What Is Crunchbase?
Crunchbase is a web database of private companies, their funding rounds, investors and leadership changes, used for prospecting, deal sourcing and market research. Users filter companies and people or type a question into AI-assisted search, save searches and lists, and get email alerts when new companies match. Growth Score and Heat Score condense a company's momentum and media attention into a 0 to 100 figure. On the Business plan, Predictions flag companies likely to raise a round, be acquired or go public, and the Scout AI agent is fully available. Pro is pitched at individuals and caps exports at 2,000 rows a month; Business raises the cap to 5,000 and adds CRM integrations, SSO and seat management. A read-only REST API, licensed separately, serves the same records to internal tools and products.
Best for: Sales and investment teams that pick targets by funding activity and growth signals on private companies.
Crunchbase is strongest as a company intelligence source built around organizations, people, funding rounds, acquisitions, and related business signals. Prospecting workflows can filter and save target accounts, but teams that require high-confidence direct dials or a full multichannel cadence generally pair it with a contact-data or engagement platform.
