Crunchbase vs PitchBook: An Honest Comparison by Use Case
Crunchbase vs PitchBook compared for founders, VCs, PE firms and sales teams: data coverage, depth, pricing model, usability and when each one makes sense.
Company Research
How to dig up revenue, investors, filings and comparables on private companies, using free and paid sources.
How to Build a Comparable Companies List for a Private Company
A step-by-step guide to building a comps list for valuation, fundraising or market research: selection criteria, finding candidates, public vs private comps, transaction comps and documenting your choices.
How to Find (or Estimate) a Private Company's Revenue
Private companies rarely publish revenue, but you can find or estimate it. Twelve methods using filings, headcount, pricing, job posts, interviews and industry benchmarks, with worked examples.
How to Find Out Who Invested in a Private Company
Free and paid ways to find a private company's investors: funding announcements, investor portfolios, Form D filings, company registries, LinkedIn and databases, plus how to verify what you find.
How to Research a Private Company: A Practical Checklist
A step-by-step method for researching private companies: ownership, size, financial clues, leadership, customers, reputation, legal issues and competitors, using free and paid sources.
How to Track Startup Funding Rounds Without Missing the Ones That Matter
Build a reliable system for tracking startup funding rounds: news alerts, Form D monitoring, database alerts, newsletters and a simple tracker, filtered for your sector and region.
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