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What is venture capital and how does it work?

Venture capital is a form of financing where capital is invested into a company, usually a startup or small business, in exchange for equity in the company.

September 3, 2024

Kelly Knickerbocker

M&A

The private market data all corporate development teams need

May 21, 2017

To help you ensure your company has the best private market data out there, we compiled a list of the information every corporate development team should have access to.

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Venture Capital

How to choose the right database for your VC data needs

April 17, 2017

As you know better than anyone, the VC landscape is constantly changing. To navigate and compete in this noisy, complex space, it’s essential to have the right data behind you to validate your intuition. In this post, we’ll walk you through how to identify your data needs and pick the best resource for your firm.

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Venture Capital

What to ask when you’re evaluating a database for your venture capital firm

April 17, 2017

With competition growing and room for error pretty much non-existent, many venture capital firms are taking a second look at where they’re getting industry intel.

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How to ensure your venture capital firm has the right database

April 17, 2017

From raising a fund to exiting a portfolio—VCs need solid instincts and reliable data. But if you’re a VC, how do you know your data is as good as it can be? Is your database really the best option out there?

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Product Release

Making discovery and monitoring easier with expanded email alerts

December 11, 2016

Whether youre looking for new business, tracking competitors, or exploring an industry, one of the most time-consuming parts of this work is keeping track of all the updated information.

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Corporate Development

8 strategic acquisitions behind Google’s Pixel

October 17, 2016

Google has a long history of building products using technology acquired from other companies. So, when we heard the news about the Pixel—its newest venture into the smartphone market—we turned to the PitchBook Platform to explore the deals behind the technology.

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Venture Capital

Better Data for VC: PitchBook and NVCA team up

September 24, 2016

John Gabbert, PitchBook’s Founder and CEO, comments on our new partnership with the National Venture Capital Association and the new era of data-driven policymaking.

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Venture Capital

Announcing our new partnership with the National Venture Capital Association

September 20, 2016

Today, we’re proud to announce PitchBook’s new partnership with the NVCA. Aaron Eggers, PitchBook’s Director of Partnerships and Programs, weighs in on what this means for our clients and the greater VC community.

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Product Release

Introducing Smart News in the PitchBook Platform

July 1, 2016

What do you get when you combine PitchBook with your Google Alerts and Facebook-level targeting? We’re pleased to announce Smart News, the newest feature to hit the PitchBook Platform and one more way we’re working towards a better way to do VC, PE and M&A.

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Announcing the launch of our new API and Datafeed

June 5, 2016

Announcing the launch of two brand new product offerings: The PitchBook API and the PitchBook Datafeed, making it possible to get our venture capital, private equity and M&A data—directly.

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