Company Search

Search the full Crunchbase company database with powerful filtering. Use this endpoint to build prospect lists, find companies by funding stage, filter by employee count or geography, and discover trending organizations. Results include essential company data — headquarters, categories, founders, and funding status — so you can qualify leads without needing separate detail calls.

HTTP Request

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GET /company/search

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`q`	string	No	—	Find companies whose name starts with this text (case-insensitive). `q=ant` finds Anthropic, Ant Group
`founder`	string	No	—	Slug or UUID of a founder — returns companies this person founded
`investor`	string	No	—	Slug or UUID of an investor — returns companies this investor has backed
`category`	string	No	—	Category name, slug, or UUID. Browse via `/category/search`
`category_group`	string	No	—	Industry group name, slug, or UUID. Browse via `/category-group/search`
`location`	string	No	—	Company HQ — city/region/country slug, UUID, or free-form name
`rank_max`	integer	No	—	Only companies ranked this good or better (lower = more prominent)
`rank_min`	integer	No	—	Only companies ranked this or worse
`funding_stage`	string	No	`any`	Latest funding-round type (`any`, `pre_seed`, `seed`, `angel`, `series_a`–`series_j`, `series_unknown`, `private_equity`, `debt_financing`, `grant`, `corporate_round`, `convertible_note`, `initial_coin_offering`, `non_equity_assistance`, `post_ipo_debt`, `post_ipo_equity`, `post_ipo_secondary`, `product_crowdfunding`, `secondary_market`, `equity_crowdfunding`, `ipo`, `undisclosed`)
`founded_on_after`	string	No	—	Only companies founded on or after this date (`YYYY-MM-DD`)
`founded_on_before`	string	No	—	Only companies founded on or before this date (`YYYY-MM-DD`)
`employee_count`	string	No	`any`	Headcount band: `any`, `1-10`, `11-50`, `51-100`, `101-250`, `251-500`, `501-1000`, `1001-5000`, `5001-10000`, `10001-max`
`ipo_status`	string	No	`any`	Public-market status: `any`, `public`, `private`, `delisted`
`operating_status`	string	No	`any`	Is the company still operating? `any`, `active`, `closed`
`company_type`	string	No	`any`	Business structure: `any`, `for_profit`, `non_profit`
`num_funding_rounds_min`	integer	No	—	Minimum number of funding rounds raised
`num_investors_min`	integer	No	—	Minimum distinct investors on the cap table
`num_articles_min`	integer	No	—	Minimum Crunchbase press mentions (popularity proxy)
`growth_score_min`	integer	No	—	Minimum Crunchbase Growth Score (0-100)
`heat_score_min`	integer	No	—	Minimum Crunchbase Heat Score (0-100)
`trending_90d`	boolean	No	`any`	If `true`, limit to companies whose rank improved over the last 90 days
`rank_improved_d7_min`	integer	No	—	Companies whose rank improved by at least this many positions in 7 days
`rank_improved_d30_min`	integer	No	—	Rank improvement minimum in last 30 days
`rank_improved_d90_min`	integer	No	—	Rank improvement minimum in last 90 days
`per_page`	integer	No	`5`	Results per page (max 15)
`order_by`	string	No	`rank_org`	Sort field. `rank_org` = Crunchbase prominence
`sort`	string	No	`asc`	`asc` for best first, `desc` for worst first
`page`	integer	No	`1`	Page number (sequential, 1-indexed)

Response

Example Response

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{
  "status": true,
  "request_id": "7b7510f3-dbbf-08b2-1c4d-4d73688f",
  "data": {
    "total": 4375132,
    "page": 1,
    "has_next_page": true,
    "results": [
      {
        "name": "OpenAI",
        "slug": "openai",
        "uuid": "cf2c678c-b81a-80c3-10d1-9c5e76448e51",
        "image": "https://images.crunchbase.com/image/upload/jjykwqqhsscreywea4gb",
        "type": "organization",
        "short_description": "OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops advanced AI models, including ChatGPT.",
        "rank_org": 1,
        "status": "operating",
        "website_url": "https://www.openai.com",
        "employee_count": "1001-5000",
        "funding_stage": "series_unknown",
        "ipo_status": "private",
        "stock_exchange_symbol": null,
        "acquired_by": null,
        "num_diversity_spotlight_investments": 4,
        "aliases": [
          "OpenAI LP",
          "OpenAI Group PBC"
        ],
        "headquarters": [
          {
            "name": "San Francisco",
            "slug": "san-francisco-california",
            "uuid": "528f5e3c-90d1-1111-5d1c-2e4ff979d58e",
            "location_type": "city"
          },
          {
            "name": "California",
            "slug": "california-united-states",
            "uuid": "eb879a83-c91a-121e-0bb8-829782dbcf04",
            "location_type": "region"
          }
        ],
        "categories": [
          {
            "name": "Agentic AI",
            "slug": "agentic-ai-17fa",
            "uuid": "400037b5-8546-4a2c-98e1-7e7a165957dd",
            "image_id": "b8046d3bdcdf4b3fad3ceeb7a860acb7",
            "image": "https://images.crunchbase.com/image/upload/b8046d3bdcdf4b3fad3ceeb7a860acb7"
          }
          // ... more items
        ],
        "category_groups": [
          {
            "uuid": "e5514a50-8200-7f6b-de87-b07990670800",
            "slug": "artificial-intelligence-e551",
            "name": "Artificial Intelligence (AI)",
            "type": "category_group",
            "image": null
          }
          // ... more items
        ],
        "diversity_spotlights": [
          {
            "uuid": "c3e9166d-b006-45f2-b4f9-2295d125e1ea",
            "slug": "lgbtq-plus-founded",
            "name": "LGBTQ+ Founded",
            "type": "diversity_spotlight",
            "image": null
          }
          // ... more items
        ],
        "founders": [
          {
            "uuid": "f88fffe4-06f9-4f6d-8680-3e6bdf7d7d6e",
            "slug": "andrej-karpathy-7d6e",
            "name": "Andrej Karpathy",
            "type": "person",
            "image": "https://images.crunchbase.com/image/upload/wrm65szoq3ik4usfgxia"
          }
          // ... more items
        ]
      }
      // ... more items
    ],
    "resolved_filters": {}
  },
  "request_params": {
    "per_page": "2",
    "order_by": "rank_org",
    "sort": "asc",
    "page": "1"
  }
}

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
`status`	boolean	Whether the request succeeded
`request_id`	string	Unique identifier for this request
`data.total`	integer	Total number of matching companies
`data.page`	integer	Current page number
`data.has_next_page`	boolean	Whether more pages are available
`data.results`	array	Array of company objects
`data.results[].name`	string	Company display name
`data.results[].slug`	string	Crunchbase URL slug (use as `id` in detail endpoints)
`data.results[].uuid`	string	Crunchbase UUID
`data.results[].image`	string	Company logo URL
`data.results[].type`	string	Entity type (always `organization`)
`data.results[].short_description`	string	One-line company summary
`data.results[].rank_org`	integer	Crunchbase organization rank
`data.results[].status`	string	Operating status (`operating`, `was_acquired`, `closed`)
`data.results[].website_url`	string	Company website URL
`data.results[].employee_count`	string	Employee count range
`data.results[].funding_stage`	string	Latest funding stage
`data.results[].ipo_status`	string	IPO status (`private`, `public`, `delisted`)
`data.results[].stock_exchange_symbol`	string/null	Stock ticker if public
`data.results[].acquired_by`	object/null	Acquiring organization if acquired
`data.results[].acquired_by.uuid`	string	Acquirer UUID
`data.results[].acquired_by.slug`	string	Acquirer slug
`data.results[].acquired_by.name`	string	Acquirer name
`data.results[].acquired_by.type`	string	Entity type
`data.results[].acquired_by.image`	string	Acquirer logo URL
`data.results[].num_diversity_spotlight_investments`	integer/null	Number of diversity spotlight investments
`data.results[].aliases`	array	Array of alternative company names
`data.results[].headquarters`	array	Array of headquarters location objects
`data.results[].headquarters[].name`	string	Location name
`data.results[].headquarters[].slug`	string	Location slug
`data.results[].headquarters[].uuid`	string	Location UUID
`data.results[].headquarters[].location_type`	string	Type: `city`, `region`, `country`
`data.results[].categories`	array	Array of category objects
`data.results[].categories[].name`	string	Category name
`data.results[].categories[].slug`	string	Category slug
`data.results[].categories[].uuid`	string	Category UUID
`data.results[].categories[].image_id`	string	Image identifier
`data.results[].categories[].image`	string	Category image URL
`data.results[].category_groups`	array	Array of category group objects
`data.results[].category_groups[].uuid`	string	Category group UUID
`data.results[].category_groups[].slug`	string	Category group slug
`data.results[].category_groups[].name`	string	Category group name
`data.results[].category_groups[].type`	string	Entity type (`category_group`)
`data.results[].category_groups[].image`	string/null	Category group image URL
`data.results[].diversity_spotlights`	array	Array of diversity spotlight objects
`data.results[].diversity_spotlights[].uuid`	string	Spotlight UUID
`data.results[].diversity_spotlights[].slug`	string	Spotlight slug
`data.results[].diversity_spotlights[].name`	string	Spotlight name
`data.results[].diversity_spotlights[].type`	string	Entity type (`diversity_spotlight`)
`data.results[].diversity_spotlights[].image`	string/null	Spotlight image URL
`data.results[].founders`	array	Array of founder objects
`data.results[].founders[].uuid`	string	Person UUID
`data.results[].founders[].slug`	string	Person slug
`data.results[].founders[].name`	string	Person name
`data.results[].founders[].type`	string	Entity type (`person`)
`data.results[].founders[].image`	string	Person photo URL
`data.resolved_filters`	object	Applied filter values after resolution
`request_params`	object	Echo of request parameters sent

Code Examples

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import requests

url = "https://crunchbase-extractor-full-api3.p.rapidapi.com/company/search"

params = {
    "funding_stage": "series_a",
    "category": "artificial-intelligence",
    "location": "san-francisco-california",
    "per_page": 10,
    "order_by": "rank_org",
    "sort": "asc",
    "page": 1
}

headers = {
    "X-RapidAPI-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "X-RapidAPI-Host": "crunchbase-extractor-full-api3.p.rapidapi.com"
}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, params=params)
data = response.json()["data"]

print(f"Found {data['total']} companies")
for company in data["results"]:
    print(f"#{company['rank_org']} {company['name']} ({company['employee_count']}) - {company['funding_stage']}")

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const url = "https://crunchbase-extractor-full-api3.p.rapidapi.com/company/search";

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  funding_stage: "series_a",
  category: "artificial-intelligence",
  location: "san-francisco-california",
  per_page: "10",
  order_by: "rank_org",
  sort: "asc",
  page: "1"
});

const response = await fetch(`${url}?${params}`, {
  headers: {
    "X-RapidAPI-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "X-RapidAPI-Host": "crunchbase-extractor-full-api3.p.rapidapi.com"
  }
});

const { data } = await response.json();

console.log(`Found ${data.total} companies`);
data.results.forEach(company => {
  console.log(`#${company.rank_org} ${company.name} (${company.employee_count}) - ${company.funding_stage}`);
});

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curl -G "https://crunchbase-extractor-full-api3.p.rapidapi.com/company/search" \
  --data-urlencode "funding_stage=series_a" \
  --data-urlencode "category=artificial-intelligence" \
  --data-urlencode "location=san-francisco-california" \
  --data-urlencode "per_page=10" \
  --data-urlencode "order_by=rank_org" \
  --data-urlencode "sort=asc" \
  --data-urlencode "page=1" \
  -H "X-RapidAPI-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "X-RapidAPI-Host: crunchbase-extractor-full-api3.p.rapidapi.com"

Company Details — Get the full profile for a company found in search results
Investor Search — Search investors by type and stage
Autocomplete — Fuzzy search to find company slugs and category slugs for filters