7 Appendix
7.1 Crunchbase Enterprise API Documentation
The following tables include information from the documentation of Crunchbase’s Enterprise API (Crunchbase 2021a) and describe the structure of this same interface.
| Variable Name | Description |
|---|---|
| location | Full location name (e.g. Denver, Colorado, United States, North America) |
| location_identifiers | Globally unique id of this entity |
| Request URL: https://api.crunchbase.com/api/v4/searches/locations/ |
| Variable Name | Description |
|---|---|
| identifier | Name of the Organization |
| description | Organization Description |
| category_groups | Superset of Industries (e.g. Software, Mobile, Health Care) |
| demo_days | Whether an accelerator hosts any demo days |
| founder_identifiers | Founders of the organization |
| investor_type | This describes the type of investor this organization is (e.g. Angel, Fund of Funds, Venture Capital) |
| location_identifiers | Where the organization is headquartered |
| program_duration | The duration of the Acceleration Program in number of weeks |
| program_type | The type of Accelerator Program (e.g. On-Site, Online) |
| website | Link to homepage |
| Request URL: https://api.crunchbase.com/api/v4/searches/organizations/ |
| Variable Name | Description |
|---|---|
| identifier | First and last name of a Person |
| num_founded_organizations | Number of Organizations that the person founded |
| num_investments | Number of Investments the Individual has participated in |
| num_jobs | Number of jobs the individual has had |
| degrees | The academic degrees that the person has received |
| Request URL: https://api.crunchbase.com/api/v4/entities/people/ |
| Variable Name | Description |
|---|---|
| identifier | First and last name of a Person |
| num_founded_organizations | Number of Organizations that the person founded |
| num_investments | Number of Investments the Individual has participated in |
| num_jobs | Number of jobs the individual has had |
| degrees | The academic degrees that the person has received |
| Request URL: https://api.crunchbase.com/api/v4/searches/investments/ |
| Variable Name | Description |
|---|---|
| identifier | Name of the Organization |
| description | Organization Description |
| funding_stage | This field describes an organization’s most recent funding status (e.g. Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, M&A) |
| funding_total | Total amount raised across all funding rounds |
| location_identifiers | Where the organization is headquartered |
| valuation | Latest post-money valuation of the organization |
| raised_investments | All investments received by the organization |
| ipos | The organization’s initial public offering |
| Request URL: https://api.crunchbase.com/api/v4/entities/organizations/ |