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Head-to-head · Investor Databases

Venture Intelligence vs Dakota Family Office Investment Database

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score Venture Intelligence #3 in Investor Databases 9.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit site
Dakota Family Office Investment Database #18 in Investor Databases 7.5/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Dakota

Venture Intelligence leads on 0 checks, Dakota Family Office Investment Database on 0, and 6 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreVenture Intelligence · 9.1/10
  • Most featuresVenture Intelligence · 5 of 5

Venture Intelligence scores higher on our rubric for investor databases: 9.1 against 7.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #18.

Venture Intelligence is the better fit for established PE/VC transaction research. Dakota Family Office Investment Database is the better fit for family-office direct-investment research.

  • Venture Intelligence fits best

    Established PE/VC transaction research

  • Dakota Family Office Investment Database fits best

    Family-office direct-investment research

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Side by side

Feature Venture Intelligence 9.1/10 Visit ↗ Dakota Family Office Investment Database 7.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.1 7.5
Ranking #3 in Investor Databases #18 in Investor Databases
Best for Established PE/VC transaction research Family-office direct-investment research
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price Pricing on request $10,000/user/yr
Free plan Not checked yet —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Built for Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Venture Intelligence 5/5 · Dakota Family Office Investment Database 4/5
Investment activity data ✓ ✓
Portfolio company data ✓ ✓
Contact details ✓ ✓
Data export ✓ ✓
API access ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Specs
Investor types Mixed Mixed
Data freshness Live Live
Our review
Pros
  • 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
  • Deal records include rounds, structures, timing, and transaction history
  • Filters cover sector, geography, investment type, and other classifications
  • CRM integrations support Salesforce, HubSpot, DealCloud, and more
Cons
  • Pricing requires a contact-sales conversation
  • Its focus is India's private-market ecosystem
  • The API is described specifically for funding information
  • Annual access starts at $10,000 per user
  • Access is limited to the web platform
  • Focused on family-office data rather than broad investor coverage
Our verdict

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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Dakota Family Office Investment Database is a searchable research product for private fund managers, founders, service providers, investment banks, and research teams. It focuses on family-office direct investments across venture, growth…

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  1. Venture IntelligenceInvestor Databases 9.1Pricing on request
  2. Dakota Family Office Investment DatabaseInvestor Databases 7.5Paid

Strengths and trade-offs

  • 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

  • Dakota Family Office Investment Database — where it wins

    • Deal records include rounds, structures, timing, and transaction history
    • Filters cover sector, geography, investment type, and other classifications
    • CRM integrations support Salesforce, HubSpot, DealCloud, and more

    Where it doesn't

    • Annual access starts at $10,000 per user
    • Access is limited to the web platform
    • Focused on family-office data rather than broad investor coverage
  • Venture Intelligence9.1/10 · Pricing on request

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

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  • Dakota Family Office Investment Database7.5/10 · Paid

    A detailed family-office investment database for targeted private-market research.

    Visit DakotaFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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