Search Crunchbase companies by name, category, location, or funding stage API

One call returns a paginated list of companies matching search filters. Each item in the answer is a company with name, rank, funding stage, and categories. The answer held 5 companies per page. Get the next page by incrementing the `page` parameter.

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Provider	Endpoint	Price	Tested
crunchbase-extractor-full-api3RapidAPI listing	company_search`GET company/search`	$0.001999$2.00 / 1k calls	✓ 2026-10-06pricing ↗

What it returns

From a real call to the route: crunchbase-extractor-full-api3.

data.results[].nameCompany namedata.results[].uuidCompany ID for other endpointsdata.results[].slugURL-friendly company identifierdata.results[].rank_orgCrunchbase rank (1 is highest)data.results[].funding_stageCurrent funding stagedata.results[].categories[].nameBusiness categorydata.results[].employee_countHeadcount rangedata.results[].statusOperating statusdata.totalTotal companies matching filtersdata.has_next_pageWhether more pages exist

Call it

HTTP with your key in x-api-key, or the call_endpoint tool of our MCP server.

GET /api/gw/rapidapi-crunchbase-extractor-full-api3/company/search$0.001999 / call✓ working · tested 2026-10-061.03 s latency

Parameters

Parameter	Type		Notes
growth_score_min	integer · query	optional	Minimum Crunchbase Growth Score (0-100). Higher = growing faster. Example: `80` finds the fastest-growing companies; `60` finds mid-growth.
rank_improved_d90_min	integer · query	optional	Show only companies whose rank improved by at least this many positions in the last 90 days. See `rank_improved_d7_min` for details.
ipo_status	string · query	optional	Public-market status. public = currently trades on an exchange. private = privately held. delisted = was public, now removed from listing. became_private = was public, then taken private (LBO, buyout). · one of any, public, private, delistede.g. `any`
num_investors_min	integer · query	optional	Minimum distinct investors on the cap table. Example: `1` excludes bootstrapped companies. `5` finds companies with broad investor bases.
sort	string · query	optional	`asc` for best first, `desc` for worst first. · one of asc, desce.g. `asc`
founder	string · query	optional	Slug or UUID of a founder — returns companies this person founded. Example: `dario-amodei` → Anthropic. Find founder slugs via `/person/search`.
operating_status	string · query	optional	Is the company still operating? `active` = currently operating. `closed` = shut down, dissolved, or wound down. Use `active` to exclude dead companies from results. · one of any, active, closede.g. `any`
rank_max	integer · query	optional	Show only companies ranked this good or better (lower rank = more prominent).
rank_improved_d30_min	integer · query	optional	Show only companies whose rank improved by at least this many positions in the last 30 days. See `rank_improved_d7_min` for details.
founded_on_before	string · query	optional	Include only companies founded on or before this date (`YYYY-MM-DD`).
num_articles_min	integer · query	optional	Minimum Crunchbase press mentions — a rough popularity proxy. Example: `10` filters to companies with noticeable press coverage. `100` finds very well-known companies.
page	integer · query	optional	Page number, starts at 1. Pages must be requested sequentially (1, 2, 3…) — skipping ahead returns 400. · default 1e.g. `1`
rank_improved_d7_min	integer · query	optional	Show only companies whose rank improved by at least this many positions in the last 7 days. E.g. `5` finds companies that climbed ≥5 spots. Finer-grained than `trending_90d=true`.
company_type	string · query	optional	Business structure. `for_profit` = regular company. `non_profit` = NGO, charity, foundation. Most startups are `for_profit`; this filter is mainly for excluding NGOs or finding them. · one of any, for_profit, non_profite.g. `any`
num_funding_rounds_min	integer · query	optional	Minimum number of funding rounds raised. Example: `3` finds companies that have raised Series A or later. `10` finds serial fundraisers. `0` = no filter.
category	string · query	optional	Category — name, slug, or UUID. Examples: `artificial-intelligence` or `AI`. Browse them via `/category/search`. Check `resolved_filters` in the response to see what we matched.
trending_90d	string · query	optional	If `true`, limit to companies whose Crunchbase rank improved (moved up) over the last 90 days. Useful for spotting momentum plays — any company climbing the leaderboard, regardless of where they are today. Omit to not apply the filter. · one of any, true, falsee.g. `any`
category_group	string · query	optional	Industry group — name, slug, or UUID. Browse them via `/category-group/search`.
employee_count	string · query	optional	one of any, 1-10, 11-50, 51-100, 101-250, 251-500, 501-1000, 1001-5000e.g. `any`
q	string · query	optional	Find companies whose name starts with this text (case-insensitive). `q=ant` finds Anthropic, Antler, Antaris, Ant Group… For fuzzy / substring / typeahead across aliases and people, use `/autocomplete` instead.
last_funding_after	string · query	optional	Include only companies whose most recent funding round was on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD). Combine with location to find recently funded companies in a region.
order_by	string · query	optional	Field to sort by. `rank_org` = Crunchbase's overall prominence (use with `sort=asc` for 'most well-known first'). `founded_on` = founding date (use `desc` for newest startups, `asc` for oldest). `last_funding_at` = date of the latest funding round (use `desc` for companies actively raising). Pagination: only `rank_org` supports paging past page 1. `founded_on` and `last_funding_at` return the top 15 sorted results — requesting `page>1` with those fails with 400. · one of rank_org, founded_on, last_funding_ate.g. `rank_org`
funding_total_min	number · query	optional	Minimum total funding raised across all rounds, in USD. Example: 100000000 finds companies that raised $100M or more. Combine with funding_total_max for a range.
founded_on_after	string · query	optional	Include only companies founded on or after this date (`YYYY-MM-DD`).
rank_min	integer · query	optional	Show only companies ranked this or worse (higher rank = less prominent). Pair with `rank_max` to target a range.
last_funding_before	string · query	optional	Include only companies whose most recent funding round was on or before this date (YYYY-MM-DD). Combine with last_funding_after for a date range.
per_page	integer · query	optional	How many results per page (max 15). · default 5e.g. `5`
heat_score_min	integer · query	optional	Minimum Crunchbase Heat Score (0-100). Higher = getting more attention. Example: `80` finds the most-talked-about companies. Pair with `growth_score_min` for a VC-style 'hot + growing' prospecting filter.
funding_total_max	number · query	optional	Maximum total funding raised across all rounds, in USD. Combine with funding_total_min for a range.
last_funding_total_min	number · query	optional	Minimum size of the company's most recent funding round, in USD. Example: 50000000 finds companies whose latest round was $50M or more. Pair with last_funding_after to find companies that just raised big.
investor	string · query	optional	Slug or UUID of an investor — returns companies this investor has backed. Example: `sequoia-capital` returns Sequoia's portfolio. Find investor slugs via `/investor/search`.
location	string · query	optional	Company HQ — city/region/country slug, UUID, or free-form name (fuzzy-matched via autocomplete). Examples: `san-francisco-california` (city), `california` (region), `united-states` (country). Browse slugs: `/autocomplete/location`.
funding_stage	string · query	optional	one of any, pre_seed, seed, angel, series_a, series_b, series_c, series_de.g. `any`
equity_funding_total_max	number · query	optional	Maximum total equity funding raised (excludes debt), in USD.
last_funding_total_max	number · query	optional	Maximum size of the company's most recent funding round, in USD.
equity_funding_total_min	number · query	optional	Minimum total equity funding raised (excludes debt), in USD. Combine with equity_funding_total_max for a range.

HTTP

curl "https://fetchapi.co/api/gw/rapidapi-crunchbase-extractor-full-api3/company/search?page=1&sort=asc&order_by=rank_org&per_page=5&ipo_status=any&company_type=any&trending_90d=any&funding_stage=any&employee_count=any&operating_status=any" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_KEY"

MCP

call_endpoint("rapidapi-crunchbase-extractor-full-api3.company_search", {"page": "1", "sort": "asc", "order_by": "rank_org", "per_page": "5", "ipo_status": "any", "company_type": "any", "trending_90d": "any", "funding_stage": "any", "employee_count": "any", "operating_status": "any"})

Real example answer (trimmed) · 2026-10-03

{
  "data": {
    "page": 1,
    "total": 6468623,
    "results": [
      {
        "name": "European Investment Bank",
        "slug": "european-investment-bank",
        "type": "organization",
        "uuid": "5cad3164-5946-1b9a-9fa8-815e10cf7db1",
        "image": "https://images.crunchbase.com/image/upload/866aae97a23a4c519bdab47ad53cd0f8",
        "status": "operating",
        "aliases": [
          "EIB",
          "… 2 more"
        ],
        "founders": [],
        "rank_org": 1,
        "categories": [
          {
            "name": "Banking",
            "slug": "banking",
            "uuid": "68250c3a-6cf5-86fb-281e-9072ae2d4fe8",
            "image": "https://images.crunchbase.com/image/upload/2d9d900a0b6a4ea7ad4e3728a6ca9d36",
            "image_id": "2d9d900a0b6a4ea7ad4e3728a6ca9d36"
          },
          "… 2 more"
        ],
        "ipo_status": "private",
        "acquired_by": null,
        "website_url": "https://www.eib.org",
        "headquarters": [
          {
            "name": "Luxembourg",
            "slug": "luxembourg-luxembourg",
            "uuid": "0d3a83bd-0c64-04b5-bd58-79fec26d544a",
            "location_type": "city"
          },
          "… 3 more"
        ],
        "…": "7 more fields"
      },
      "… 3 more"
    ],
    "has_next_page": true,
    "resolved_filters": {}
  },
  "status": true,
  "request_id": "bd2dce99-fabb-11af-84cc-3883cafb",
  "request_params": {
    "page": "1",
    "sort": "asc",
    "order_by": "rank_org",
    "per_page": "5",
    "ipo_status": "any",
    "company_type": "any",
    "trending_90d": "any",
    "funding_stage": "any",
    "employee_count": "any",
    "operating_status": "any"
  }
}

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