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Venture Capital / Private Equity Backed Companies and Startups

There are many places you can get lists of – or information about – venture capital backed companies or startups.

For General Research & Information

  • PitchBook – see PitchBook access help
    1. In the left menu go to Screeners > Companies & Deals.
    2. Use the tabs, such as Industry, to add search criteria. In the upper right select Search. Go to the Companies tab.
  • CB Insights – see CB Insights access help
    1. In the left menu, go to Advanced Search > Company Search.
    2. Use the filters on the left to refine by various criteria. In the top left select See Results.
  • Tracxn – see Tracxn access help
    Stanford GSB only
    1. In the left menu, go to Explore Databases > Companies.
    2. Use the filters at the top of the page to refine by various criteria. Results update automatically.
  • PrivCo – see PrivCo access help
    U.S. companies only
    1. In the left navigation click on the magnifying glass icon to open the Advanced Search.
    2. Use the filters to search by keyword, location, industry, etc.
    3. Select results to add to a watchlist or export to Excel.

For Large Datasets

The above resources limit downloads, so these are the best options when you need a lot of data. If you're a Stanford GSB researcher, contact us so we can talk more about your research and available sources.





Answered By: Alice Kalinowski
Mar 21, 2024

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