Venture Capital Databases

Major Databases for Venture Capital Investments

In alphabetic order:

• Bright*Sun [1]
  • data collection technology using algorithims and models on loose data
  • recommendation based web platform
• CB Insights [2]
  • Proprietary machine learning software on VC deals and exits
  • 130,000 + sources
  • data on revenue and valuations
• Crunchbase (by Techcrunch)[3]
  • search functionality for organizations, people, events, and products
  • detailed company portfolios
  • data includes acquisitions, funding rounds, valuation and investor information
  • platform for upcoming tech events
• Dow Jones [4]
  • CompensationPro and VentureWire-- subscription based data centers
• Gust [5]
  • collaborative platform between investors and startups
  • discuss, track, review, and share deals
• MassInvestor [6]
  • local or regional databases available for purchase
  • covers complete range of private capital investors
• Mattermark [7]
  • datasource utilizing machine learning, web crawlers, primary sources and natural language processing from new articles and websites
  • built in API application
• Pitchbook [8]
  • comprehensive data on full life-cycle of VC, PE, and M&A
  • gathers data sources through web crawlers, machine learning, natural language processing, and surveys
• Preqin [9]
  • global data center
  • web-based research center on VC trends benchmarks with visualization tools
• Thomson Reuters
• VC Experts [10]
  • access to private company data
  • web platform including filtering features and visualization tools

Aggregate data

The main source of aggregate data is PWC MoneyTree (https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/). PWC MoneyTree uses the Thomson-Reuters data and also compiles the annual survey for the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA)[11].

Quandl provide summary data on angel investment, venture capital, and start-up valuations (https://www.quandl.com/collections/usa/usa-startups-venture-capital). For North America, the underlying data providers are:

• The Bureau of Labor Statistics[12]: http://www.bls.gov/
• The National Venture Capital Assocation (NVCA): http://nvca.org/
• The Center for Venture Research
• The Cooley Venture Financing Report

Quandl also draw data from the Kauffman Foundation and Crunchbas. They have an API[13].

Cooley is a leading international law firm in representing both emerging growth companies and venture capital funds in venture capital financings. Cooley does third-party valuations for venture capital backed firms[14]. They produce a report on their valuations[15].

The Center for Venture Research is a multidisciplinary research unit of the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire. The Center, founded in 1984, studies early stage equity financing for high growth ventures[16]. It is run by Jeffrey Sohl, and is noteworthy for its publication of statistics on Angel investment[17].