# Crunchbase review and launch guide

Source: https://bestlaunchplatforms.com

> Crunchbase is the default company-graph listing for startups. Claim it and keep facts true for press and AI entity matching. Not a launch board. Pro is a data product, not a paid rank.

- Rank: 6
- BLP Index: 73
- Website: https://www.crunchbase.com
- Category: directory
- Cadence: ongoing
- Cost: Free to claim a company page
- Backlink: High-authority profile URL

Crunchbase is how a lot of the internet answers ‘what is this company.’ An unclaimed or stale page is how assistants invent your headcount. Claiming is free for the basics; Pro is for people who sell with the data.
Do this in week zero of any launch sequence. Then leave it alone except when facts change.

## Best for
- Any incorporated startup that will be googled
- Keeping name, description, and funding consistent
- Press and AI entity matching

## Skip if
- A traffic spike
- Paying Pro to ‘rank’ your launch
- Fake funding rounds

## FAQ
### Does Crunchbase help a launch?
It helps people and models know you exist as a company. It does not send a launch-day crowd.

### Do I need Crunchbase Pro?
Not to claim your own page. Pro is for researching other companies.