Crustdata is a real-time data platform designed to empower businesses with comprehensive and actionable information. The platform offers dynamic CRM enrichment and extensive datasets, enabling sales teams and investors to optimize their processes and make informed decision.

Crustdata was founded in 2020 by Abhilash Chowdhary, Manmohit Grewal, and Chris Pisarski. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Since its inception, Crustdata has focused on providing live company and people data via APIs, making hard-to-get data easy to use at scale.

Crustdata has raised a total of $500K in funding from investors including Y Combinator, Lobster Capital, and Pioneer Fund. The company has completed early-stage VC funding rounds, with the latest round occurring in November 2024.

Crustdata offers a variety of features designed to provide real-time data insights:

• Real-time Data Monitoring: Live tracking and instant updates on company and people changes, including job changes, promotions, and fundraising events.
• Comprehensive Data Integration: Access to multiple data sources including LinkedIn, web traffic metrics, employee reviews, investment data, and social media posts.
• AI-Powered Search and Screening: Advanced search capabilities with free text and filters to discover exact-match similar companies and competitors from billions of data points.
• Flexible API Integration: Easy-to-use REST API that allows seamless integration and data consumption in various formats.

Crustdata has focused on expanding its product offerings by integrating data from over 16 diverse sources, including LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Instagram, G2, and web traffic analytics. This expansion has enabled the platform to provide more comprehensive and accurate data insights.

Crustdata continuously updates its platform to incorporate new features and improvements. Recent updates include enhanced real-time data integration, improved API customization options, and advanced filtering capabilities.

Crustdata's mission is to make one of the world’s most valuable datasets—company and people data—accessible to all in the easiest and most reliable way possible. The company emphasizes accuracy, freshness, robustness, and coverage in its data offerings. Crustdata also values customer feedback and provides top-level engineering support to ensure excellent data quality and customer satisfaction.

Crustdata serves a diverse user base, including sales teams, marketing professionals, and investors. The platform is designed to help users build lists, enrich them with live data, and reach the right targets. Crustdata's community benefits from real-time alerts on changes to people and companies they care about, enabling them to stay informed and make timely decisions.