Career Research Guide
This guide lists library resources commonly used by GSB students and alumni when job hunting and exploring career opportunities.
Research Companies: Financials & Profiles
- PitchBook This link opens in a new windowPitchBook no longer requires the VPN - see more PitchBook access and troubleshooting.
Research companies, deals, funds, and investors across the private investment lifecycle worldwide. Great for venture capital (VC) and startup research.
For: Current Stanford faculty, staff, and students.
Help: PitchBook access | Video tutorials - CB Insights This link opens in a new windowTracks venture capital (VC) backed private companies and their investors, as well as private company M&A and IPO activities worldwide. "Expert Intelligence Reports" are not available to academic institutions.
For: Current Stanford faculty, staff, and students.
Help: CB Insights accounts| CB Insights search help - Tracxn This link opens in a new windowGlobal startup company profiles, financials, news, and PE/VC & M&A data.
For: Current Stanford GSB faculty, staff, and full-time students (MBA, MSx, PhD).
Help: Tracxn accounts
The following are popular resources to create company lists and get in-depth company financials and reports.
- D&B Hoovers This link opens in a new windowWe have limited downloads. See other options if you need to download thousands of records.
Web platform with current information about millions of public and private companies worldwide. Includes financials, SWOT reports, IT strategy, some industry and analyst reports, and more. See also available D&B historical datasets.
Stanford GSB Alumni: Access D&B Hoovers
Help: D&B Hoovers search help - Capital IQ This link opens in a new windowData on public and private companies, financial statements, M&A deals, and executives and boards worldwide. By S&P Global.
Note: If you're looking for analyst reports, use LSEG Workspace instead. Learn more.
For: Current Stanford faculty, staff, and students for academic use only.
Help: Capital IQ access & Excel Plug-in instructions | Capital IQ search help
- PrivCo This link opens in a new windowPrivate U.S. company data, including family owned, private equity owned, venture backed companies and startups.
For: Current Stanford faculty, staff, and students.
Help: PrivCo access instructions
- Orbis This link opens in a new windowGlobal public and private company profiles. Best for a small number of company or industry look-ups. Because of its broad coverage, Orbis tends to include fewer variables than regional products. By Moody's (formerly Bureau van Dijk).
For large-scale data, use Orbis Historical.
For: Current Stanford faculty, staff, and students.
Help: Orbis access instructions. - EMIS Next Business Research This link opens in a new windowGlobal and emerging market information and market reports for countries or regions worldwide.
For: Current Stanford faculty, staff, and students.
Company News
- Business News Website SubscriptionsQuick links to popular online newspapers and magazines at Stanford.
Includes the WSJ, FT, Washington Post, and the Economist. - Search Business News & Trade ArticlesOne great way to learn about an industry, market, or product, is to scour news and industry media outlets for information.
Create Target Lists of Companies
These FAQs will provide more details about how to create a target lists of companies.