Track 78,112+ funded companies. Identify acquisition targets, monitor market movements, and build sector maps by industry and maturity.
From sector mapping to founder outreach, VCBacked supports the full deal sourcing workflow.
Identify acquisition targets that complement portfolio companies. Filter by industry vertical and funding stage to find strategic add-ons.
Build comprehensive sector maps showing funding activity, key players, and market movements. Track emerging categories and consolidation opportunities.
Monitor competitor portfolio activity. Track which companies are raising and identify potential targets before they get acquired.
Filter by industry, funding stage, geography, and round size to match your thesis.
Review company profiles, funding history, and growth signals to prioritize targets.
Export to CSV with all 19 datapoints. Import into your deal tracking system.
Contact founders directly using verified emails. Reference funding context for warm intro.
From early-stage growth equity targets to later-stage buyout opportunities.
$250K - $5M rounds
Early-stage companies for venture-style growth equity plays.
$5M - $20M rounds
Post-PMF companies scaling go-to-market. Common add-on targets.
$20M - $75M rounds
Scaling companies with proven models. Platform acquisition candidates.
$75M - $500M+ rounds
Later-stage companies for buyout and take-private opportunities.
Private equity firms find acquisition targets through proactive deal sourcing, which involves systematically scanning markets for companies that match their investment thesis. Using databases like VCBacked, PE professionals filter 41,247 funded companies by industry, funding stage, geography, and round size to build target lists. This data-driven approach complements traditional sourcing through investment bankers and personal networks, helping firms identify opportunities earlier in the process.
PE deal sourcing requires comprehensive company data including funding history (round sizes, stages, and investor syndicates), founder and executive contact information, industry classification, geographic location, and growth signals. VCBacked provides 19 datapoints per company that can be exported to CSV and integrated with deal tracking systems like Affinity or 4Degrees, giving PE teams the intelligence they need to prioritize and reach acquisition targets.
PE firms and growth equity funds use VCBacked to identify acquisition targets and platform add-ons. Filter by industry, funding stage, and geography to find companies that match your investment criteria. Each profile includes founder contacts, funding history, and company details for direct outreach.
The database tracks companies from Pre-Seed through Series D+ with funding amounts from $250K to $500M+. This covers early-stage targets for growth equity, mid-stage companies for platform acquisitions, and later-stage businesses for buyout opportunities.
Grata and Sourcescrub are purpose-built for PE deal sourcing at $15,000-30,000+/year. VCBacked offers a cost-effective complement at $79/month—use it for initial market mapping and founder outreach, then graduate targets to deeper due diligence platforms.
Yes. Filter by 50+ industries and combine with location and funding stage filters. Save search criteria to monitor new companies that match your thesis each month. Export lists to track alongside existing portfolio company add-on strategies.
Each company profile includes verified founder and executive emails, LinkedIn profiles, company website, funding details, and industry classification. All 19 datapoints are exportable to CSV for integration with your deal tracking system.
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