PitchBook API endpoint
Returns the free/teaser content of a PitchBook investor (fund manager/firm) profile page (overview, description, contact/HQ, and a preview of investments, exits, and co-investors). PitchBook gates most numeric figures and full lists behind a paid subscription; those come through as empty cells rather than being fabricated. Pass exactly one of `id` or `url`.
/pitchbook/investorReturns the free/teaser content of a PitchBook investor (fund manager/firm)
profile page: overview ("Quick Facts"), description, contact/HQ, and a preview
of investments, exits, and co-investors. PitchBook gates most numeric figures
and full lists behind a paid subscription; those come through as empty table
cells rather than being fabricated. total on a table reflects PitchBook's
stated full count (e.g. "Co-Investors (843)"), which is usually larger than
the number of rows returned because the free page only lists a short preview.
Query parameters:
id: PitchBook investor id, e.g. 294471-37. Pass exactly one of id or url.url: full PitchBook investor profile URL, e.g.
https://pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/294471-37. Pass exactly one of
id or url.Notable response behavior:
id/url returns an invalid-parameter error.url that isn't an absolute https://pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/<id>
URL returns an invalid-parameter error.200 with empty data.| Field | Filled in, of 7 checked | Values in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| question | 7 | “What is Better Capital (California)?” and 6 other values |
| answer | 7 | “Founded in 2006, Better Capital is a venture capital firm b…” and 6 other values |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | No | PitchBook investor id | 294471-37 | |
| url | string | No | Absolute https://pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/<id> URL | https://pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/294471-37 | |
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/pitchbook/investor" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"msg": "OK",
"data": {
"kind": "investor",
"id": "294471-37",
"name": "Better Capital (California)",
"description": "Founded in 2006, Better Capital is a venture capital firm based in Santa Clara, California.",
"overview": {
"Investor Type": "Venture Capital",
"Status": "Active",
"Investments": "339",
"Portfolio": "218",
"Exits": "49"
},
"contact": {
"Website": "http://www.bettercapital.vc",
"Investor Status": "Actively Seeking New Investments",
"Corporate Office": "1600 Duane Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95148, United States"
},
"tables": [
{
"name": "Co-Investors",
"total": 843,
"columns": [
"Name",
"With",
"Exits",
"Lead Partner",
"Series",
"Industry"
],
"rows": [
[
"Astir Ventures",
"33",
"",
"",
"",
""
]
]
}
],
"faqs": [
{
"question": "What is Better Capital (California)?",
"answer": "Founded in 2006, Better Capital is a venture capital firm based in Santa Clara, California."
}
],
"source_url": "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/294471-37",
"fetched_at": "2026-07-08T20:00:00Z"
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/pitchbook.investorResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| code | integer | No | 200 | |||
| data | pitchbook.ProfileResponse | No | ||||
| data.contact | object | No | Contact and company details from the profile as label and value pairs, such as `Website`. | |||
| data.description | string | No | Profile description as PitchBook shows it. | |||
| data.faqs | array | No | Question and answer pairs from the profile's FAQ section. | |||
| data.faqs[].answer | string | No | Thinking Machines Lab was founded in 2024. | Answer to the question. | ||
| data.faqs[].question | string | No | When was Thinking Machines Lab founded? | Question as shown in the profile's FAQ section. | ||
| data.fetched_at | string | No | 2026-07-08T20:00:00Z | Time the data was fetched, in UTC (RFC 3339). | ||
| data.id | string | No | 752821-12 | PitchBook profile id, such as `752821-12`. | ||
| data.kind | string | No | company | Profile type: `company`, `investor`, `fund`, `advisor` or `limited-partner`. | ||
| data.name | string | No | Thinking Machines Lab | Name of the company, investor, fund, advisor or limited partner. | ||
| data.overview | object | No | Quick facts from the profile as label and value pairs, such as `Year Founded`. | |||
| data.source_url | string | No | https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/752821-12 | URL the data was read from. | ||
| data.tables | array | No | Tables from the profile's sections, such as Investors. | |||
| data.tables[].columns | array | No | Column headings of the table. | |||
| data.tables[].name | string | No | Investors | Name of the profile section the table comes from, such as `Investors`. | ||
| data.tables[].row_ids | array | No | Profile each cell links to as `kind/id`, such as `company/157986-91`, matching `rows` by position. Empty for cells without a link. | |||
| data.tables[].rows | array | No | Table rows, each a list of cell texts. Cells PitchBook hides behind a subscription are empty. | |||
| data.tables[].total | integer | No | 23 | Full count of entries PitchBook states for the section, usually more than the rows returned. | ||
| msg | string | No | OK |
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Bad Request | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 404 | Not Found | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 429 | Too Many Requests | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 503 | Service Unavailable | #/definitions/app.Response |
Use environment variables for secrets and keep Crawlora API keys server-side.
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/pitchbook/investor" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"