# PitchBook

> PitchBook is a Seattle financial-data and software company that maps the people, companies, funds and transactions of private capital markets. Its subscription platform, direct data products, research and workflow integrations help investors, advisers and corporate teams source deals, run diligence, benchmark performance and understand markets that disclose far less than public exchanges. Founded by John Gabbert in 2007 and acquired by Morningstar in 2016, PitchBook reported $671.8 million in 2025 revenue and now serves more than 100,000 professionals worldwide.

- **Founded:** 2007
- **Headquarters:** Seattle, United States
- **Founders:** John Gabbert (Founder and former CEO)
- **Team size:** More than 3,000 employees
- **Products:** PitchBook Platform, PitchBook Mobile, Direct Data, Workflow integrations, PitchBook Navigator
- **Notable:** Grew from $31 million in 2015 sales to $671.8 million in 2025 revenue., Serves more than 100,000 professionals and employs more than 3,000 people globally., Tracks more than 12.75 million companies, 3 million deals, 600,000 investors and 170,000 funds as of July 2026.

## Products & services

- **PitchBook Platform** — A web-based intelligence platform covering companies, investors, funds, deals, people, valuations and market research, with screening and analytical tools.
- **PitchBook Mobile** — Mobile access to company, fund, investor, deal and contact data, synchronized with the desktop platform.
- **Direct Data** — REST API and data-feed products that place PitchBook data inside internal applications, dashboards and data warehouses.
- **Workflow integrations** — Excel, PowerPoint, Chrome, Salesforce and HubSpot tools that embed research and refreshable data in common deal workflows.
- **PitchBook Navigator** — An in-platform natural-language assistant that answers questions and builds lists using PitchBook data and research.
- **VC Exit Predictor** — Machine-learning estimates of whether, how and - through the 2026 Time to Exit feature - when a venture-backed company may exit.
- **PitchBook Valuation Estimates** — Daily data-informed valuation estimates for more than 15,000 venture-backed companies at launch.
- **PitchBook LCD** — Leveraged-loan news, data and predictive research capabilities expanded through Morningstar's 2022 acquisition of LCD.

## Achievements

- Grew from $31 million in 2015 sales to $671.8 million in 2025 revenue.
- Serves more than 100,000 professionals and employs more than 3,000 people globally.
- Tracks more than 12.75 million companies, 3 million deals, 600,000 investors and 170,000 funds as of July 2026.
- Acquired by Morningstar in 2016 while continuing to operate as an independent subsidiary.
- Named Best Alternative Data Provider in the 2026 WatersTechnology Rankings.
- Extended licensed data into Claude, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Harvey, Samaya AI and other AI environments.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Launched Time to Exit, adding one-, three- and five-year timing probabilities to the VC Exit Predictor.
- **2026-07** — Named Best Alternative Data Provider in the WatersTechnology Rankings 2026.
- **2026-06** — Introduced Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot in Excel integrations for licensed customers.
- **2026-06** — Announced premium AI workflow partnerships with Samaya AI and Harvey.
- **2026-05** — Partnered with StepStone to deliver anonymized deal-level performance and operating benchmarks.
- **2026-04** — PitchBook LCD launched a six-month forward default-rate predictor for US leveraged loans.
- **2026-02** — Launched daily PitchBook Valuation Estimates with initial coverage of more than 15,000 VC-backed companies.

## Links

- Website: https://pitchbook.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pitchbook
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/PitchBook
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PitchBookData

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Last updated: 2026-08-15