The gap between Crunchbase €580 and PitchBook €24k

500 qualified startups. Not scraped. Ready to act on.

A curated, verified dataset of 500 European startups — funding stage, sector, HQ, team size, recent signals. Built for VCs, corporate dev, analysts and founders who need deal-flow data without the €24k/year PitchBook lock-in.

500
Qualified startups
€549
One-time · no subscription
€24k
PitchBook price you avoid
48h
Delivery

500 startups. 12 fields. Zero junk.

Every record is a real, funded, active startup — not a stale Kaggle scrape. We verify funding stage, team size, sector and HQ, and we tag in-market signals so you know which companies are raising, hiring or expanding right now.

I

Funding Stage & Round

Pre-seed to Series C — with last round date and amount where public. Filter by stage to match your fund's thesis. No dead companies, no pre-launch ideas pretending to be startups.

II

Sector & Sub-sector Tags

Standardised sector taxonomy (SaaS, fintech, climate, healthtech, deeptech, B2B services…) plus sub-sector tags. Cross-filter to find, say, B2B SaaS scaleups in France raising Series A.

III

HQ & Geographic Coverage

Headquarters location, country, and city. Coverage biased to Europe (FR, UK, DE, NL, ES, Nordics) with select US comparables. Expand your deal-flow map without a $24k subscription.

IV

Team Size & Founders

Headcount band, founder names, and founder LinkedIn URLs where public. Know whether a company is 3 people pre-seed or 80 people Series B before you reach out.

V

In-Market Signals

Tags: raising now, recent hiring spike, product launch, geographic expansion, exec hire, M&A signal. So you prioritise the 50 that matter this quarter, not the 500 in general.

+

CRM-Ready Export

CSV + JSON. Import to Affinity, HubSpot, Notion, Airtable or your internal deal-flow tracker in one click. Clean, deduplicated, normalised. Analyst-grade, not scraped.

10 startups, on the house.

Below is a real preview of 10 entries from the dataset. The full version has 500. Drop your email below to receive this 10-startup sample as a downloadable CSV — no payment, no call, no strings.

Startup Sector Stage Last round HQ Team Tier Signal
[Startup A]B2B SaaSSeries A€8M · 2025Paris, FR25–50HotRaising Series B, hiring VP Sales
[Startup B]FintechSeed€3M · 2024London, UK10–25WarmProduct launch, EU expansion
[Startup C]Climate techSeries B€20M · 2025Berlin, DE50–100HotNew CFO hire, prep Series C
[Startup D]HealthtechPre-seed€500k · 2025Amsterdam, NL3–10WarmFirst commercial pilots
[Startup E]Deeptech / AISeries A€12M · 2024Paris, FR25–50HotGPT-wrapper pivot, ARR 3x YoY
[Startup F]B2B servicesSeed€2M · 2024Madrid, ES10–25WarmHiring 5 engineers, LATAM entry
[Startup G]SaaS infraSeries B€15M · 2025Stockholm, SE50–100HotM&A signal, acq. target scan
[Startup H]MarketplacePre-seed€800k · 2025Dublin, IE3–10WarmY Combinator W25 alumni
[Startup I]Climate / energySeries A€10M · 2024Munich, DE25–50WarmEU grant + private round
[Startup J]DevToolsSeed€4M · 2025Lyon, FR10–25HotOpen-source traction, raising

Full dataset: 500 startups · CSV + JSON · instant delivery · €549 one-time. Sample shown with redacted names — full version includes real company names.

Two sizes. No subscription.

500 startups covers most deal-flow needs. 2,000 startups is for funds and corporate dev teams that want full coverage. Both are one-time. No annual lock-in, no per-seat pricing, no upsell games.

Best value
Dataset 2,000 Startups
1,990
one-time · 4× the coverage
  • 2,000 qualified startups (incl. the 500)
  • Wider coverage: EU + UK + select US
  • All fields from the 500-startup tier
  • Extended signal history (last 18 months)
  • Sector breakdown export (per-sector CSV)
  • Priority delivery within 72h
  • CSV + JSON · CRM-ready
  • No subscription, no recurring fees

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Need fresh data every quarter?

Add a quarterly refresh subscription: +€199/quarter. We re-verify the 500 (or 2,000) startups every 3 months, flag the ones that raised, pivoted or died, and send you the updated dataset. Cancel anytime.

Add quarterly refresh — €199/q

There's no middle market for startup data.

Crunchbase Pro costs ~€580/year and is generic. PitchBook costs €24,000/year and locks you into an annual contract. Kaggle datasets are free but stale and unqualified. We sit in the gap — curated, qualified, one-time.

Kaggle (free) Crunchbase Pro (~€580/yr) Koryos 500 PitchBook (€24k/yr)
Qualified & verified startups✗ Stale✓ Broad✓ Curated
Funding stage + last roundOften missing
In-market signals per startupPartial
Founder LinkedIn URLsRarely
CRM-ready CSV + JSONMessy
You own the data (no lock-in)Annual sub✓ ForeverAnnual lock-in
PriceFree~€580/yr€549 once€24,000/yr

The demand is explicit.

Reddit r/venturecapital threads asking "who has the best data at the best price" prove it: analysts and corporate dev teams want qualified startup data without the PitchBook price tag. We filled the gap.

Crunchbase Pro price
~€580
The low-end reference. Generic, broad, annual subscription. Our €549 one-time is at the same price point but curated, qualified and owned forever.
PitchBook price
€24k/yr
The enterprise reference. Most boutiques, independent analysts and corporate dev teams can't justify it. We're 44× cheaper, one-time.
The gap we fill
€549 → €24k
The market jumps from €580 generic to €24,000 enterprise. Nothing qualified in between. Until now.
Reddit demand
r/VC
Explicit threads asking for affordable, qualified startup data. Analysts and associates without a PitchBook budget are the exact buyer.

Questions you'll ask.

 

Where do the startups come from?

Public sources: funding announcements, press, LinkedIn, registry filings, accelerator alumni lists, public pitch decks, conference tracks. Every record is enriched and verified by hand — no scraping of private databases, no purchased lists. We assemble what's public but scattered into one clean dataset.

Is this different from Crunchbase?

Yes. Crunchbase is broad and generic — it lists everyone, qualified or not. We curate 500 active, funded, in-market startups, add signals, and deliver a clean, analyst-ready dataset you own forever. Think of it as Crunchbase filtered by a human analyst who knows what deal teams actually look at.

What geographic coverage?

Primarily Europe (FR, UK, DE, NL, ES, Nordics, IE) with select US comparables. The 2,000-startup tier widens coverage to EU + UK + select US. If you need a specific region (e.g. MENA, APAC), ask — we can scope a custom dataset via our Niche Datasets product.

How fresh is the data?

Verified within the last 90 days at delivery. The quarterly refresh add-on (€199/quarter) keeps it fresh — we re-verify every 3 months, flag the ones that raised, pivoted or died, and send you the updated dataset. Cancel anytime.

What format do I receive?

CSV and JSON. Columns: company name, sector, sub-sector, stage, last round amount & date, HQ country & city, team size band, founder names, founder LinkedIn URLs, signal tags, priority tier. Import to Affinity, HubSpot, Notion, Airtable or your internal tracker in one click.

How fast is delivery?

Within 48 hours for the 500-startup dataset, 72 hours for the 2,000-startup tier. The dataset is pre-built and ready. You receive a download link by email on payment confirmation.