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Data as of Oct 13, 2026Based on 129 AI responsesReviewed by Dimitry Apollonsky

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LinkedIn holds a narrow lead over CrunchBase for researching investor reputations and finding mutual connections. For discovering past portfolio founders and diligencing VC firms directly, CrunchBase is the usual answer.

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#	Brand	Recommended for	Mentioned in
1	LinkedIn 57% vetting investor reputations and finding mutual connections to founders	vetting investor reputations and finding mutual connections to founders	57%
2	CrunchBase 53% tracking investor portfolios and finding specific partner investments	tracking investor portfolios and finding specific partner investments	53%
3	PitchBookOwned by Morningstar 36% deep historical deal data and filtering corporate venture capital	deep historical deal data and filtering corporate venture capital	36%
4	CRV 15% evaluating VC firm board involvement and diligence examples	evaluating VC firm board involvement and diligence examples	15%
5	Investment Adviser Public Disclosure (IAPD)U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission product line 10% confirming regulatory standing and formal backgrounds of angel investors	confirming regulatory standing and formal backgrounds of angel investors	10%
6	FINRA BrokerCheckFINRA product line 9% checking professional disciplinary records and licenses of potential investors	checking professional disciplinary records and licenses of potential investors	9%
7	OpenVC 9% free directory searches filtered by stage, sector, and activity	free directory searches filtered by stage, sector, and activity	9%
8	Signal by NFXNFX product line 5% browsing curated investor lists and active venture funds	browsing curated investor lists and active venture funds	5%
9	X 5% gathering informal perspective and public commentary on active investors	gathering informal perspective and public commentary on active investors	5%
10	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 5% regulatory verification of registered investment advisers and funds	regulatory verification of registered investment advisers and funds	5%
11	Product Hunt 5%		5%
12	Hacker NewsY Combinator product line 5%		5%
13	TechCrunchOwned by Regent, L.P.5%		5%
14	VCPeer 4%		4%
15	AngelList 4%		4%
16	Investor.gov 4%		4%
17	Wellfound 4%		4%
18	Y Combinator 3%		3%
19	Dealroom 3%		3%
20	Hustle Fund 2%		2%
21	FINRA 2%		2%
22	Angel Capital Association 2%		2%
23	RedditOwned by Reddit Agency Partner Program 2%		2%
24	UniCourt 2%		2%
25	Global Venturing 2%		2%
26	Intel CapitalOwned by Intel 2%		2%
27	J.P. MorganOwned by JPMorgan Chase 2%		2%
28	VCBeast 2%		2%
29	Salesforce Ventures 2%		2%
30	CB Insights 2%		2%
31	Angel Investment Network 2%		2%
32	GVOwned by Alphabet 2%		2%
33	CVCVC 2%		2%
34	VCBacked 2%		2%
35	Google NewsAlphabet product line 2%		2%
36	VCSheet 1%		1%
37	Reid Hoffman 1%		1%
38	M12 1%		1%
39	Sapphire Ventures 1%		1%
40	Andreessen Horowitz 1%		1%
41	First Round Capital 1%		1%
42	Amex VenturesAmerican Express product line 1%		1%
43	Forbes 1%		1%
44	GoingVC 1%		1%
45	eChai Ventures 1%		1%
46	National Venture Capital Association 1%		1%
47	OpenView Partners 1%		1%
48	Indie Hackers 1%		1%
49	Eleven Ventures 1%		1%
50	Founders Fund 1%		1%
51	VentureBeat 1%		1%
52	Gust 1%		1%
53	DealBookThe New York Times Company product line 1%		1%
54	American Express VenturesAmerican Express product line 1%		1%
55	SaaStr 1%		1%
56	LOI Venture 1%		1%
57	S&P Capital IQ Pro 1%		1%
58	Founders Forum 1%		1%
59	Dakota 1%		1%
60	Joystar Capital 1%		1%
61	Techstars 1%		1%
62	Focal VC 1%		1%
63	Tracxn 1%		1%
64	ValueAddVC 1%		1%
65	Chris Neumann 1%		1%
66	Quora 1%		1%
67	NFX 1%		1%
68	Qualcomm Ventures 1%		1%
69	Business WireOwned by Berkshire Hathaway 1%		1%
70	SciencedirectOwned by RELX PLC 1%		1%
71	F6S 1%		1%
72	BMW i Ventures 1%		1%
73	The Wall Street Journal 1%		1%
74	Amazon AlexaAmazon product line 1%		1%
75	Plug and Play Tech Center 1%		1%
76	Substack 1%		1%
77	Bosch Ventures 1%		1%
78	Target 1%		1%
79	SPROCKIT 1%		1%
80	Wealthfit 1%		1%
81	Open Bosch 1%		1%
82	Flex Capital 1%		1%
83	Medium 1%		1%
84	AWS StartupsAmazon product line 1%		1%
85	SwitchPitch 1%		1%
86	Seedtable 1%		1%
87	AWS ActivateAmazon product line 1%		1%
88	Founders Factory 1%		1%
89	Startup Autobahn 1%		1%

Recommendations by AI engine

ChatGPT SearchGoogle AI Mode

Widest split: CRV, 29% on ChatGPT Search and 1% on Google AI Mode.

Mentioned in on each AI engine, by brand
Brand	ChatGPT Search	Google AI Mode
LinkedIn	45%	67%
CrunchBase	45%	60%
PitchBook	34%	37%
CRV	29%	1%
Investment Adviser Public Disclosure (IAPD)	21%	Outside Google AI Mode's top 25
FINRA BrokerCheck	18%	Outside Google AI Mode's top 25
OpenVC	5%	12%
Signal by NFX	Outside ChatGPT Search's top 25	10%
X	Outside ChatGPT Search's top 25	9%
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission	10%	Outside Google AI Mode's top 25

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