Pitchbook - Worth it? - Searchfunder

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by a searcher from Harvard University - Harvard Business School
in New York, NY, USA

8mos ago

Pitchbook - Worth it?

Who all has access to Pitchbook? Is it worth it to pay the steep annual subscription? Primary use case is for investor contact data. Would also love to speak with students who have access too.

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reply by a searcher 8mos ago
from Harvard University in New York, NY, USA

Thanks ^redacted‌. I guess you can just scrape the contact data though? Had you heard of this? redacted

reply by a searcher 8mos ago
from The University of Georgia in New York, New York, United States

For a searchers, its probably not a good use of money. Their strength (and why its expensive) comes from their deep database on VC/PE funding rounds. If you're doing outreach / prospecting, there are a number of horizontal GTM tools that are best-in-class for everything from AI prospect list building to automated LinkedIn outreach and contact enrichment. I work with searchers & institutional funds to get these systems/process setup. Shoot me a DM if you want to chat through it