Crunchbase is built for people who want to sell things to startup companies but needs to get a list of the companies first. If you want to do that, this is a good tool. It also allows you to export lists to excel or your CRM, and take notes on the companies that you have contacted. Crunchbase is not great at generating the names of people to contact, there are other tools for that. But if you have a widget to sell, and your task is to find startup companies in specific industries like environmental consulting, aeroplane manufacturing, and dentists, all in 3 European Union countries, this data company will get you the names of those companies.

I love using it for research as a BD specialist for a marketing agency. I can check the companies I want to reach out for and list them in a effective way. It eases my lead search.

I use Crunchbase for market analysis, focusing on gathering information on potential customers, clients, and competitors. It provides detailed data on companies, which aids in data collection and analysis, especially for investment metrics. I also like that our company profile on Crunchbase helps us gather data and put ourselves out there. My favorite feature is the ability to search for similar companies in the field even if I don't know their name. This feature is particularly helpful for competitor analysis and finding potential customers for our use case. Setting it up was easy, and I'd rate my likelihood to recommend Crunchbase a 9 out of 10.