The Complete Guide to HQ Universe

All companies and characters listed on this page are fictional creations of Headroom HQ. Any resemblance to a real person or object, living or dead, or actual companies is entirely coincidental.

Any companies or characters added to Headroom HQ's fictional universe in the future will remain the original fictional creations of Headroom HQ and are copyright protected.

Companies and Characters

Every Headroom HQ Issue follows one or more of these companies and characters. The revenue and HQ Score reflect each company's position at the start of its Headroom HQ narrative arc.

These figures evolve as the story progresses and are updated periodically. The company profiles below provide the company context and link to the characters associated with each company across the Issues.

C01 - Anchor Growth Partners

• Founding Year - 2016
• Location - San Francisco, California, USA
• Industry - B2B SaaS (Revenue Intelligence Software)
• Revenue - $67M
• Current State - Series C, 28% YoY Growth

C02 - Brightfield Commerce

• Founding Year - 2017
• Location - Austin, Texas, USA
• Industry - Direct-to-Consumer E-commerce (Premium Home Goods)
• Revenue - $48M
• Current State - Series B, 38% YoY Growth

C03 - Clearfield Associates

• Founding Year - 2015
• Location - Boston, Massachusetts, USA
• Industry - Management Consulting (Strategy and Digital Transformation)
• Revenue - $24M
• Current State - Founder-led, Bootstrapped

C04 - Meridian Professional Group

• Founding Year - 2013
• Location - Chicago, Illinois, USA
• Industry - Professional Services (Legal Consulting and Compliance)
• Revenue - $38M
• Current State - Founder-led, bootstrapped, considering institutional PE investments

C05 - Northgate Services Group

• Founding Year - 2011
• Location - Chicago, Illinois, USA
• Industry - Facilities Management and Commercial Services
• Revenue - $85M
• Current State - Private equity backed (acquired 3 years ago), preparing for a secondary exit

C06 - Vantage Freight Company

• Founding Year - 2018
• Location - Nashville, Tennessee, USA
• Industry - Freight Brokerage and Last-Mile Logistics
• Revenue - $16M
• Current State - Series A, 55% YoY Growth