Research Tools

This is a broad list of different data resources that might be helpful in a research project. You won't use all of them all the time but as you spend more time on specific types of categories you'll start to learn what the best resources are (for example, if you spend a lot of time investing in consumer apps you'll find that App Annie and Apptopia are important data sets because they track app downloads and usage.)
NameTagsDescription
Bureau of Labor Statistics

https://www.bls.gov

Latest employment data for US jobs

CB Insights

https://www.cbinsights.com

Market intelligence platform

CooleyGO

https://www.cooleygo.com/trends/

Historical term sheet data

Crunchbase

https://www.crunchbase.com

Sourcing and market research platform

Dealroom.co

https://dealroom.co

Data provider on private companies in Europe

Factiva

https://professional.dowjones.com/factiva/#services

Global news monitoring and search engine

Pitchbook

https://pitchbook.com

Data on VC, PE, and public markets

Specter

https://tryspecter.com

Alternative data bank

US Census Bureau

https://www.census.gov

US population data

AngelList Salary Comps

https://angel.co/salaries

Salary and equity comps for startup roles

App Annie

https://www.appannie.com/en/

Mobile market data and analytics

Apptopia

https://apptopia.com

Mobile market data and analytics

Baremetrics

https://baremetrics.com

Metrics for SaaS & subscription businesses

Bombora

https://bombora.com

Interest signal data

BuiltWith

https://builtwith.com

Website tech stack information

Capterra

https://www.capterra.com

Software comparisons and reviews

Dataprovider

https://www.dataprovider.com/#

Website tracking data

IPqwery

https://ipqwery.com

Insight into any company's IP holdings

MixRank

https://mixrank.com

Data platform to prospect and discover leads

Oxydata

https://www.oxydata.io

In-depth data on people and companies

SensorTower

https://sensortower.com

Data insights on mobile apps

SimilarWeb

https://www.similarweb.com

Analysis on any website or app

Statista

https://www.statista.com

Markets statistics and surveys

TrustRadius

https://www.trustradius.com

Software reviews

Apteo

https://app.apteo.co

Low code data science tool

Ask Wonder

https://askwonder.com

Custom research

Bullet Point Network

https://www.bulletpoint.network/bpn-homepage

Scenario planning software

Digital Insight

https://www.digital-insight.com

Research on people and companies

Earnest

https://www.earnestresearch.com

Performance metrics and data

Enterprise Comparables

https://www.meritechcapital.com/public-comparables/enterprise#HistoricalTradingData

KPI and valuation metrics for software companies

Forrester

https://go.forrester.com

Research and insights

G2 Track

https://track.g2.com

Track and analyze software spend

Harvest Exchange

https://www.hvst.com

Aggregated research topics

IBIS World

https://www.ibisworld.com

Industry and market research

IDC

https://www.idc.com

Research for emerging topics and trends

Kumu

https://kumu.io

Organize data into relationship maps

Papers with Code

https://paperswithcode.com

ML research papers and code

Public Comps

https://www.publiccomps.com

Timely public SaaS metrics

Quid

https://quid.com

Data visualization

Techspert.io

https://www.techspert.io

Knowledge exchange platform

Tegus

https://www.tegus.co

Qualitative research insights from experts