How Vein Explorer works
Vein Explorer helps you map what a product depends on, where risk concentrates, and which public markets are exposed — without spreadsheets or manual research.
What is Vein Explorer?
Vein Explorer is a supply chain intelligence tool. Enter any product, component, or service and Vein builds an interactive dependency tree: upstream inputs, criticality, tradeable tickers, and hidden chokepoints.
Problems it solves
- Hidden single points of failure in complex products
- Unclear upstream exposure for investors and analysts
- Slow manual decomposition for procurement and operations teams
- Difficulty monitoring portfolio overlap with supply-chain risk
- Scattered research that is hard to share across a team
How a trace works
1. Start with a query
Type a product name (e.g. "Electric Vehicle", "Data Center", "iPhone") on Explore or via the API.
2. Review the root breakdown
Vein returns a root node with child dependencies, summaries, and optional tickers at each level.
3. Expand nodes
Click any unexpanded node to go one level deeper. Repeat until you reach raw materials or commodities.
4. Act on insights
Use rank, chokepoint panels, portfolio overlap, alerts, exports, or share links for your workflow.
Use cases
Investor / analyst
Find market exposure behind a theme or product
- Trace the product on Explore
- Expand high-criticality branches
- Review tickers and chokepoint flags
- Add symbols to your watchlist and run portfolio overlap
Operator / procurement
Map supplier and material dependencies
- Trace your SKU or subsystem
- Expand until you see raw inputs and concentration
- Export JSON or CSV for internal briefs
- Share a read-only link with stakeholders
Team lead
Collaborate on supply-chain research
- Create a workspace and assign traces
- Comment on specific nodes
- Compare two traces side by side
- Set alert rules for chokepoint keywords
Developer
Automate traces in your pipeline
- Create an API key on the API page
- POST /v1/public/traces with your query
- Expand nodes programmatically
- Store graph JSON in your systems