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# Crunchbase

> Crunchbase is a business information platform providing structured data about companies, founders, funding rounds, and industries.

*Platform* · *Entity & Knowledge Graph*

## Definition

Crunchbase is a business information platform providing structured data about companies, founders, funding rounds, and industries. It functions as a verification source for organizational entities across AI systems and knowledge graphs.

## Why It Matters for AI Search

AI systems use Crunchbase as a cross-reference for company information — particularly for verifying founding dates, team members, funding history, and industry categorization. An accurate, complete Crunchbase profile gives AI systems a structured data point to anchor entity knowledge from. For B2B and professional services brands, it is one of the most important third-party entity sources after Wikipedia and Wikidata.

## Related Terms

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  <Card title="Entity record" href="/ai-search-glossary/entity-record" />

  <Card title="sameAs array" href="/ai-search-glossary/sameas-array" />

  <Card title="Entity verification" href="/ai-search-glossary/entity-verification" />

  <Card title="Wikidata" href="/ai-search-glossary/wikidata" />

  <Card title="Data sanitation" href="/ai-search-glossary/data-sanitation" />
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