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Head-to-head · Investor Databases

Preqin vs Venture Intelligence

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score Preqin #2 in Investor Databases 9.3/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Preqin
Venture Intelligence #3 in Investor Databases 9.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit site

Preqin leads on 0 checks, Venture Intelligence on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scorePreqin · 9.3/10

Preqin scores higher on our rubric for investor databases: 9.3 against 9.1 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #3.

On data freshness, Preqin gives you Daily where Venture Intelligence offers Live.

Preqin is the better fit for private-markets data operations. Venture Intelligence is the better fit for established PE/VC transaction research.

  • Preqin fits best

    Private-markets data operations

  • Venture Intelligence fits best

    Established PE/VC transaction research

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Side by side

Feature Preqin 9.3/10 Visit ↗ Venture Intelligence 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.3 9.1
Ranking #2 in Investor Databases #3 in Investor Databases
Best for Private-markets data operations Established PE/VC transaction research
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price Pricing on request Pricing on request
Free plan Not checked yet Not checked yet
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Email, Live chat, Docs · 24/7 Email
Built for Mid-market, Enterprise Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Preqin 5/5 · Venture Intelligence 5/5
Investment activity data ✓ ✓
Portfolio company data ✓ ✓
Contact details ✓ ✓
Data export ✓ ✓
API access ✓ ✓
Specs
Investor types Mixed Mixed
Data freshness Daily Live
Our review
Pros
  • Broad profiles spanning investors, funds, companies, deals, and managers
  • Daily data with exports, APIs, bulk feeds, and warehouse delivery
  • Allocation, mandate, contact, benchmarking, and transaction-history data
  • Covers investments, fundraising, exits and historical transactions
  • Includes investor, LP, portfolio-company and contact directories
  • Offers advanced search, exports, alerts, saved lists and a funding API
Cons
  • Subscription pricing requires a sales conversation
  • API pricing depends on data scope and users
  • Its breadth may exceed the needs of narrow research teams
  • Pricing requires a contact-sales conversation
  • Its focus is India's private-market ecosystem
  • The API is described specifically for funding information
Our verdict

Preqin is a private-markets data and analytics platform for investment professionals, including fund managers, institutional investors, banks, consultants, and placement agents. Its coverage spans private equity, venture capital, private…

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Venture Intelligence is a web and API research platform covering Indian private equity, venture capital, M&A transactions, private-company financials, investors, funds and portfolio companies. It is aimed at investment firms, investment…

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  1. PreqinInvestor Databases 9.3Pricing on request
  2. Venture IntelligenceInvestor Databases 9.1Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Preqin — where it wins

    • Broad profiles spanning investors, funds, companies, deals, and managers
    • Daily data with exports, APIs, bulk feeds, and warehouse delivery
    • Allocation, mandate, contact, benchmarking, and transaction-history data

    Where it doesn't

    • Subscription pricing requires a sales conversation
    • API pricing depends on data scope and users
    • Its breadth may exceed the needs of narrow research teams
  • Venture Intelligence — where it wins

    • Covers investments, fundraising, exits and historical transactions
    • Includes investor, LP, portfolio-company and contact directories
    • Offers advanced search, exports, alerts, saved lists and a funding API

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing requires a contact-sales conversation
    • Its focus is India's private-market ecosystem
    • The API is described specifically for funding information
  • Preqin9.3/10 · Pricing on request

    A broad private-markets intelligence platform for data-led investment workflows.

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  • Venture Intelligence9.1/10 · Pricing on request

    A mature India-focused database for PE/VC transactions, investors and portfolio research.

    Visit siteFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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