Overview
What is Crunchbase?
Crunchbase is a provider of private-company prospecting and research solutions. The vendor boasts that over 60 million users—including salespeople, entrepreneurs, investors, and market researchers—use Crunchbase to prospect for new business opportunities, and that companies all over the world rely on…
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So many promises, none delivered
1
out of 10
December 02, 2021
We use Crunchbase to make our profile accessible to potential employment candidates and venture capitalists. We also use Crunchbase for …
Worth a purchase but not enough data on UK businesses
6
out of 10
November 16, 2021
I wanted to find a database that would let me find early-stage tech startups in the UK for both me and my clients. Finding reliable data …
Great tool for startups!
9
out of 10
November 16, 2021
We use it mainly as part of our research into candidate investors for our funding.
Pretty Terrific - just needs one more thing...
9
out of 10
November 16, 2021
We find new entrants (startups and venture) into our ecosystem - and do basic research on them. We will reach out to relevant companies to …
Crunch the Venture!
9
out of 10
November 08, 2021
Crunchbase is the main source of startups, venture funds and other legal entities data & information. Its database covers almost all our …
Not value for money, information outdated. Don’t purchase!!
1
out of 10
July 03, 2021
We used Crunchbase to learn about other companies' tech stacks and funding information. It was used by our lead development team.
Crunchbase provides valuable, fast information so you can find and target prospective companies
10
out of 10
June 24, 2021
Incentivized
We use Crunchbase to find accurate information about prospective companies. In particular, we were interested in Crunchbase's tool to …
Crunchbase easy to use platform!
10
out of 10
May 28, 2021
Incentivized
I use Crunchbase to find information about startups. Usually investor information and past financings, team, and links to any resources. …
Avoid Crunchbase. There are much better options elsewhere
1
out of 10
April 26, 2021
We intended to use Crunchbase to identify early stage startups in the biotechnology space with relevant focus and capabilities.
Quality, Functional Data at Your Fingertips
8
out of 10
April 07, 2020
Incentivized
Crunchbase is being used primarily, although not exclusively, by the research division within my organization. When conducting diligence …
Crunchbase helps with financial information quickly prior to discovery.
10
out of 10
January 27, 2020
Incentivized
Crunchbase is a part of my sales research methodology today. When wanting to understand the financials of any client/prospective client, I …
Powerful source of information on new companies
10
out of 10
January 22, 2020
Incentivized
Crunchbase is primarily used by the SDR team to prospect start-up companies who've recently grown in size or raise capital. It is our de …
Wonderful tool to assist in prospecting
10
out of 10
January 09, 2020
Incentivized
Pretty much everyone on my product side of the sales organization uses Crunchbase to help with breaking into accounts and staying on top …
Crunchbase is an essential tool for our ABM strategy
10
out of 10
November 09, 2019
Incentivized
We use Crunchbase as a data source for our account information in our CRM. We do not use the Enterprise version with a SFDC integration …
Crunchbase is crunching it!
9
out of 10
October 15, 2019
Incentivized
We use Crunchbase to find companies that have received funding that fit into our ideal customer profile to target for prospecting. I get …
Popular Features
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5.1
51%
Identification of new leads
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5.1
51%
Company information
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4.9
49%
List quality
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4.3
43%
Pricing
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$49
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Features
Prospecting
Features related to generating leads and finding new contacts.
5.1
Avg 7.6
5.1
Advanced search
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Users can search for prospects using advanced search logic and multiple criteria, across multiple platforms/databases.
5.1
Identification of new leads
(15)
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Helps source leads at an acceptable rate, volume, and quality.
4.3
List quality
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Lists generated by the tool are typically high quality.
5.5
List upload/download
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Lists can be easily and quickly uploaded or downloaded from the platform.
4.9
Ideal customer targeting
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Includes capabilities for determining ideal customer characteristics and targeting new prospects that match the ideal customer profile; this capability is automatic or semi-automatic.
5.6
Load time/data access
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Provides fast and consistent access to lists and leads.
Sales Intelligence Data Standards
How well does the contact, company, and industry information provided by the SI tool meet the user’s needs? Is the availability and quality of data satisfactory?
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Avg 7.6
4.4
Contact information
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Information about individual contacts is available and high quality.
4.9
Company information
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Information about companies/accounts is available and high quality.
5.7
Industry information
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Information about industries and markets is available and high quality.
Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
Features around contact data management and lead intelligence.
5.9
Avg 7.4
5.1
Lead qualification process
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Helps sales reps focus on the most promising leads (likely to convert) by ranking leads according to various rules and criteria. SI tools may take a semi-automatic, automatic, or self-scoring approach.
4.4
Smart lists and recommendations
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Automatically segments and qualifies leads into dynamic smart lists; more advanced tools can make recommendations not only about which leads to follow up on, but when to follow up or with what material. Actionable intelligence.
5.3
Salesforce integration
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Integrates with the Salesforce.com CRM platform.
4.2
Company/business profiles
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Provides account-level information, including firmographics, business objectives, industry information, similar companies, and contact information for key decision-makers and influencers at a company. Gives sales reps context so they can deliver tailored sales pitches.
7.2
Alerts and reminders
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Ratings
Sends sales teams alerts/reminders about key happenings, opportunities, and recommended actions to take with leads.
6.3
Data hygiene
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Helps users maintain clean lists and records, including duplicate management.
6.8
Automatic data refresh
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Contact and company data are automatically kept up to date.
6.7
Tags
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Organizational structure allows users to tag certain records in order to create groups, flag materials that need additional attention, etc.
6.7
Filters and segmentation
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Allows users to filter contacts and segment leads to explore data and create lists.
Sales Intelligence Email Features
Features that support sending emails to leads, especially initial emails to a list of prospects. May gather additional sales intelligence based on email engagement, adding additional info to the contact record and/or contributing to lead prioritization.
4.3
Avg 7.5
4.3
Sales email templates
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Ratings
Users can create and share templates for emailing leads. May also include template testing capabilities, or other analytics that will recommend a template for a particular lead.
4.3
Append emails to records
(4)
Ratings
Allows users to selectively or automatically append email threads and attachments to leads/contact records.
Product Details
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What is Crunchbase?
Crunchbase is a provider of private-company prospecting and research solutions. The vendor boasts that over 60 million users—including salespeople, entrepreneurs, investors, and market researchers—use Crunchbase to prospect for new business opportunities, and that companies all over the world rely on Crunchbase to power their applications, making over 3 billion calls to their API each year.
Crunchbase Features
Prospecting Features
- Supported: Advanced search
- Supported: Identification of new leads
- Supported: List quality
- Supported: Email contacts
- Supported: List upload/download
- Supported: Ideal customer targeting
- Supported: Load time/data access
Sales Intelligence Data Standards Features
- Supported: Contact information
- Supported: Company information
Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification Features
- Supported: Smart lists and recommendations
- Supported: Salesforce integration
- Supported: Company/business profiles
- Supported: News updates
- Supported: Prospect tracking/following
- Supported: Alerts and reminders
- Supported: Data hygiene
- Supported: Automatic data refresh
- Supported: Tags
- Supported: Filters and segmentation
- Supported: Notes
- Supported: Ability to append contact, lead, and account level data
Sales Intelligence Email Features Features
- Supported: Sales email templates
- Supported: Gmail integration
- Supported: Exchange integration
Crunchbase Video
Take the power of Crunchbase with you while browsing prospect websites, LinkedIn company pages and profiles, and sales tools such as Salesforce and LinkedIn Sales Navigator.Install Crunchbase's free Chrome extension: http://cm.crunchbase.com/ChromeExtension
Crunchbase Competitors
- ZoomInfo Sales
- LinkedIn Sales Navigator
- CB Insights
Crunchbase Technical Details
Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
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Operating Systems | Unspecified |
Mobile Application | No |
Frequently Asked Questions
ZoomInfo Sales, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, and CB Insights are common alternatives for Crunchbase.
Reviewers rate Alerts and reminders highest, with a score of 7.2.
The most common users of Crunchbase are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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- Recommendations
Users have made several recommendations for Crunchbase based on their experience with the tool. The most common recommendations are as follows:
Use the free trial version before committing to a premium account. Customers suggest taking advantage of the trial period to assess whether Crunchbase meets their needs and provides the desired information about specific accounts.
Set goals at the beginning to determine the specific information you want to gather about target companies. By setting clear objectives, users believe they can effectively evaluate the financial health of companies and gather valuable intelligence details.
Explore all the available features and data in Crunchbase. Users recommend familiarizing themselves with the platform and its capabilities to make the most of its market research tools, such as obtaining firmographic, funding, and M&A data for private companies.
By following these recommendations, sales professionals, particularly those in tech-oriented roles, can leverage Crunchbase's reliability and improve their performance in hunting and cross-selling products. Additionally, users find that Crunchbase provides useful high-level information about a company's industry, funding, employee count, and revenue.
Attribute Ratings
- 1Support Rating1 rating
Reviews
(1-18 of 18)
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December 02, 2021
So many promises, none delivered
Verified User
Director in Marketing
Computer Software Company, 51-200 employees
Score
1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Crunchbase to make our profile accessible to potential employment candidates and venture capitalists. We also use Crunchbase for research on potential customers and contacts at that organization that may be a good fit for our products.
Pros and Cons
We have a profile
The data is out of date
The data is invalid
There is no way to update or manage the contacts listed on your profile
Likelihood to Recommend
[In my opinion] let me say I am only giving a 1 because less than that is not an option. [I feel that] I would not waste my time investing or using Crunchbase. [In my experience] most of the contact information found at [these] companies [are] out of date. [In my experience] on our own profile, over 1/2 the company contacts listed were either no longer with the company or had incorrect titles or titles they never had, and in some cases never worked for our company. Even CEO information was 12 months out of date. As companies cannot update their own information, even with a paid account, we inquired about how to update the incorrect data. This took 3 weeks and multiple tickets to get a response. We then provided a list of all the correct information and after 2 more weeks requested a status. The response was that "this data (on their site) comes from 3rd party partners. Crunchbase provides the information to those partners to update on their side, but Crunchbase does not control their editing cadence. [In my opinion] you will need to regularly check the page for updates", to translate that response, it basically says that Crunchbase is an aggregator of data. They own the site, but none of the information on it is owned or managed by Crunchbase. [in my personal opinion] I am not sure why anyone would use Crunchbase. [I feel] It is not a reliable source of information about the companies on its pages, and their customer service is less than stellar.
November 16, 2021
Worth a purchase but not enough data on UK businesses
Director
Salestechnic (Management Consulting, 1-10 employees)
Score
6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I wanted to find a database that would let me find early-stage tech startups in the UK for both me and my clients. Finding reliable data sources is tough as they usually rely on a company investing in both good tech to create the data and real humans to check it and add context. Often it is just one or the other, rarely both.
Pros and Cons
User friendly
Good filters
Exporting data out is easy
Not enough data on UK businesses.
Not much context in terms of individual businesses maturity stage.
Categorisation of firmographic data widely varies and often wrong such as industries.
Likelihood to Recommend
Great if you have no data and need to find a starting point but it’s too US-centric. There’s not enough investment into finding data on UK-based businesses.
November 16, 2021
Great tool for startups!
CEO and Co-Founder
Alea Labs, Inc. (Consumer Electronics, 1-10 employees)
Score
9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use it mainly as part of our research into candidate investors for our funding.
Pros and Cons
Information on VC fund sizes.
Information on VC investment categories and recent deals.
Information on members of VC organizations and other investors.
Information on other companies' fundings.
Not all VC funds are current.
Likelihood to Recommend
Great tool for companies preparing for new funding rounds.
November 16, 2021
Pretty Terrific - just needs one more thing...
Verified User
C-Level Executive in Corporate
Venture Capital & Private Equity Company, 1-10 employees
Score
9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We find new entrants (startups and venture) into our ecosystem - and do basic research on them. We will reach out to relevant companies to join our incubator, accelerator, or apply to our venture fund for investment.
Pros and Cons
Lists companies by type and location
Tracks venture funding rounds
Identifies people affiliated with companies
Providing latest valuation metrics (even self reported is ok)
Noting when companies have "ended" either by closure or acquisition
Noting when / if companies have filed for BK or similar status
Likelihood to Recommend
Basic research on companies' senior exec team and funding rounds (without valuation).
November 08, 2021
Crunch the Venture!
Verified User
Board Member in Other
Venture Capital & Private Equity Company, 1-10 employees
Score
9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Crunchbase is the main source of startups, venture funds and other legal entities data & information. Its database covers almost all our informational needs.
Pros and Cons
Venture deals data
Getting informed about venture deals in verticals/countries we are interested in
In some cases, data is not complete or actual.
Likelihood to Recommend
It is perfectly well for individual investors and small venture capital funds.
July 03, 2021
Not value for money, information outdated. Don’t purchase!!
Verified User
C-Level Executive in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 11-50 employees
Score
1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We used Crunchbase to learn about other companies' tech stacks and funding information. It was used by our lead development team.
Pros and Cons
Free information on companies
The Boost feature around tech stack is not worth the price. The information is outdated and as most companies are using 3rd party applications you can not see this.
They are very very expensive and not value for money. You can find most if not all this information with a Google search.
Customer support is rude and unhelpful [in my experience].
Beware of signing up for a trial - [I believe] they rely on unsuspecting people to put in their credit cards and you have to pay for the full year.
Likelihood to Recommend
I don’t believe Crunchbase adds any real value [because] all the information they have is available via a Google search. They are very expensive and [in my opinion] not value for money.
June 24, 2021
Crunchbase provides valuable, fast information so you can find and target prospective companies
Verified User
Employee in Marketing
Computer Software Company, 1001-5000 employees
Score
10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Crunchbase to find accurate information about prospective companies. In particular, we were interested in Crunchbase's tool to find funding information of startups from accelerators, incubators, and investors.
Pros and Cons
Shows funding information
Pulls reports easily
Accurate, trustworthy company information
Expand company information outside of AMER region (hard to find international information)
Likelihood to Recommend
Crunchbase is reliable data to find the following information:
1) Funding information (funding rounds, investors, etc.)
2) Company details
May 28, 2021
Crunchbase easy to use platform!
Verified User
Employee in Other
Venture Capital & Private Equity Company, 11-50 employees
Score
10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I use Crunchbase to find information about startups. Usually investor information and past financings, team, and links to any resources. Most people in my organization use it to get a quick view at a startup's profile.
Pros and Cons
Financing details
Investor information
Succinct product description
Links to recent news about the company
The technology page is a list of technologies the company uses to make their website not the actual company's tech stack. Would be better to either rename this or list their tech.
Add number of employees not just the ones that have a Crunchbase profile.
Likelihood to Recommend
Looking to create lists of target companies through the advanced search feature or the query builder if one is planning to reach out to the individuals listed in the profile. Looking for investment and company history information to inform sourcing or competitive landscape research.
April 26, 2021
Avoid Crunchbase. There are much better options elsewhere
Verified User
Executive in Research & Development
Biotechnology Company, 1001-5000 employees
Score
1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We intended to use Crunchbase to identify early stage startups in the biotechnology space with relevant focus and capabilities.
Pros and Cons
None.
Data is outdated.
Data has significant gaps.
Data largely replication of what is easily and publicly available, with little else.
Predatory subscription model in which they send no notice for renewal.
Antagonistic approach to customers.
Likelihood to Recommend
The data is outdated and has significant gaps. It is mostly a replication of what is easily and publicly available, with little value added. Their predatory subscription model includes no notice of renewal and they are very antagonistic towards their customers.
April 07, 2020
Quality, Functional Data at Your Fingertips
Verified User
Analyst in Research & Development
Venture Capital & Private Equity Company, 201-500 employees
Score
8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Crunchbase is being used primarily, although not exclusively, by the research division within my organization. When conducting diligence on companies, Crunchbase serves as a source of quality information on companies. Because of the wide breadth and unique data points Crunchbase offers, the software is a crucial provider of data that my organization is not able to find elsewhere.
Pros and Cons
Crunchbase has an easy-to-navigate user interface. The bar at the top of the screen that shows the different data points available on companies is particularly helpful for quick navigating.
The ability to make and import lists and save searches is helpful for customizing the software to your particular needs.
The web and mobile app data that Crunchbase offers is very helpful to gauge trends and interest in companies for diligence purposes.
There is not much support for a mobile interface. The interface on mobile devices is difficult to navigate.
Sometimes, there is not enough detailed data on private companies, which is the primary reason my organization uses the software.
Data can sometimes be out of date. For paid software (my organization has the Pro version), I would expect the data I am viewing to always be correct.
Likelihood to Recommend
Crunchbase is well suited for doing a preliminary analysis of a private company. As a result of the user interface being easy to navigate, analysis can be completed in a quick and efficient manner. The web and mobile app data is also likely to be useful for sales personnel to gauge consumer traffic and interest in companies.
January 27, 2020
Crunchbase helps with financial information quickly prior to discovery.
Commercial Account Executive
New Relic, Inc. (Computer Software, 1001-5000 employees)
Score
10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Crunchbase is a part of my sales research methodology today. When wanting to understand the financials of any client/prospective client, I look to Crunchbase first to see the recency and frequency of funding rounds. Also, the ability to see a snapshot of their competitors through the Owler integration is killing two birds with one stone! It is easy to read through, and helps me to be more through prospecting.
Pros and Cons
Detailed view of funding rounds and its frequency.
Additive information on company's competitors, rank in the market, and more.
A LinkedIn Sales Navigator integration would be helpful to see recommended people within the org to reach out to.
Likelihood to Recommend
Well suited for sales professionals that are SDR/BDRs, account managers, account executives, customer success managers, and renewals. It is ideal for understanding quick financial intel to make better decisions when prospecting.
Not suited for people who need detailed financial information. Just high-level.
January 22, 2020
Powerful source of information on new companies
Verified User
Contributor in Sales
Information Technology & Services Company, 51-200 employees
Score
10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Crunchbase is primarily used by the SDR team to prospect start-up companies who've recently grown in size or raise capital. It is our de facto source for funding/growth information and a great all-in-one for insights into harder to find, early stage companies. Would be very hard to prospect other startups without it.
Pros and Cons
Easily compiles all relevant company information on one page.
Useful links to other websites and platforms.
Some tempting information is locked behind the paid version.
Can have multiple pages for the same account.
Likelihood to Recommend
Crunchbase is most helpful for prospecting startups. It is extremely valuable to have insight into the amount of capital raised, from where it came, when it came, and when the next round is expected. Also Crunchbase provides you with helpful and relevant links to other platforms like LinkedIn or the company website, making it a one-stop-shop, especially for early stage research.
January 09, 2020
Wonderful tool to assist in prospecting
Verified User
Employee in Sales
Information Technology & Services Company, 201-500 employees
Score
10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Pretty much everyone on my product side of the sales organization uses Crunchbase to help with breaking into accounts and staying on top of news relevant to clients. It is helpful when sending cold emails or having initial convos to know where these companies stand on funding and competition in the market. Overall it just makes the sales reps seem more knowledgable when they come in already knowing details about the client's current stance in the market.
Pros and Cons
Funding news - Huge strength to know immediately when a funding round is available.
UX/UI super easy to navigate making it a simple tool to use for early sales reps.
Notifications - Something similar to TweetDeck would be nice, so that when news breaks it could be an immediate fact.
Honestly dont add too much because you don't want it to become more of a social tool with cluttered info, keep it straight to the point.
Likelihood to Recommend
Any time you are speaking with a client, it is to your benefit to know more about their tech space as well as competitors. It just makes you seem more trustworthy and smart, so they are more likely to purchase your product.
November 09, 2019
Crunchbase is an essential tool for our ABM strategy
Marketing Operations Manager
Impartner Software (Computer Software, 51-200 employees)
Score
10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Crunchbase as a data source for our account information in our CRM. We do not use the Enterprise version with a SFDC integration currently. I use Crunchbase to stay on top of major funding rounds for our key prospect accounts--this is a major buying signal that we track as part of our ABM strategy. We have also used add ons for Bombora, Builtwith, and Siftery.
Pros and Cons
Account-Based Data. Employee range, website, industry, company description, chief executives, latest news, etc. All for the given company you are researching.
Salesforce integration. I have not used it, but the functionality is supposed to be great. You can run data enrichment in your CRM with the Crunchbase data.
Funding, mergers, and acquisitions data. Crunchbase has relationships with thousands of VC firms throughout the world and followup with each very regularly to be able to serve up the latest data to their users.
Tech integrations. Integrations with tools like Bombora, Builtwith, Siftery, and others are really useful because you can use Crunchbase's company profile-based research method, and see the data from these tools specifically related to the given company.
Timely data. We also use Owler for company funding alerts. Since Owler scans the web for press releases from the set of companies you follow, it is often more "on time" when it comes to major funding rounds. Crunchbase usually catches up within the month.
There are data discrepancies sometimes between a company profile on Crunchbase vs that company's profile on LinkedIn. It could be that Crunchbase is more accurate, but we just don't know.
Likelihood to Recommend
Crunchbase Pro is pretty inexpensive and offers so much great data. What's more, you could use it as your sole provider for account data in your CRM with the CRM integration and have very clean and accurate data with a reasonable margin of error. I also love that you can have saved searches, and get alerts on those search criteria each week. For example, I can have a weekly alert on major funding rounds from companies that meet the given search criteria.
October 15, 2019
Crunchbase is crunching it!
Business Development Manager
Speedeon Data (Marketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees)
Score
9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Crunchbase to find companies that have received funding that fit into our ideal customer profile to target for prospecting. I get the daily emails with funding and descriptions of companies and then look them up to make sure they would be a good company to go after. We can also find competitors and search for similar companies to target more ideal prospects.
Pros and Cons
Crunchbase provides profiles for many companies and what industries and keywords they fall under.
Crunchbase will show us who got funding and how much funding and what round of funding etc.
We can create saved searches of specific keywords to see if new companies meet the criteria.
It would be nice to have some of the data go directly into our CRM.
Some of the keywords are a little too broad and it would be nice to search by industry instead.
There is nothing else I can think of offhand!
Likelihood to Recommend
Crunchbase is great to help find companies who have gotten funding and have money to scale and use for customer acquisition. I have found so many companies to go after from the daily emails and have gotten many meetings from going after them. It is very accurate information that we can always count on being reliable.
August 18, 2019
Crunching the data on Crunchbase
Verified User
Representative in Sales
Information Technology and Services Company, 201-500 employees
Score
10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Crunchbase is used in two primary ways: prospecting leads and understanding market spaces by analyzing trends in different verticals or industries. I primarily use it for the latter of these two options (Zoom mainly for prospecting). I work in many industries and understanding where to focus my time is crucial for productivity.
Pros and Cons
Up to date continuous reporting on market trends
UI is excellent
Customer care
Data quality can always improve
The more reports the better
Automating report building would be nice (may be possible, I have yet to find it)
Likelihood to Recommend
I think Crunchbase is one of the best tools I have for understanding market space and changes in the industry. For example I work in medical, A&D and electronics - three massive industries. Understanding which are trending towards or away from my product is key to understand where to spend the most time day over day.
September 13, 2018
Crunchbase to Crunch time!
Verified User
Representative in Sales
Computer Software Company, 201-500 employees
Score
9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
CrunchBase is currently being used by multiple Business Development Representatives across our Sales department. We use it to filter through and find net new accounts to a prospect based on various aspects of an organization.
Pros and Cons
Crunchbase does a great job at providing the most up to date information in regards to when a company recently received funding and approximately how much they got
When determining acquisition information, CrunchBase is extremely accurate and provides the necessary details required (i.e. the name of the transaction, name of the organization being acquired/who they are being acquired by etc.)
One of the coolest CrunchBase features is a list of trending profiles, based on page views - making it easier to see what companies might be worth prospecting as they are growing
I would like to see Crunchbase provide better packages for users who are not purchasing this for an entire department but on an individual user basis.
I wish there were certain features included in the free version (i.e. "my searches" and "my list")
Likelihood to Recommend
As my position is Business Development Representative, Crunchbase is a great tool for finding net new accounts to prospects based on recent funding, company size, headcount, revenue, recent acquisitions, etc.
May 25, 2018
For occasional use when specific data is needed, Crunchbase is great
Small Business Consultant - Financial Services
TriNet (Human Resources, 1001-5000 employees)
Score
10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I work in our inside sales team and we focus on mostly startups and small firms. These companies are often involved in fundraising to get off the ground. Crunchbase is an excellent resource for news about recent funding activity. I also love that alerts will come not only to my email but to my mobile device.
Pros and Cons
Custom filters are a great way to follow companies, people or investors.
Companies that are acquired can be filtered by the company name and or the name of the acquiring firm.
There are many events by industry and geo and Crunchbase allows me to search by popular events that I follow.
Crunchbase also offers the ability to save searches and to keep a list of companies that you're watching.
Honestly I don't have any constructive suggestions. I love the product as is, I wish the "my searches" and "my list" features were included in the free version.
Likelihood to Recommend
My use of the product is pretty basic, as I'm looking for specific information on startups or perhaps different events. And what I find on Crunchbase has been very helpful.