CrunchBase is a free directory of technology companies, people, and investors. AOL's TechCrunch operates CrunchBase, a database of companies and start-ups, which comprises around 500,000 data points profiling companies, people, funds, fundings and events. The company has more than 2 million users accessing its database each month. CrunchBase's mission is to make information about the startup world available to everyone and maintainable by anyone.