelligence on private, high-margin construction projects for business developers. It helps general contractors discover opportunities 3-24 months ahead of competitors by tracking signals like land title changes, rezonings, and permits, which are typically missed by public bid boards.",
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  "category": "Early Construction Project Intelligence Platforms",
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  "updatedAt": "2026-09-24T18:06:50.775Z",
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    "website": "https://mercator.ai",
    "category": "Construction Technology",
    "what_it_does": "Mercator provides a platform for construction business developers to identify early-stage private construction projects that are not publicly listed. It tracks signals like land title changes, rezonings, and permits, using AI to provide insights into project owners, timelines, and context, enabling users to connect with opportunities months or years before competitors.",
    "primary_audience": "Construction business developers and general contractors.",
    "core_product": "A platform that tracks early-stage signals (land title changes, municipal hearings, rezonings, site plan applications, permits, and occupancy) to identify private construction projects, using AI to provide qualified leads with owner, timeline, and context information.",
    "pricing_model": {
      "kind": "subscription",
      "detail": "Priced by coverage (single metro, whole state, enterprise) with annual plans starting at $24,000/yr for a single metro."
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    "problemIntents": [
      "missing out on private construction projects",
      "limited visibility into early-stage construction opportunities",
      "inefficient manual research for new construction leads",
      "reliance on public bid boards for construction projects",
      "late discovery of high-margin construction work"
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      "early construction project intelligence",
      "AI-powered construction lead generation",
      "private construction market insights",
      "construction business development platform",
      "automated construction project tracking",
      "CRM integration for construction leads"
    ],
    "evaluationIntents": [
      "compare construction intelligence platforms",
      "evaluate construction lead generation tools",
      "review construction market data providers",
      "understand pricing for construction project tracking",
      "assess ROI of construction business development software"
    ]
  },
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}