Since the launch of CrunchBase 2.0, we have been working hard to make it easier for everyone to contribute to the CrunchBase dataset. We have flown past 550k entities in the dataset and we hope to see that number continue to grow as our community of users expands.
With the transition to The Business Graph, we did not release an export for April. This gave us time to work on improving the export to include richer detail for company categories and funding rounds. This is in addition to expanding the data to include international companies and investors earlier this year. We hope the data export continues to provide an easy way to explore startup and venture capital trends across the US and the world.
Highlights of the May 2014 Export include:
- 2014 Q1 Investment in London startups has already surpassed $1B
- Health Care and Health & Wellness companies have combined to raise 262 funding rounds in 2014
- International seed funds Cyberport Hong Kong, Kima Ventures and Wayra are the top three most active investors in Q1
- 110 venture funding rounds in India, 62 rounds for Israel startups in Q1 2014
You can download the snapshot here and if you find any errors or omissions, please let us know!