The Private Capital Research Institute (PCRI) is a non-profit organization that seeks to further the understanding of private capital and its impact through independent academic studies. PCRI’s primary goal is to produce and disseminate high quality academic research, based in large part on the comprehensive academic databases of private capital activity that the PCRI is building.
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Call for Research Proposals
The Private Capital Research Institute(PCRI) is now accepting academic research proposals for access to PCRI databases.
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Early IPO database
We are making available an IPO dataset created by Paul Gompers and Josh Lerner (both at the Harvard Business School).
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Pre-Doctoral RA Position
We are looking for a research associate to help us with a project on Census data about private equity and employment.
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PCRI research FAQs
Quick answers for question you may have.
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Research for COI document
The Private Capital Research Institute has created a library containing many of the legal filings of venture-backed companies.
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Library
Working Papers on Private Equity Topics
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Indian start-up database from YNOS
The PCRI has a partnership with YNOS to provide our researchers with access to high quality information in India.
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How to apply to PCRI
To become an approved researcher, researchers must submit a research proposal for review by the PCRI Advisory Committee.
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Patent database
We are making available all patent data from 1970 to 2021.
