Crunchbase#Products
{{Short description|Online database of companies and start-ups}}
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- TechCrunch (2007–2015)
- Crunchbase, Inc. (2015–present)
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| creator = Michael Arrington
| location = San Francisco, California
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Crunchbase is a company that provides information about businesses. Their content includes investment and funding information, individuals in leadership positions, and corporate news.
History
Crunchbase was founded in 2007 by Michael Arrington as an outside database to track startups featured in articles on TechCrunch.
In September 2010, AOL acquired Crunchbase. {{citation needed|date=December 2023}}
In November 2013, AOL entered into a dispute with startup Pro Populi over the company's use of the entire Crunchbase dataset in apps that Pro Populi developed despite having distributed the data under the Creative Commons CC-BY attribution license. Pro Populi was represented by the Electronic Frontier Foundation.{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/2013/11/aol-crunchbase-cc-flap |date=November 2013 |title=AOL Smacks Startup for Using CrunchBase Content It Gave Away |last=Kravets |first=David |magazine=Wired |access-date=June 14, 2018 |language=en-US}} AOL eventually conceded that Pro Populi could continue to use the dataset but adopted the CC BY-NC license for future revisions.{{cite press release |author= |title= Startup Settles Creative Commons Licensing Dispute with Tech Database |url= https://www.eff.org/press/releases/startup-settles-creative-commons-licensing-dispute-tech-database |publisher= Electronic Frontier Foundation |date= December 12, 2013 |access-date=August 17, 2019}} A snapshot of the 2013 dataset is still available for download under the CC-BY license on the Crunchbase website.{{cite web |url= https://data.crunchbase.com/docs/2013-snapshot |title=2013 Snapshot |author= |website=crunchbase.com |access-date=August 17, 2019 |url-access=registration}}
In 2014, Crunchbase added incubators and venture capital partners to the startup database.{{Cite web |last=Shieber |first=Jonathan |date=2014-09-10 |title=CrunchBase Grows Its Global Reach, Adding Incubators, VC Partners And A New Leaderboard Feature |url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/09/10/crunchbase-grows-its-global-reach-adding-incubators-vc-partners-and-a-new-leaderboard-feature |access-date=2018-06-14 |publisher=TechCrunch}}
In 2015, Crunchbase went private, separating from AOL, Verizon, and TechCrunch. Crunchbase then announced the raise of $8.5 million in funding.{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/09/22/aolverizon-completes-spinout-of-crunchbase-funded-by-emergence-capital/|title=AOL/Verizon Completes Spinout Of CrunchBase Funded By Emergence Capital|date=September 22, 2015 |publisher=TechCrunch|access-date=June 14, 2018}} In 2016, the company rebranched by removing the camel casing of its name (with the "B" in "Base" now being rendered as a small letter), and launched its first product, the paid database Crunchbase Pro.{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/12/crunchbase-pro-brings-new-search-and-analysis-features-for-power-users/|title=CrunchBase Pro brings new search and analysis features for power users|date=September 12, 2016 |publisher=TechCrunch|access-date=June 14, 2018}} In April 2017, Crunchbase announced an $18 million Series B from Mayfield Fund.{{Cite web|title=Crunchbase raises $18M, debuts Enterprise business intelligence, plans 'Marketplace' for 3rd party data|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/04/06/crunchbase-18-million/|access-date=December 2, 2021|website=TechCrunch|date=April 6, 2017 |language=en-US}} At the same time, Crunchbase launched two new products – Crunchbase Enterprise and Crunchbase for Applications.{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/crunchbase-expands-paid-services-raises-18-million-1491478202|title=Crunchbase Expands Paid Services, Raises $18 Million|last=Zakrzewski|first=Cat|date=April 6, 2017|work=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=June 14, 2018|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660}}
In 2018, Crunchbase launched Crunchbase Marketplace, providing subscriptions to data from third parties.{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/21/crunchbase-opens-a-marketplace-for-3rd-party-data-in-bid-to-be-the-master-database-for-companies/|title=Crunchbase opens a marketplace for 3rd-party data in bid to be the 'master database for companies'|date=February 21, 2018 |publisher=TechCrunch|access-date=June 14, 2018}}
The following year, Crunchbase announced a $30 million Series C led by Omers Ventures.{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/31/crunchbase-raises-30m-more-to-double-down-on-its-ambition-to-be-a-linkedin-for-company-data/|title=Crunchbase raises $30M more to double down on its ambition to be a 'LinkedIn for company data'|date=October 31, 2019 |publisher=TechCrunch|access-date=November 1, 2019}}
Products
Their software includes tools for investment analytics, trend analysis, web traffic review, and marketing. They also carry news regarding startups.{{cite news |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/crunchbase-expands-paid-services-raises-18-million-1491478202 |title=Crunchbase Expands Paid Services, Raises $18 Million |date=April 6, 2017 |access-date=July 14, 2021 |url-access=subscription}} Crunchbase Pro is their in-depth search tool. Crunchbase Enterprise is Designed for larger organizations, Crunchbase Enterprise offers enhanced features such as API access, custom data solutions{{what|date=April 2025}}, and integrations with CRM platforms.
References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
- [https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/wikipedia Wikipedia Crunchbase] Company Profile
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