I use Crunchbase for prospecting and I like that it puts information in one place that's reliable. The dashboard is another feature I appreciate. I also find the filters helpful, especially the ability to filter by valuation and funding round. The initial setup was very easy.

I like the daily updates in Crunchbase that let me see where funding deals have been closed and identify emerging startups. It helps me understand the evolving and maturing landscape of startups. I find it really valuable for determining which industries are growing, which areas are receiving the most investment, and identifying the fastest growing startups.

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.