Frequently Asked Questions
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No, it does not equal. The cumulative number includes exited and ceased operations projects, representing the total historical investment count rather than current holdings; ceased projects can be cross-verified with death lists and related research reports.
Caution is advised. Some valuations are based on the disclosure point, and when comparing across cycles, market environment differences should be considered; records without disclosed valuations show '--'.
No, it is not complete. The data is bounded by public disclosures, and small financings that have not been publicly announced, some OTC and debt transactions may be missing, resulting in a total count lower than the actual market occurrence.
It counts the number of investment events participated by the institution over a rolling 12-month window, including lead and non-lead participation; multiple rounds of investment in the same project are counted separately.
It is based on the statements in official announcements and source links; institutions clearly stated as lead investors in the announcements will be marked with an *, while investors listed without an explicit lead designation are not marked as lead investors.
The platform provides credibility references for financing events, assessing based on source cross-validation; records with a single or unverifiable information source will be marked with lower credibility, and users can filter as needed.
It is continuously collected from publicly disclosed information by AI agents and the data team, structured into the database after manual cross-verification, with each record attached to a source link for users to verify themselves.
RootData Fundraising is the platform's investment and financing data section, covering over 10,300 financing events and over 6,900 investors, including two views: financing events and investors, with each financing record attached to a source link and details of the investors.
In the stock spot ranking, sort by "number of real securities" in descending order; the platform with the highest number has the most comprehensive coverage, and check the "broker channel" column to confirm whether it supports compliant trading paths.
Click the header in the ranking to sort by score, positions, or transaction volume; the number of contracts, depth, and spread data for the two rows are displayed side by side, making differences clear without switching pages.
You can find the platform with the lowest cost by sorting in ascending order of spreads, verify large transaction slippage by checking the weighted depth ±2%, and then compare leverage ranges and Maker/Taker fees to comprehensively select the exchange with the best trading conditions.
It filters exchanges with more comprehensive information disclosure from four dimensions: transparency score, wealth potential performance, trading volume (24H), and overall score, supporting both spot and DEX (spot) views.
The Launchpad ranking (BETA) is a specialized ranking of various token issuance platforms (Launchpads), evaluating them based on business performance, market influence, and development stage, showcasing 30-day fees, revenue, DEX trading volume, growth, star projects, celebrity mentions, and stage performance (such as buybacks and deflationary destruction), supporting 24H/7D/30D switching.
Based on publicly available transaction and order book data, it displays scores, 24H transaction volume, market share, liquidity scores, active products, the number of real securities, and broker channel coverage, totaling 7 indicators.
It ranks and scores exchanges that support stock contract trading based on trading volume, open interest, spreads, depth, trading costs, and data collectability, discarding the sole focus on trading volume.
The platform opens data capabilities to ecosystem partners through APIs and has served over 220 well-known projects (according to the latest disclosure from RootData); specific access methods can be found on the API page.
You can go to the tokenized asset dashboard to view sector heat and individual asset details, read research reports on crypto TradFi and stock derivatives, or add assets to your watchlist to receive updates on changes.
It includes two independent rankings: the stock derivatives exchange ranking, which assesses the trading capabilities of stock contracts at various exchanges; and the stock spot exchange ranking, which measures the trading scale, liquidity, and product coverage of stock spots, with the ability to switch between the two.
The ranking is the first layer of screening for selecting a platform; before actual trading, you should also conduct small tests for deposits and withdrawals, confirm fee rules, and judge based on your own strategy.
No. The score reflects the trading capability and disclosure level at the time of data collection and does not constitute a guarantee of fund safety; users still need to control their exposure on a single platform.