Europe Startup Database vs FlareSight

Europe Startup Database is a free web database of European startups, funding rounds, and investors. It lists more than 2,500 companies with websites, sectors, locations, and funding context. The database includes more than 500 funding rounds and more than 1,500 venture funds and angels mapped across European countries. Users can search companies, funding activity, investor participation, country coverage, and sector tags. Its funding-round information is described as structured and focused on fresh raises across Europe. Data collection combines automation with manual review, duplicate cleanup, source checks, and ongoing corrections. New startup and funding-round entries are added daily. Visitors can create a free account to browse the database; the Free account plan is free. Enhanced analysis, saved workflows, and deeper company intelligence are described as coming soon, not current features. The site provides company profiles and funding data for exploring European startup activity.

FlareSight turns SEC filings into startup funding information for investors, sales teams, recruiters and founders. The site says it tracks more than 127,000 startups and updates daily; most companies appear within 24 hours of filing, after prior-day filings are processed at 6am UTC. Funding amounts and filing details come directly from SEC filings, and each record links to its Form D. Users can filter activity by sector, stage and geography. Company profiles can include founder names, roles and LinkedIn profiles, while metadata such as sector and description is enriched from additional sources and verified where possible. Free accounts include all search filters, five profile views per day, one view-only watchlist and a weekly email digest. Starter costs $24 a month, billed $288 annually, and includes 30 monthly contact reveal credits, three watchlists, daily digests and AI-drafted email openers. Pro costs $80 a month, billed $960 annually, with 250 monthly contact reveals and API access. Contacts revealed on any plan can be exported to CSV.