Query fundraising events

Events API provides access to structured information about company funding rounds extracted from news articles. This guide explains how to discover available search fields, construct search requests, and understand the returned data.

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Available search fields

Get available search fields for fundraising events using the discovery endpoint:

GET /api/events_info/get_event_fields?event_type=fundraising

The endpoint returns the following fields that can be used for filtering search results. All fields are optional for search requests.

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Common fields

• company_name: The name of the company that received funding.
• event_date: The date when the fundraising occurred.
• extraction_date: The date when the event was extracted from news sources.

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Fundraising-specific fields

• fundraising.amount: The amount of funding raised by the company.
• fundraising.currency: The currency of the funding amount. Possible values: USD, EUR, etc.
• fundraising.funding_type: The type of funding round. Possible values: Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, etc.
• fundraising.company_description: The description of the funded company’s business and activities.
• fundraising.company_legal_name: The legal name of the company that received funding.
• fundraising.industry: The industry sector in which the funded company operates.
• fundraising.founders: The names of the company’s founding team members.
• fundraising.investors: The names of investors who participated in the funding round.
• fundraising.valuation: The company’s valuation at the time of funding.

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Searching for events

Use the search endpoint to find fundraising events:

POST /api/events_search

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Basic request structure

{
  "event_type": "fundraising",
  "attach_articles_data": true,
  "additional_filters": {
    // search criteria using available fields
  }
}

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Using search fields

Search by dates (absolute or relative):

{
  "event_type": "fundraising",
  "additional_filters": {
    "event_date": {
      "gte": "2024-01-01",
      "lte": "2024-02-01"
    }
  }
}

Search by amount and funding type:

{
  "event_type": "fundraising",
  "additional_filters": {
    "fundraising.amount": {
      "gte": 1000000
    },
    "fundraising.funding_type": "Series A",
    "fundraising.currency": "USD"
  }
}

Search by industry and investors:

{
  "event_type": "fundraising",
  "additional_filters": {
    "fundraising.industry": "AI",
    "fundraising.investors": "Specific Investor Name"
  }
}

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Understanding the response

The API returns matched events in this structure:

{
  "message": "Success",
  "count": 97,
  "events": [
    {
      "id": "event-id",
      "event_type": "fundraising",
      "global_event_type": "Finance",
      "associated_article_ids": ["article-id-1", "article-id-2"],
      "extraction_date": "2025-02-13 16:00:43",
      "event_date": "2025-02-13 00:00:00",
      "company_name": "Company Name",
      "fundraising": {
        "amount": 1000000,
        "currency": "USD",
        "funding_type": "Series A",
        "company_description": "Description of the company and its activities",
        "company_legal_name": "Company Legal Name Inc",
        "industry": "Technology",
        "founders": ["Founder Name 1", "Founder Name 2"],
        "investors": ["Investor Name 1", "Investor Name 2"],
        "valuation": "10000000",
        "summary": "Brief description of the funding round",
        "title": "Title of the funding announcement"
      }
    }
  ]
}

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Best practices

1. Use date filtering to track funding trends in specific time periods.
2. Combine amount and funding type filters to find specific investment stages.
3. Search by industry and funding type to monitor sector-specific investment patterns.
4. Use investor names to track specific investment firms’ activities.

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See also

• Parameter formats
• Working with articles
• API reference