StartupSeeker Public API v1

Request Shape

{
  "request_id": "search-demo-1",
  "query": "AI startups helping ecommerce teams with demand forecasting"
}

Request Fields

Response Fields

Sample Request

curl -X POST https://startup-seeker.com/api/v1/search \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ssk_live_your_api_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "request_id": "search-demo-1",
    "query": "AI startups helping ecommerce teams with demand forecasting"
  }'

Sample Response

{
  "request_id": "search-demo-1",
  "query": "AI startups helping ecommerce teams with demand forecasting",
  "total_results": 2,
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "458861125484422704",
      "primary_key": "458861125484422704",
      "name": "Euphya",
      "description": "AI-powered demand forecasting for ecommerce teams.",
      "website": "euphya.co",
      "founded": "2020",
      "location": "San Francisco, CA",
      "linkedin_company_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/euphyaco",
      "score": 0.77,
      "quality_score": 0,
      "linkedin_followers": 9,
      "linkedin_employees": 0,
      "funding_range": "",
      "major_investors": [],
      "query": "AI startups helping ecommerce teams with demand forecasting",
      "isRelevant": true
    }
  ],
  "search_data": {
    "query": "AI startups helping ecommerce teams with demand forecasting",
    "refined_query": "AI demand forecasting ecommerce startups",
    "final_output": "euphya.co",
    "structured_results": [],
    "version": "v1",
    "duration": 1.42,
    "issue": null
  },
  "rate_limit": {
    "minute": {
      "limit": 30,
      "remaining": 29,
      "reset_at": 1712083200000
    },
    "day": {
      "limit": 100,
      "remaining": 99,
      "reset_at": 1712126400000
    }
  }
}

Request Shape

{
  "request_id": "enrich-demo-1",
  "website": "stripe.com"
}

Request Fields

Response Fields

Sample Request

curl -X POST https://startup-seeker.com/api/v1/enrich \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ssk_live_your_api_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "request_id": "enrich-demo-1",
    "website": "stripe.com"
  }'

Sample Response

{
  "request_id": "enrich-demo-1",
  "website": {
    "submitted": "stripe.com",
    "normalized": "stripe.com"
  },
  "company": {
    "id": "458861125612149361",
    "name": "Stripe",
    "website": "stripe.com",
    "description": "Payments infrastructure for internet businesses."
  },
  "missing": false,
  "rate_limit": {
    "minute": {
      "limit": 30,
      "remaining": 29,
      "reset_at": 1712083200000
    },
    "day": {
      "limit": 100,
      "remaining": 99,
      "reset_at": 1712126400000
    }
  }
}

Request Shape

{
  "company": {
    "name": "Acme Analytics",
    "website": "acmeanalytics.com"
  }
}

Request Fields

Response Fields

Sample Request

curl -X POST https://startup-seeker.com/api/v1/competitors \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ssk_live_your_api_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "company": {
      "name": "Acme Analytics",
      "website": "acmeanalytics.com"
    }
  }'

Sample Response

{
  "company": {
    "input": {
      "name": "Acme Analytics",
      "website": "acmeanalytics.com",
      "description": null
    },
    "resolved": {
      "name": "Acme Analytics",
      "normalized_website": "acmeanalytics.com",
      "description": "SaaS analytics platform for B2B companies"
    }
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "company": {
        "name": "DataViz Pro",
        "website": "datavizpro.io",
        "description": "Business intelligence platform"
      },
      "similarity_level": "HIGH",
      "summary": "DataViz Pro overlaps with Acme Analytics in analytics workflows and target buyers."
    }
  ],
  "rate_limit": {
    "minute": {
      "limit": 30,
      "remaining": 29,
      "reset_at": 1712083200000
    },
    "day": {
      "limit": 100,
      "remaining": 99,
      "reset_at": 1712126400000
    }
  }
}

Request Shape

{
  "websites": ["runwayml.com", "genei.io"],
  "include_description": true
}

Request Fields

Response Fields

Sample Request

curl -X POST https://startup-seeker.com/api/v1/vc-backable-classifier \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "websites": ["runwayml.com", "genei.io"],
    "include_description": true
  }'

Sample Response

{
  "count": 2,
  "data": [
    {
      "website": "runwayml.com",
      "name": "Runway",
      "description": "Runway delivers AI-powered creative tools for video and image generation.",
      "vc_investable": "Yes",
      "homepage_scrape": "<html>...</html>"
    },
    {
      "website": "genei.io",
      "name": "Genei",
      "description": "Genei helps knowledge workers summarize research content.",
      "vc_investable": "Likely Not",
      "homepage_scrape": ""
    }
  ],
  "rate_limit": {
    "second": {
      "limit": 500,
      "remaining": 498,
      "reset_at": 1736831400000
    },
    "minute": {
      "limit": 10000,
      "remaining": 9998,
      "reset_at": 1736831460000
    },
    "day": {
      "limit": 50000,
      "remaining": 49998,
      "reset_at": 1736914200000
    }
  }
}

Request Shape

{
  "websites": ["runwayml.com", "genei.io"],
  "include_description": false
}

Request Fields

Response Fields

Sample Request

curl -X POST https://startup-seeker.com/api/v1/vc-backable-minimum \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "websites": ["runwayml.com", "genei.io"]
  }'

Sample Response

{
  "data": {
    "runwayml.com": {
      "classification": "Yes"
    },
    "genei.io": {
      "classification": "Likely Not"
    }
  }
}

Request Shape

multipart/form-data
- file: <PDF, required>
- request_id: <string, optional>

Request Fields

Response Fields

Sample Request

curl -X POST https://startup-seeker.com/api/v1/parse-deck \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ssk_live_your_api_key" \
  -F "file=@pitch-deck.pdf" \
  -F "request_id=deck-demo-1"

Sample Response

{
  "request_id": "deck-demo-1",
  "filename": "pitch-deck.pdf",
  "total_pages": 12,
  "processed_slides": 12,
  "slides": [
    {
      "page_number": 1,
      "summary": "Title slide introducing the company and market."
    }
  ],
  "markdown": "## Slide 1\n\nTitle slide introducing the company and market.",
  "rate_limit": {
    "minute": {
      "limit": 30,
      "remaining": 29,
      "reset_at": 1712083200000
    },
    "day": {
      "limit": 100,
      "remaining": 99,
      "reset_at": 1712126400000
    }
  }
}

Request Shape

{
  "website": "exa.ai",
  "include_competitors": true,
  "context": "Optional analyst notes",
  "company_name": "Exa"
}

Request Fields

Response Fields

Sample Request

curl -X POST https://startup-seeker.com/api/deep-research \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ssk_live_your_api_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "website": "exa.ai",
    "include_competitors": false,
    "company_name": "Exa"
  }'

Sample Response

{
  "success": true,
  "zilliz_id": "458861125612149361",
  "timestamp": "2026-03-14T11:04:32.102Z",
  "data": {
    "deepScrape": {
      "status": "fulfilled",
      "website": "exa.ai",
      "concise_description": "AI-native search engine for the web."
    },
    "founders": {
      "status": "fulfilled",
      "data": {
        "founders": []
      }
    },
    "funding": {
      "status": "fulfilled",
      "data": {
        "total_funding": 107000000
      }
    },
    "linkedin": {
      "status": "fulfilled",
      "data": {
        "followers": 22841,
        "employees": 92
      }
    },
    "scoring": {
      "status": "fulfilled",
      "score": 0.82
    },
    "zillizUpdate": {
      "status": "fulfilled"
    }
  },
  "errors": {},
  "summary": {
    "total_requests": 5,
    "successful": 5,
    "failed": 0,
    "execution_time_ms": 32450,
    "competitors_skipped": true
  },
  "rate_limit": {
    "minute": {
      "limit": 30,
      "remaining": 29,
      "reset_at": 1712083200000
    },
    "day": {
      "limit": 100,
      "remaining": 99,
      "reset_at": 1712126400000
    }
  }
}