How do I find information on venture capital and private equity?
Answer
Use Pitchbook. FIRST TIME USERS: please create an account using your University of Iowa email address (@uiowa.edu) and a password of your account.
- Utilize the Advanced Search function.
Bloomberg, available on select computers in the Business Library.
- Type PE and hit the green <GO> key to get to the main Private Equity homepage.
Use FactSet, available on select computers in the Business Library, or virtually.
- From the blue "F" button, go to Screening then click on Idea Screening. Under Create New Screen, choose I Am Looking For, then Private Equity.
- To view data by company, use blue "F" button and choose Private Equity / Venture Capital and then enter a specific firm, portfolio or fund name.
Look at PwC MoneyTree™ Report for historical and current VC investment aggregate numbers.