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You can add a new company profile here and a new person profile here.
You can edit a company or person profile by searching for the profile on and then clicking on the respective edit buttons. You will see a left hand menu, which allows you to click and select which area you wish to update.
All changes to CrunchBase profiles go through a moderation queue before going live on the service. Entries will go live within a 24 to 48 hour time period. You will be able to make further edits once an entry is live.
You do not know if the data is accurate. As multiple people edit CrunchBase profiles of companies, financial organizations and people, some mistakes might be added. Information might also be out of date. If you notice anything that needs changing you can go ahead and edit the page.
Please send CrunchBase an e-mail at feedback@crunchbase.com citing both urls and we will remove the duplicate. Indicate which is the preferred one to use.
Send us an e-mail at feedback@crunchbase.com and we will add the company name and reply to let you to edit it further. The company profile could be in our moderation queue and it will go live within 24-48 hours. You can make further edits, once it has gone live.
This indicates that one of the fields most likely the competitor field or subscriber field has been left blank. This will be highlighted in yell. Click on remove for the appropriate field and then submit your entry.
Use the following formatting for e.g. [TechCrunch](http://www.techrunch.com) will create a link to TechCrunch without showing the URL.
Once an entry is approved you can add Videos and Milestones.
The tone should be 3rd person i.e. "company x" rather than "our company". The overview should start if possible with one good sentence that describes the company. Then add more detail on the company. Avoid marketing language like "best" "most comprehensive". Avoid language that will date for e.g. "yesterday", replace with "launched April 2008"
General InformationPut in as much of the general information as you can. The Blog and blog feed is useful, as CrunchBase will display blog titles on CrunchBase pages.
E-mailIt is best not to use personal e-mails for companies but rather info@, contact@.
Founding dateFounding date is useful as we use it for structured search.
TagsAdd categories that a company is in. If the service is an app for twitter, facebook add these company names here as well.
OfficesAddress details down to street level and zip, is useful for our mapping & search service. If you are not able to provide a street address, then city and country at least is useful for search.
PeopleAdd the management team. The entries will first need to be approved before you can add more information and a picture. Click 'Past?' for any person no longer with the company.
Note: We have an auto-complete function which helps prevent duplicates. As you are typing names will appear and you can select the appropriate entry. If none match and you'd like to create a new entry, click on the 'Create' option at the end of the auto-complete dropdown.
CompetitorsAdd competitors. You will be simultaneously added to their pages.
Note: We have an auto-complete function which helps prevent duplicates. As you are typing names will appear and you can select the appropriate entry. If none match and you'd like to create a new entry, click on the 'Create' option at the end of the auto-complete dropdown.
If a company has one product, the product and company name can be the same. Send us screenshots at feedback@crunchbase.com including the company name in your e-mail.
ProductsProduct names should not be generic. If a product name is generic add a company name in front.
The product entries will first need to be approved before you can add general product information and an overview.
FundingPlease include all previous funding rounds.
We aim to be comprehensive on funding. Please add as much information as you can, the round, amount, date and source title and source URL. Typically a good source URL is an article about the funding round or a press release, which outlines the funding. Add the investors.
Note: We have an auto-complete function which helps prevent duplicates. As you are typing names will appear and you can select the appropriate entry. If none match and you'd like to create a new entry, click on the 'Create' option at the end of the auto-complete dropdown.
AcquisitionsThis section is for any acquisition the company has made.
Service ProvidersEnter legal, PR & marketing firms that provide services to this company.
External linksAdd any important links here. Well-written articles about the company are of interest.
MilestonesOnce your entry is approved you can add milestones to the company. This could be number of employees, key hires, launch of a product, number of users, number of monthly page views, exit, acquisitions etc.
Moderation queueA CrunchBase profile will be placed in a moderation queue before going live. Entries will go live within a 24 to 48 hour time period. You will be able to make further edits once an entry is live. Anyone can edit an entry so it is important to check back to make sure the information is up-to-date.
