Entrepreneurship: Lists of Companies

To make a list of companies in an industry, you'll typically need an industry code. These are often NAICS codes.
Find and learn about NAICS codes

​Mergent Intellect
Access: UCI
Geography: US & Global
Public and private company information, as available, for companies worldwide. Particularly useful for building lists of companies and for hierarchical parent/subsidiary relationships (use the Family Tree tab for a company). Advanced Search allows for creating a custom Excel spreadsheet of companies based on criteria like industry, location, size, etc. [Mergent Intellect replaces Hoovers Pro. Data for both Mergent Intellect and Hoovers Pro comes from Dun & Bradstreet (D&B).] 

• Mergent Intellect uses NAICS codes.
• Learn this search!  < sample search for "medical device" manufacturers in Orange County

​PitchBook
Access: UCI - Authorized Affiliates
Geography: US & Global
Especially useful for finding up-and-coming companies in emerging industries. Data and research covering the private investment market, including venture capital, private equity, and M&A transactions. Information on companies, deals, investors, and funds. Users must create an account with their UCI email address. Download limits apply.

• Select from pre-made lists of companies in emerging industries using the "Emerging Spaces" tool (Learn this search!), or
• Generate custom lists using your own criteria using the "Companies & Deals" tab on the left menu. 

​Uniworld
Access: UCI
Geography: US & Global
A global directory in which every company within the database has at least one foreign subsidiary. Finds both U.S. firms operating in foreign countries, and foreign firms operating in the U.S. Searchable on criteria including: industry, employee count, revenue, etc. Uniworld also features a "career postings" search option, which is a yes/no indicator that the company has a link on its own website for its own career opportunities.

• Uniworld uses NAICS codes.
• Learn this search! 

S&P Capital IQ
Access: UCI - Authorized Affiliates
Geography: US & Global
A comprehensive company intelligence database, offering granular financial and capital structure information on millions of companies worldwide.

• Screening [tab]  >  Companies  >  Select or Search for Criteria.
• Under the top Help menu, you'll find a phone number for a representative (available 24/7) who can walk you through screening for a list of companies.

GuideStar 
Access: UCI
Geography: US & Global
GuideStar specializes in nonprofit company intelligence. It covers 2.7 million nonprofits and features: current financial data; IRS forms; visualizations of financial trends for nonprofits; a directory to search for nonprofits by size, cause, and location; and a directory to search for people in leadership roles at nonprofits.