The private-capital markets database — VC, PE, and M&A in depth.
At a Glance
| Publisher | PitchBook (a Morningstar company) |
| Coverage | private and public capital markets — companies, deals, funds, investors, and service providers across venture capital, private equity, and M&A, with late-stage and pre-IPO company research |
| Access | institutional subscription |
| Free alternative | Crunchbase (basic tiers) for lighter startup data |
| Regional | global private-market coverage, deepest in North America and Europe. |
Our Take
For anyone tracking private capital — fundraising, deal flow, valuations, investor activity — PitchBook is the standard, with structured, analyst-curated data across the full private-investment lifecycle and increasingly public-market-style research on the largest private companies. It’s built for finance professionals and priced accordingly, and its depth is strongest where private-market activity concentrates. Use it for deal, fund, and investor intelligence and pre-IPO landscapes; pair it with Crunchbase for broad startup discovery and CB Insights for tech-sector signal.
Power Tips
- Use PitchBook for the money trail — funds, deals, and valuations — then layer academic and patent data (Dimensions, Lens) to connect a company’s financing to the research and IP behind it
- triangulate a private valuation across PitchBook, Crunchbase, and CB Insights, since private-market figures are estimates that differ by source.
Alternatives & Complements
Crunchbase · CB Insights · Orbis · Bloomberg Terminal.
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