Knowledge Base

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.

• Crunchbase – faculty and PhD students, Ask Us for more information.
• PrivCo – see PrivCo access help. U.S. headquartered companies only. If you need to download more than your account allows, contact us.
• LSEG Workspace – see LSEG Workspace access help. LSEG Workspace and SDC are both products by LSEG and so the underlying data will be similar, but the options to filter and export will vary.
• SDC Platinum – see SDC Platinum access help