# Crunchbase

> Crunchbase is a San Francisco-based platform that catalogs the private markets - companies, funding rounds, investors and the people behind them - and increasingly tries to predict what will happen next. Born in 2007 as a companion database to TechCrunch, it now serves millions of entrepreneurs, investors and sales teams, layering AI-driven funding and exit predictions on top of a dataset covering more than four million companies, sold through subscriptions, an enterprise API and CRM integrations.

- **Founded:** 2007
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Michael Arrington (Founder (created Crunchbase as a TechCrunch database))
- **Team size:** ~260 employees
- **Products:** Crunchbase (Web Platform), Crunchbase Pro, Crunchbase Business, Crunchbase API, Predictions & Insights
- **Notable:** Grew from a TechCrunch side-project (2007) into an independent platform used by millions., Built an enterprise software and data-licensing business generating tens of millions in revenue., Generated 250M+ private-market predictions, with 5,000+ confirmed by real-world events as of late 2025.

## Products & services

- **Crunchbase (Web Platform)** — Searchable database of 4M+ companies, funding rounds, investors and executives, with company profiles, heat scores and AI-powered summaries.
- **Crunchbase Pro** — Individual subscription (about $49/mo billed annually) with advanced search, AI summaries, heat scores and export capacity for founders, investors and job seekers.
- **Crunchbase Business** — Higher tier (from about $199/mo) adding funding/growth/acquisition/IPO/layoff predictions, Salesforce and HubSpot CRM integrations, and account auto-enrichment.
- **Crunchbase API** — Programmatic access packaged as Fundamentals, Insights and Predictions, delivering real-time private-market data into customers' own products, models and tools.
- **Predictions & Insights** — AI models forecasting funding, growth, acquisitions, IPOs and closures across more than a million companies - 250M+ predictions generated as of late 2025.

## Achievements

- Grew from a TechCrunch side-project (2007) into an independent platform used by millions.
- Built an enterprise software and data-licensing business generating tens of millions in revenue.
- Generated 250M+ private-market predictions, with 5,000+ confirmed by real-world events as of late 2025.
- Raised more than $151M in total funding across multiple rounds.
- Established data partnerships with Salesforce, HubSpot and Perplexity.

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — Crunchbase reports 250M+ predictions generated, covering 1M+ companies for funding and 1.5M+ for exits.
- **2025-09** — Crunchbase passes 5,000 predictions confirmed by real-world funding, acquisition and IPO events.
- **2025-01** — Partnership with Perplexity brings Crunchbase firmographic and funding data into Perplexity Enterprise Pro.

## Links

- Website: https://crunchbase.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/crunchbase
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/crunchbase
- GitHub: https://github.com/Crunchbase
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Crunchbase
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crunchbase
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crunchbase

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Last updated: 2026-07-15