Every FranchiseLens investor completes a structured profile, screens 1,162 franchise brands against their own capital and goals, and reads an FDD-based screening report. Then, only if they ask for it, we introduce them to one consultant.
Your first call starts at their shortlist instead of at zero.
Most purchased leads are a contact record and a click. A FranchiseLens lead is a candidate who has already done the first hour of discovery, in writing.
| Typical portal lead | FranchiseLens lead | |
|---|---|---|
| Before your first call | Name, phone, perhaps the brand they clicked | Liquid capital, investment ceiling, ownership model, financing, timeframe, risk, horizon, sectors, experience and income need |
| What they've done | Submitted a form | Completed a three-step profile, verified their phone and received a screening report built from FDD filings |
| Brands in play | One | A ranked shortlist with scores, chosen from 1,162 brands, which you can work from or redirect |
| Who else has it | May be shared with several buyers | You alone, permanently |
| Consent | General form terms | A separate opt-in, unticked by default, naming a single consultant introduction. Wording, version and time are stored. |
Candidates come to FranchiseLens for an objective screen. The introduction to you is something they choose at the end, after reading their report.
Each candidate's report is built from public FDD filings: investment ranges, fees, owner involvement and system size. It screens. It doesn't advise, and it tells them so.
The report narrows 1,162 brands to a handful. Choosing between them is your work.
Six rules that apply to every lead, without exception.
One consultant per lead, permanently. A lead is never resold, shared or offered to a second buyer.
Explicit opt-in only. The consent wording, its version and a timestamp travel with every lead.
Phone confirmed by SMS code. Leads whose report email hard-bounces are withdrawn and never sold.
You set the filter. Choose the states you serve and the minimum liquid capital you work with.
No franchisor pays to appear or rank. What you pay for an introduction has no effect on any score.
You choose your states. Leads come from across the US. Not available in California, New York or Washington.
Brands are drawn from 2026 Franchise Disclosure Documents filed with a US state regulator and scored out of 100 with identical rules. Missing data scores neutrally, never as a bonus. The weights are published to every candidate.
We're onboarding a small group of independent consultants before lead volume opens. Founding partners help shape how leads are delivered.
US$300 per lead, sold to you exclusively. Founding partners pay US$150 for each of their first three. No subscription and no minimum: each lead is offered to you with a profile summary, and you pay only for the ones you accept. Leads can be returned within 7 days under the purchase terms.
No franchisor pays to appear in, rank within or be recommended by any report. FranchiseLens is paid by consultants for consented introductions, and the scoring engine has no knowledge of who buys them.
Yes. The candidate consents to an introduction to one independent consultant relevant to their results, and expects to hear from you by email or phone.
Set a minimum liquid capital and you only receive leads at or above it. Capital, investment ceiling and financing preference are in every record before you call.
2026 Franchise Disclosure Documents filed with a US state franchise regulator: Items 6, 7, 15 and 20, each brand assigned to one of ten sectors.