# Private Markets Signals — alternative data chapter XVIII (PE)

Canonical: https://altdataatlas.com/category/private-markets
JSON: https://altdataatlas.com/api/categories/private-markets.json
As of: 2026-09-24
Licence: AltData Atlas Data Licence v1 (https://altdataatlas.com/agents#licence) — attribution required; no bulk redistribution. Not investment advice.

> Private markets data is information on companies that do not report publicly — funding rounds, valuations, revenue estimates, and operating metrics — assembled from filings, investors, and proprietary research.

15 providers tracked, 15 verified, 1 offers a free sample.

## Primer

Private-markets data shines a light on companies that do not file public accounts: venture and buyout funding rounds, investor and fund performance, and operational signals scraped or modelled for pre-IPO names. Providers assemble deal databases and layer on web and hiring exhaust to estimate momentum. Investors use them to source deals, benchmark valuations, and track companies on the path to listing. The considerations are dataset completeness, the basis behind any modelled estimates, update cadence, and the inevitable gaps where private firms simply disclose nothing.

Typical universe: Venture- and PE-backed private companies, pre-IPO names and their listed comparables; technology-, consumer- and health-care-weighted.

## Providers

Since = earliest year on record for the provider. Price bands are indicative: < $50k, $50–150k, $150k+; — = not published. Coverage tier: inferred = editorial inference (likely, unconfirmed); stated = quoted from the provider's own page. Each provider has a Markdown twin at /provider/<id>.md.

| Provider | Since | Delivery | Price band | Sample | Verified | Coverage tier | Regions | Approx. companies | Ticker-mapped |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Caplight](https://altdataatlas.com/provider/caplight) | 2019 | Dashboard, API | $50–150k | — | yes | stated | North America | 60,000 | no |
| [CB Insights](https://altdataatlas.com/provider/cb-insights) | 2008 | Dashboard, API | $150k+ | — | yes | stated | Global | 13,000,000 | not stated |
| [Crunchbase](https://altdataatlas.com/provider/crunchbase) | 2007 | Dashboard, API | $50–150k | yes | yes | stated | North America | — | not stated |
| [Dealroom](https://altdataatlas.com/provider/dealroom) | 2013 | Dashboard, API | $50–150k | — | yes | stated | Global | — | no |
| [Forge Global](https://altdataatlas.com/provider/forge-global) | 2014 | Dashboard, API | $50–150k | — | yes | stated | North America | 200 | no |
| [Grata](https://altdataatlas.com/provider/grata) | 2016 | Dashboard, API | $50–150k | — | yes | stated | North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Global | 22,000,000 | no |
| [PatSnap](https://altdataatlas.com/provider/patsnap) | — | — | — | — | yes | stated | Global | — | not stated |
| [PitchBook](https://altdataatlas.com/provider/pitchbook) | 2007 | Dashboard, API | $150k+ | — | yes | inferred | Global | — | not stated |
| [Preqin](https://altdataatlas.com/provider/preqin) | 2003 | Dashboard, API | $150k+ | — | yes | stated | Global | 135,000 | not stated |
| [QL2](https://altdataatlas.com/provider/ql2) | — | — | — | — | yes | stated | North America | — | not stated |
| [Sacra](https://altdataatlas.com/provider/sacra) | 2020 | Report, Dashboard | < $50k | — | yes | stated | North America | — | not stated |
| [SourceScrub](https://altdataatlas.com/provider/sourcescrub) | 2015 | Dashboard, API | $50–150k | — | yes | stated | North America | 16,000,000 | not stated |
| [Thinknum](https://altdataatlas.com/provider/thinknum) | 2013 | API, Dashboard | $50–150k | — | yes | stated | North America | 450,000 | yes |
| [Tracxn](https://altdataatlas.com/provider/tracxn) | 2013 | Dashboard, API | $50–150k | — | yes | stated | North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Africa | 7,700,000 | not stated |
| [Triton Research](https://altdataatlas.com/provider/tritonresearch) | — | — | — | — | yes | stated | North America | 500,000 | not stated |

## Sector coverage

| Sector | Providers | Stated | Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | 5 | 5 | https://altdataatlas.com/coverage/private-markets/energy |
| Materials | 5 | 5 | https://altdataatlas.com/coverage/private-markets/materials |
| Industrials | 5 | 5 | https://altdataatlas.com/coverage/private-markets/industrials |
| Consumer Discretionary | 14 | 8 | https://altdataatlas.com/coverage/private-markets/consumer-discretionary |
| Consumer Staples | 6 | 6 | https://altdataatlas.com/coverage/private-markets/consumer-staples |
| Health Care | 13 | 7 | https://altdataatlas.com/coverage/private-markets/health-care |
| Financials | 11 | 5 | https://altdataatlas.com/coverage/private-markets/financials |
| Information Technology | 15 | 9 | https://altdataatlas.com/coverage/private-markets/information-technology |
| Communication Services | 12 | 6 | https://altdataatlas.com/coverage/private-markets/communication-services |
| Utilities | 6 | 6 | https://altdataatlas.com/coverage/private-markets/utilities |
| Real Estate | 6 | 6 | https://altdataatlas.com/coverage/private-markets/real-estate |

Cite as: AltData Atlas, Private Markets Signals (https://altdataatlas.com/category/private-markets), as of 2026-09-24. AltData Atlas Data Licence v1.