Managing Director, Strategic Initiatives + Corporate Venture Capital
Chose PitchBook
PitchBook is truly a best in class financial research and diligence hub that provides accurate and relevant background research needed prior to performance any venture capital, private equity and M&A transactions. It is a thorough database that stands out among its peers, with …
PitchBook provide more details breakdown and wider scope of company information. PitchBook also provide information on market and product news. We are a startup company and we relay on the inside news and information from pitch book to decide how to go to market. PitchBook …
CB Insights is good for getting a wide view of market trends and a forecast of what will be bubbling up in the near terms. PitchBook is more granular, enabling sales teams to dive into specific companies and where they're at as an organization, plus PitchBook typically has …
PitchBook is more focused on private company statistics such as capital raised, industry focus, investor base analysis, and overall market activity. PitchBook has more robust capabilities in terms of allowing users to manipulate private markets data, but does not have the same …
If you are a company or an individual that needs reliable information about SMEs or startups, this is the best platform for you to get this information in a very efficient way. If you are just doing a basic due diligence to see active VC funds, figuring out valuations or companies in one industry, or just getting general information about an industry, it is probably better to get it from somewhere else on the internet. The reasoning behind it is that PitchBook is very expensive as opposed to other options out there.
The overall support for PitchBook is about average. It is not excellent for two primary reasons. First, PitchBook can run slow from time to time, and I cannot copy and paste from the Chrome extension. I have found neither of those issues to be a function of the computer I am using. However, the PitchBook support team has proved helpful on several occasions.