# Crunchbase Funding Round ## Overview | Property | Value | |----------|-------| | **Status** | active | | **Method** | `GET` | | **Endpoint** | `/v2/crunchbase/funding_round` | | **Base URL** | `https://api.piloterr.com` | | **Credit Cost** | 2 credits per call | | **Documentation** | https://www.piloterr.com/library/crunchbase-funding_round | ## Description Retrieve full details of a specific Crunchbase funding round including investors and press timeline. ## Authentication - **Key Name:** `x-api-key` - **Location:** HTTP Header - **Get an API key:** https://app.piloterr.com/register ## Example Request ```bash curl --location --request GET 'https://api.piloterr.com/v2/crunchbase/funding_round' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --header 'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY' ``` ## Example Response ### Funding round 'openai-secondary-market--3bab6e98' ```json { "uuid": "3bab6e98-2db3-4803-ba85-579ff21b81dd", "cards": { "timeline": { "count": 44, "entities": [ { "uuid": "06b1d857-0273-4e1f-8215-e53b8389d663", "properties": { "identifier": { "uuid": "06b1d857-0273-4e1f-8215-e53b8389d663", "value": "OpenAI Hits $500 Billion Valuation after Share Sale to SoftBank, Others", "entity_def_id": "press_reference" }, "activity_date": "2025-10-03", "entity_def_id": "press_reference", "activity_entities": [ { "uuid": "3bab6e98-2db3-4803-ba85-579ff21b81dd", "value": "Secondary Market - OpenAI", "image_id": "jjykwqqhsscreywea4gb", "permalink": "openai-secondary-market--3bab6e98", "entity_def_id": "funding_round" } ] } }, { "uuid": "7861c146-96b5-449e-ba03-2336fca8e0cc", "properties": { "identifier": { "uuid": "7861c146-96b5-449e-ba03-2336fca8e0cc", "value": "OpenAI Valuation Hits $500b After $6.6b Employee Share Sale", "entity_def_id": "press_reference" }, "activity_date": "2025-10-03", "entity_def_id": "press_reference", "activity_entities": [ { "uuid": "3bab6e98-2db3-4803-ba85-579ff21b81dd", "value": "Secondary Market - OpenAI", "image_id": "jjykwqqhsscreywea4gb", "permalink": "openai-secondary-market--3bab6e98", "entity_def_id": "funding_round" } ] } } ] }, "investors_list": [ { "identifier": { "uuid": "9e95f862-3041-440b-8104-756436e99ea7", "value": "T. Rowe Price investment in Secondary Market - OpenAI", "permalink": "t-rowe-price-invested-in-openai-secondary-market--3bab6e98--9e95f862", "entity_def_id": "investment" }, "investor_identifier": { "uuid": "6d0363b8-edcf-07d2-dc50-cc15adda3ede", "value": "T. Rowe Price", "image_id": "v1487738371/c78f8njlb3rnxclvfxox.png", "permalink": "t-rowe-price", "entity_def_id": "organization" } }, { "identifier": { "uuid": "a6496ff3-5638-4ce1-b37c-8edf84d3dddf", "value": "Thrive Capital investment in Secondary Market - OpenAI", "permalink": "thrive-capital-invested-in-openai-secondary-market--3bab6e98--a6496ff3", "entity_def_id": "investment" }, "investor_identifier": { "uuid": "85960076-7ede-7ff7-6fd3-ff261aff41ab", "value": "Thrive Capital", "image_id": "v1491920473/jevg7ycv8vw8r6qmfbhy.png", "permalink": "thrive-capital", "entity_def_id": "organization" } }, { "identifier": { "uuid": "7893c493-6466-4c21-aa87-7e41c8f0fec7", "value": "SoftBank Group investment in Secondary Market - OpenAI", "permalink": "softbank-capital-invested-in-openai-secondary-market--3bab6e98--7893c493", "entity_def_id": "investment" }, "investor_identifier": { "uuid": "ec26a756-d387-a455-c6fc-90fe11ece02c", "value": "SoftBank Group", "image_id": "jnkukjkcemewo43kdnic", "permalink": "softbank-capital", "entity_def_id": "organization" } }, { "identifier": { "uuid": "47ef9f93-99c8-4b4a-bf71-049c2be0de5c", "value": "MGX investment in Secondary Market - OpenAI", "permalink": "mgx-invested-in-openai-secondary-market--3bab6e98--47ef9f93", "entity_def_id": "investment" }, "investor_identifier": { "uuid": "0a7f2176-e868-493d-8708-288ad6e7bde3", "value": "MGX", "image_id": "aeedaf420a3346ccbe2e85beca8e859a", "permalink": "mgx", "entity_def_id": "organization" } }, { "identifier": { "uuid": "f7e22edd-3918-425f-80f2-7b0913d6951f", "value": "Dragoneer Investment Group investment in Secondary Market - OpenAI", "permalink": "dragoneer-investment-group-invested-in-openai-secondary-market--3bab6e98--f7e22edd", "entity_def_id": "investment" }, "investor_identifier": { "uuid": "6d4a585b-6802-dc2c-c1e5-8b7cac2c5f89", "value": "Dragoneer Investment Group", "image_id": "v1479244340/exr5mstgwwzunseqc97o.jpg", "permalink": "dragoneer-investment-group", "entity_def_id": "organization" } } ], "investors_headline": { "num_investors": 6 }, "lead_investors_image_list": [] }, "value": "Secondary Market - OpenAI", "image_id": "jjykwqqhsscreywea4gb", "permalink": "openai-secondary-market--3bab6e98", "entity_def_id": "funding_round", "num_investors": 6, "overview_fields_v2": { "investment_type": "secondary_market", "preview_properties": { "announced_on": { "is_present": true }, "money_raised": { "is_present": true } }, "funded_organization_identifier": { "role": "investee", "uuid": "cf2c678c-b81a-80c3-10d1-9c5e76448e51", "value": "OpenAI", "image_id": "jjykwqqhsscreywea4gb", "permalink": "openai", "entity_def_id": "organization" } } } ``` ## Documentation ## Overview Retrieve detailed information about a specific funding round on Crunchbase, including the list of investors, the funded organization, the investment type, and a timeline of related press references. Requires the funding round's unique Crunchbase permalink. ## Quickstart ``` GET https://api.piloterr.com/v2/crunchbase/funding_round?query=openai-secondary-market--3bab6e98 ``` ## Parameters | Parameter | Type | Required | Description | |---|---|---|---| | `query` | string | yes | Funding round permalink (e.g. `openai-secondary-market--3bab6e98`) | ## Response fields | Field | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | `uuid` | string | Unique identifier of the funding round | | `value` | string | Human-readable label of the funding round | | `permalink` | string | Crunchbase permalink of the funding round | | `entity_def_id` | string | Always `funding_round` | | `num_investors` | number | Number of investors in this round | | `overview_fields_v2.investment_type` | string | Type of investment (e.g. `secondary_market`, `series_a`) | | `overview_fields_v2.funded_organization_identifier` | object | Organization receiving the funding | | `cards.investors_list` | array | Full list of investors with identifiers | | `cards.investors_headline.num_investors` | number | Total investor count | | `cards.timeline` | object | Press references and events related to this round | | `cards.lead_investors_image_list` | array | Lead investor images | ## Notes - Funding round permalinks follow the pattern: `{company}-{round-type}--{uuid-suffix}`. - Use the `crunchbase/funding_rounds` endpoint to discover permalinks for recent rounds. - The `cards.timeline` contains chronologically ordered press references about the round. ## Main use cases - Deep-dive into a specific funding round to extract investor names and lead investors for competitive analysis - Track press coverage and market reaction to funding announcements using the timeline - Enrich investor CRM records with the specific rounds they participated in - Build deal flow databases by systematically collecting all funding round details for a target company