[...] review of PitchBook May 2025
May 20, 2025
[...] review of PitchBook May 2025
Score 9 out of 10
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Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with PitchBook
Our investment bank,[...] operates in the middle market, and we do sell side representation for technical and non-technical companies. I am one of the deal makers at [...].
PitchBook is essential equipment for me to do my job every day. PitchBook is the industry's best source of buyer and seller information.
At PitchBook they have a team that tirelessly curates and updates the information in the PitchBook database. I would heartily recommend PitchBook to investment Bankers and Private equity and strategic buyers.
PitchBook is essential equipment for me to do my job every day. PitchBook is the industry's best source of buyer and seller information.
At PitchBook they have a team that tirelessly curates and updates the information in the PitchBook database. I would heartily recommend PitchBook to investment Bankers and Private equity and strategic buyers.
Pros
- Detailed profiles of companies
- Details of transactions companies have done
- Reports generated by specialist focus groups within PitchBook.
Cons
- Searching is not as good as it could be. Hypothetically, as a sell-side investment bank, it isn't easy to identify all the private equity firms with an investment thesis centered on Home Services, for example. How do I identify all the private equity firms (PEs) interested in investing in B2B SaaS Companies in the HealthTech sector? How do I find PEs interested in investing in IT Services companies? How can I identify private equity firms that primarily focus on investing in AI companies?
- PitchBook does not have any AI or Generative components that I am aware of.
- I think there could be Video overviews of Buyers and sellers that could be submitted by either of those groups. These videos could be two-minute overviews of the companies or buyers.
- PitchBook has no feedback buttons in the application? If I am using the application everyday why not provide me with a method of directly providing feedback to PitchBook?
- Generally, there is a lack of video content on the PitchBook platform. Many of the reports can be converted into videos using third-party products like Synthesia. There is a reason YouTube and TikTok are so popular. PitchBook has a wealth of content that can be converted into video.
- Pricing of the subscription is still prohibitively high. The total addressable market is large if there were a lower price point for the PitchBook Subscription Service
- Saves time; however, we are unsure how to quantify this in terms of return on investment (ROI).
- Enhances our Investment Bank's image and appearance.
The Quality of the data is mainly good however some of the private company data could be more up to date. I think a 3–6-month refresh would be good. Maybe asking companies or buyers to self-report to PitchBook would not be a bad idea.
Still evaluating it.
Do you think PitchBook delivers good value for the price?
Not sure
Are you happy with PitchBook's feature set?
No
Did PitchBook live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of PitchBook go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy PitchBook again?
Yes
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