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Crunchbase provides a data-driven platform that tracks private markets, startups, founders, and investors. It offers a comprehensive, global database of industry trends, investment activity, and startup news accessed via subscription tiers. The product works as a searchable database and analytics platform where users—venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, corporate development teams, and researchers—discover and analyze information about companies, funding rounds, and market movements. The main differentiation is the depth and breadth of its private-market data combined with a tiered subscription model and partnerships, enabling subscribers to benchmark, monitor, and act on market intelligence. The company aims to help users gain a competitive edge in the venture capital and startup ecosystem by providing timely, data-driven insights and a centralized source of information on high-growth companies.
About Crunchbase
Industries
Data & Analytics
Venture Capital
Enterprise Software
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Series D
Total Funding
$106.6M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2007
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What believers are saying
- Q1 2026 venture funding surged 150% QoQ to $300B, driving demand for real-time deal intelligence.
- Early-stage funding reached $41.3B in Q1 2026, expanding database opportunities for AI and tech startups.
- Large rounds concentrating among 1,440 companies enables Crunchbase to refine elite deal flow tracking.
What critics are saying
- CB Insights' AI-native data aggregators achieve superior accuracy, eroding VC subscription renewals within 6–12 months.
- OpenAI's enterprise data APIs commoditize private market intelligence, eliminating mediated subscription demand by 2028.
- EU AI Act compliance mandates verifiable sourcing, exposing crowd-sourced gaps and triggering $50M+ fines and client exodus.
What makes Crunchbase unique
- Nearly two decades of private company data with 80M+ active users generating proprietary AI predictions.
- Subscription-based platform integrating funding history, team data, intent signals, and tech stack intelligence.
- Over 3,500 global investment firms monthly updating portfolio data, creating network effects and data moat.
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Funding
Total Funding
$106.6M
Below
Industry Average
Funded Over
6 Rounds
SV Angel
Y CombinatorIndustry standards
Benefits
Medical, vision, & dental coverage
401k & roth plans
Paid parental leave
Free One Medical membership
Mental health days to recharge
No meeting day every Thursday
Flexible vacation policy
Generous wellness reimbursement plan
$1k allowance to build your home office
Monthly internet stipend
Monthly stipend for coffee or a quick bite with colleagues
Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
↑ 0%1 year growth
↑ 1%2 year growth
↑ 1%Nearly 200 startups from the Web Summit 2024 Startup Program secured $715.5 million in funding following the event, according to the Web Summit x Crunchbase 2025 Funding Report. This annual report analyzes global startup funding trends post-Web Summit participation. Based on Crunchbase data, it highlights sector analyses and case studies, showing how Web Summit participation can boost funding activity, especially for early-stage startups.
Couchbase Inc., a NoSQL cloud database platform, has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Haveli Investments LP for $1.5 billion in an all-cash deal. Couchbase shareholders will receive $24.50 per share, a 67% premium from the closing stock price on March 27 and a 29% increase from June 18. The deal includes a go-shop period allowing Couchbase to seek other offers until 11:59 p.m. on June 23.
Crunchbase recently closed a Series C funding round, securing $30 million. They have shared the pitch deck used to obtain this investment.
In both down times and boom times, businesses across industries are faced with the challenge of building sales pipelines and closing revenue. “Account-based” intelligence — i.e., research into potential customers — can help during the prospecting process. But it requires a thorough, vetted source of information and contacts in departments like business development, sales and recruiting. That’s why a growing number of businesses rely on Crunchbase, asserts CEO Jager McConnell. With roots in a homegrown project by TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington designed to index startups featured in TechCrunch articles, Crunchbase has evolved over the past 15 years into an API-driven database of startups and financial reports, along with a growing news division
Data platform company Crunchbase has released its latest global VC funding report now that 2021 is over and done with. Evidently, records were shattered across the board, with funding for […]
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About Crunchbase
Industries
Data & Analytics
Venture Capital
Enterprise Software
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Series D
Total Funding
$106.6M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2007
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