PitchBook
PitchBook: Broad investor intelligence with live data, analysis, exports, APIs, and CRM connections. Ranked #1 of 31 in Investor Databases by our editors (9.4/10); pricing: Pricing on request; best for broad institutional investor research.
At a glance
- Editor score9.4 / 10
- PricingPricing on request
- Best forBroad institutional investor research
- Free planNo
- Investor typesMixed
- Founded2007 · Seattle, Washington, United States
- Facts checked20 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Covers investors, funds, companies, deals, and limited partners
- Combines portfolio, performance, contact, export, API, and CRM tools
- Supports web, Chrome, Excel, PowerPoint, CRM, and RESTful API workflows
Where it doesn't
- Pricing is sales-led and varies by seats, firm type, and premium offerings
- Its broad coverage may exceed the needs of narrowly focused research teams
- Access spans multiple tools and integrations rather than a single-purpose database
Our verdict on PitchBook
PitchBook is a private capital market intelligence platform for investment professionals, companies, and financial institutions. It brings together investor, fund, company, deal, limited-partner, people, and market-activity data across private and public markets. Research workflows include investor strategies, portfolio companies, financing histories, valuations, fund performance, returns, benchmarking, saved lists, alerts, and contact information. Its live data coverage is suited to teams conducting broad institutional investor research.
Pricing is sales-led, with costs varying by seats, firm type, and premium offerings. The published offering centers on access to research and workflow capabilities rather than a fixed self-serve tier structure. Users can export profiles and search results to Excel, Word, and PDF, while direct data access is available through a RESTful API and Data Feed. Excel, PowerPoint, Chrome, Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, and HubSpot integrations extend the product into research, presentation, prospecting, and CRM workflows.
The main strength is breadth: PitchBook connects investor activity, fund performance, company financing, valuation, cap-table, deal, portfolio, and limited-partner research in one product. Search, screeners, saved lists, alerts, exports, AI features, and contact data support different stages of institutional research. The product is a strong fit for organizations that need wide private-capital coverage and connected workflows. Teams seeking only a narrow investor directory or a simple list-building tool may find its broader research and integration scope more than they need.
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PitchBook fact sheet
| Free plan | No |
|---|---|
| Paid from | Not verified |
| Investor types | Mixed |
| Investment activity data | Yes |
| Portfolio company data | Yes |
| Contact details | Yes |
| Data export | Yes |
| API access | Yes |
| Data freshness | Live |
| Deployment | Cloud, Mobile, Browser extension |
| Platforms | Web, Chrome extension |
| Compliance & security | GDPR |
| Support | Live chat, Docs |
| Built for | Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 6 integrations: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Chrome, Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, HubSpot See all → |
| Pricing | Pricing on request (source) |
| Website | pitchbook.com |
| Facts checked | 20 Sep 2026 |
PitchBook integrations
PitchBook lists 6 integrations on its own site.
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Google Chrome
- Salesforce
- Microsoft Dynamics
- HubSpot
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