Find early-stage companies

Before you begin

Your API key must include the fields and collections requested below. Check your API package if an endpoint or field is unavailable. Complete your first API request to set CRUNCHBASE_API_KEY in bash or zsh. Commands below include response headers; look for HTTP 200, then read the JSON body.

Primary APIs: Organization Search and Organization Lookup

Goal: Retrieve company details for the organizations matching the search criteria.

1. Find early-stage companies

Filter organizations whose latest funding type is Seed or Series A and whose latest funding date is on or after January 1, 2026. Categories and valuation are returned for review; they are not filters in this example.

Endpoint

POST https://api.crunchbase.com/v4/data/searches/organizations

API reference and guides

Fields used in this query

field_id	What this field does	operator_id (these are the compatible operators per field)
`last_funding_at`	Identifies the date of the last funding round	`between`; `blank`; `eq`; `gte`; `lte`
`last_funding_type`	Identifies the last funding round type (e.g. Seed, Series A, Private Equity)	`blank`; `eq`; `includes`; `not_eq`; `not_includes`
`categories`	Identifies the type of organization (e.g., SaaS, Android, Cloud Computing, Medical Device	`blank`; `includes`; `includes_all`; `not_includes`; `not_includes_all`

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Search by latest funding stage and date

Search for companies whose latest funding type is Seed or Series A and whose latest funding date is on or after January 1, 2026. Use field_ids to return industries, latest funding date and type, reported valuation, and funding round count.

curl --include --request POST \
  --url 'https://api.crunchbase.com/v4/data/searches/organizations' \
  --header "X-cb-user-key: $CRUNCHBASE_API_KEY" \
  --header 'Accept: application/json' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "field_ids": [
    "categories",
    "identifier",
    "last_funding_at",
    "last_funding_type",
    "valuation",
    "num_funding_rounds"
  ],
  "query": [
    {
      "field_id": "last_funding_at",
      "operator_id": "gte",
      "type": "predicate",
      "values": [
        "2026-01-01"
      ]
    },
    {
      "field_id": "last_funding_type",
      "operator_id": "includes",
      "type": "predicate",
      "values": [
        "seed",
        "series_a"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "limit": 3
}'

Example response

{
  "count": 126,
  "entities": [
    {
      "uuid": "31bb23c0-d028-43c0-a49c-16908a5867e8",
      "properties": {
        "identifier": {
          "permalink": "lmarena",
          "image_id": "64a0297694304c1b9ee644c9e0fca405",
          "uuid": "31bb23c0-d028-43c0-a49c-16908a5867e8",
          "entity_def_id": "organization",
          "value": "LMArena"
        },
        "valuation": {
          "value": 1700000000,
          "currency": "USD",
          "value_usd": 1700000000
        },
        "num_funding_rounds": 2,
        "last_funding_at": "2026-01-06",
        "last_funding_type": "series_a",
        "categories": [
          {
            "permalink": "artificial-intelligence",
            "image_id": "930c72a5a7b544999596ac1c0dc8b549",
            "uuid": "c4d8caf3-5fe7-359b-f9f2-2d708378e4ee",
            "entity_def_id": "category",
            "value": "Artificial Intelligence (AI)"
          },
          {
            "permalink": "information-services-f579",
            "image_id": "3561862d356f4b61ad312f13a43abe38",
            "uuid": "f579213a-60af-8bb3-309b-1d80607ad2a9",
            "entity_def_id": "category",
            "value": "Information Services"
          },
          {
            "permalink": "machine-learning",
            "image_id": "e83f580a280f48f39d789180bce8c2d9",
            "uuid": "5ea0cdb7-c9a6-47fc-50f8-c9b0fac04863",
            "entity_def_id": "category",
            "value": "Machine Learning"
          },
          {
            "permalink": "product-research",
            "image_id": "03a37b78c144455fa9b0a62b5c2a0f78",
            "uuid": "f213df87-6356-e51f-245a-cf9b7e788b13",
            "entity_def_id": "category",
            "value": "Product Research"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}

2. Retrieve company details

Retrieve funding rounds, investors, and press releases for an organization selected in Step 1.

Endpoint

GET https://api.crunchbase.com/v4/data/entities/organizations/{entity_id}

API reference and guides

The lookup below uses LMArena as an example. Replace its UUID with an organization UUID returned in Step 1 to review your selected company’s funding, investors, and press.

curl --include --request GET \
  --url 'https://api.crunchbase.com/v4/data/entities/organizations/31bb23c0-d028-43c0-a49c-16908a5867e8?field_ids=&card_ids=raised_funding_rounds,press_references,investors' \
  --header "X-cb-user-key: $CRUNCHBASE_API_KEY" \
  --header 'Accept: application/json'

Example response

The shortened historical response illustrates funding-round, investor, and press cards for LMArena. It retains only fields discussed here and one representative item per array, including nested arrays. Use the full API response for your own review; omitted records and fields are not absent data.

{
  "properties": {
    "identifier": {
      "uuid": "31bb23c0-d028-43c0-a49c-16908a5867e8",
      "value": "Arena",
      "image_id": "ff0221ab790b4d35b27ee7060adb2c18",
      "permalink": "lmarena",
      "entity_def_id": "organization"
    }
  },
  "cards": {
    "investors": [
      {
        "identifier": {
          "uuid": "69a2d884-0ac6-4527-b2f4-ad9af2c5a0f2",
          "value": "01 Advisors",
          "image_id": "pkhnu1i2ge3bxok3htzy",
          "permalink": "01-advisors-01",
          "entity_def_id": "organization"
        },
        "short_description": "01A is a venture firm founded by a team of operators to help entrepreneurs build great companies."
      }
    ],
    "press_references": [
      {
        "identifier": {
          "uuid": "391c3f58-962b-49b1-b904-edf2e49bfe56",
          "value": "Dragonfly\u5408\u4f19\u4ebaHaseeb Qureshi\u5426\u8ba4Polymarket CEO\u632a\u7528\u516c\u53f8\u8d44\u91d1",
          "entity_def_id": "press_reference"
        },
        "title": "Dragonfly\u5408\u4f19\u4ebaHaseeb Qureshi\u5426\u8ba4Polymarket CEO\u632a\u7528\u516c\u53f8\u8d44\u91d1",
        "publisher": "panewslab.com",
        "posted_on": "2026-10-21",
        "url": {
          "value": "https://www.panewslab.com/zh/newsflash"
        }
      }
    ],
    "raised_funding_rounds": [
      {
        "identifier": {
          "uuid": "8957ab80-1813-4f35-974c-172dc5206d4e",
          "value": "Series B - Arena",
          "image_id": "ff0221ab790b4d35b27ee7060adb2c18",
          "permalink": "lmarena-series-b--8957ab80",
          "entity_def_id": "funding_round"
        },
        "announced_on": "2026-10-08",
        "investment_type": "series_b",
        "money_raised": {
          "value": 200000000,
          "currency": "USD",
          "value_usd": 200000000
        },
        "pre_money_valuation": {
          "value": 2900000000,
          "currency": "USD",
          "value_usd": 2900000000
        },
        "investor_identifiers": [
          {
            "role": "investor",
            "uuid": "69a2d884-0ac6-4527-b2f4-ad9af2c5a0f2",
            "value": "01 Advisors",
            "image_id": "pkhnu1i2ge3bxok3htzy",
            "permalink": "01-advisors-01",
            "entity_def_id": "organization"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

Interpret the response

Review the returned round date, amount, valuation, investor identity, and press source against your research criteria. A Seed or Series A label alone does not establish company maturity or investment suitability.

Funding amounts and investor identities provide research context. They do not establish reduced investment risk or imply a recommendation.

Store the organization UUID alongside your records so you can retrieve the same organization in later requests.

Check your result

Inspect the returned fields against your filters. An empty entities array is a valid result: broaden one filter at a time if needed. Fixed dates are example inputs; adjust them to your research period.

Search requests here use limit: 3 for a small first page. For a complete result set, follow search pagination while preserving the filters and ordering. For request failures, use the shared request and retry guidance.