Private company data

Private company data describes businesses that do not publish full financial statements on a stock exchange: startups, venture-backed growth companies, family-owned firms and private-equity portfolio companies. Investors use it for deal sourcing and valuation, corporate development teams for M&A screening, and sales teams to target fast-growing accounts.

Typical fields:

• Company name, domain, legal entity and headquarters
• Funding rounds with date, amount, round type and investors
• Valuations where disclosed
• Headcount and headcount growth
• Revenue estimates or revenue bands
• Acquisitions, exits and key people

Sources and collection

Information comes from company registries and statutory filings, regulatory notices of securities offerings, press releases, news, company websites, job postings and surveys of companies and investors. Because private companies disclose little, many fields are estimated or modeled. The best providers flag which values are reported, estimated or inferred, and keep sources for each.

Delivery and pricing

Usually sold as a platform subscription with export limits, or as a bulk feed or API for CRM and investment systems. Price depends on seats or record volume, regions covered, field depth (valuations and financials cost more) and whether you can show data to clients.

Before you buy

• Ask which fields are reported and which are estimated, and how estimates are produced.
• Test coverage of your target region and stage, since coverage is uneven outside major venture hubs.
• Check how quickly new rounds appear after announcement.
• Verify deduplication of companies that rename or restructure.
• Confirm whether you can quote the data in investor memos or client reports.