Today we're happy to announce the v3.0 release of the CrunchBase API and a brand new CrunchBase Data Hub. The new API is faster, requires fewer API calls, and exposes the Open Data Map.

See what's new in v3, then head over to the CrunchBase Data Hub to get started.

What does it take to start a billion dollar company? Isaac Madan and Shaurya Saluja dig into the founding teams of today's highest-valued B2C companies, with the help of CrunchBase data (and our Graph Insights in particular). Turns out that non-technical undergraduate degrees are in the majority (take heart, liberal arts folk), only 16% have an MBA, and Stanford tops the schools. Oh, and "Evan" and "Matthew" are the most common founder first names.

The micro VC space is booming, with over 85 new funds (nearly three times the number operating in 2011) launched in 2014. According to Paul Marino of Bullpen Capital, the recent explosion can only mean one thing -- a "micro VC crunch" is looming.

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