- Data Axle This link opens in a new window
Information on over ten million U.S. companies. Search by company name, geographic area, business type, SIC code, yellow page listing, revenue, location, or number of employees. U.S. Standard White Pages also includes home value and income data for over 159 million U.S. residents.
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Check out the Book of Lists within American City Business Journals, which offers company lists by city or metropolitan area. Available lists vary by city but include lists such as fastest-growing private companies, largest public or private companies, law firms and insurance agencies, women-owned and minority-owned businesses, property management firms, veteran-owned businesses, and more.
- American City Business Journals This link opens in a new window
Local business and industry news access to all 45 of the Business Journal markets around the country. Includes Book of Lists for each city. Chicago and New York available in print at the CMC Library. CSV download of lists is not included in this subscription.
NOTE: Milwaukee is the home/default city for ACBJ. Use the "Select a City" option after registering to switch markets.
Register for your account with your Kellogg email address or Kellogg alumni email address.
Watch a brief
on using the resource to access business news and the Book of Lists.
- Inc. 5000: Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America 2024
Filter by state or metro area to see companies in the location you are interested in. - Forbes: America's Largest Private CompaniesSort list by state to see companies in the location you are interested in.
- Forbes: The World's Largest Public CompaniesFilter by country/territory to see companies by location.
- Growjo 1000A list of the 1,000 Fastest Growing Companies in the World. Scroll to the bottom of the page to filter by city, state, or industry.
Looking for more company lists? See our Company Rankings Guide!
Using Location Filters in Company Databases
Company databases can be used to target companies by location. Librarians recommend starting your search with state or metro area rather than city, to make sure you don't miss any companies outside the city limits. You can narrow down from state to city if your results list is too large.
PitchBook:
CB Insights:
PrivCo:
Mergent Intellect:
Mergent Intellect and PitchBook also allow you to target companies by the location of their headquarters:
Note: You must select a region or city or metro area in PitchBook before you can select a Location Type.
- PitchBook This link opens in a new window
PitchBook tracks startups, public and private equity markets, including venture capital, private equity, real estate, and M&A. Includes contact information. See the Research Center under Library on the left menu for private company, industry, and technology research reports from PitchBook's analysts.
NOTE: You must use GlobalProtect VPN to access the database if you are connecting from off-campus.
- Create an account using your Kellogg email address. SSO not available for this resource.
- Please note that PitchBook accounts expire annually in June. Go through the steps to create your account again using your Kellogg email address and your account will be restored.
- PitchBook Use Agreement: A User may only use PitchBook internally for academic, educational, and scholarly use, must limit that use to what is allowed under this Agreement, and may not permit anyone else (including, without limitation, other employees, students or faculty of Subscriber) to use their user name or password to access/use the Site or any Services.
PitchBook FAQs and Glossary
Watch a brief on how to find alumni
Watch a brief on how to build a target list of private equity or venture capital firms
Watch a brief on how to build a target list of startups
- CB Insights This link opens in a new window
PE, VC, and angel investment database that tracks startups, their investors, and trends and research for the industries they compete in. Offers Expert Collections, analyst-curated lists that highlight the companies you need to know in the most important technology spaces, such as Health Tech, AI, Aerospace & Space Tech, Fintech, Renewable Energy, and many more.
NOTE: You must use GlobalProtect VPN to access the database if you are connecting from off-campus.
- Create your own account using your Kellogg email address. SSO is not available for this resource.
- Please note that CB Insights accounts must be renewed after one year. If your account expires, please email CB Insights directly at university@cbinsights.com
- CB Insights Use Agreement: CB Insights is for academic and career research purposes only.
Watch a brief database overview
- PrivCo This link opens in a new window
PrivCo is a proprietary database that sources info on private company financial data for more than 800,000 U.S. companies. Keyword search for Minority-led, Women-led, Family-owned, and B Corporation Certified businesses. PrivCo's focus is on companies that are earning at least $1 million in annual revenue or have at least $1 million in venture capital backing. Also includes info on investors.
NOTE: You must use GlobalProtect VPN to access the database if you are connecting from off-campus.
- Create your own account using your Kellogg email address. SSO not available for this resource.
- PrivCo Use Agreement: PrivCo is for academic and career research purposes only.
- Mergent Intellect This link opens in a new window
Mergent Intellect is a flexible web-based application that offers access to business data, industry news, facts and figures, executive contact information, and industry profiles for private and public U.S and international companies.
Watch a brief on how to build a target list of companies
Note: Use SIC or NAICS code instead of HIC code as shown in the video. HIC codes are being phased out of Mergent Intellect.
