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This page is auto-generated from the API’s filter registry. Use GET /api/filters?scope={scope} to fetch this data programmatically.
The Dealroom API supports 88 filters across 6 scopes. Use the filter query parameter to apply filters, and the sort parameter to order results.

Companies

Scope: companies — Used on /api/entities when querying companies.
FilterKeyTypeStatusOperatorsDescription
Company NamenametexteqCompanies whose name contains the search term.
Founded Datelaunch_datedate · yeareq neq gt gte lt lteYear or period when the organization was launched.
Company Statuscompany_statusenumeq neq in_any nin_anyLifecycle status.
Locationlocationid_lookupeq neq in_any nin_anySelected geographies where the organization operates — cities, regions, countries, or continents.
Growth Stagegrowth_stageid_lookupeq neq in_any in_all nin_any nin_allCompanies at selected maturity stages.
Ecosystemecosystem_idid_lookupeqCompanies inside a saved Dealroom ecosystem.
Unicornis_unicornbooleaneqCompanies with unicorn status.
Hiringis_hiringbooleaneqCompanies currently flagged as hiring.
Has Founderhas_founderbooleaneqCompanies with at least one linked founder record.
Unicorn Datedate_became_unicorndateeq neq gt gte lt lteCompanies that became unicorns in a chosen period.
Tagstag_idid_lookupeq neq in_any in_all nin_any nin_allCompanies by industry, sector, technology, business model, or other Dealroom tag.

Company Name

Example values:
  • Tesla
  • Stripe

Founded Date

Comparison against the recorded founding date. Accepts a year (2024) or year-month (2024-01) value.Example values:
  • 2024-01
  • 2025-06

Company Status

Lifecycle state recorded for each organization — whether they are operational, exited, inactive, etc.Example values:
  • operational — Operational
  • acquired — Acquired
  • closed — Closed
  • low_activity — Low activity

Location

Location IDs from the Dealroom location taxonomy. Defaults to headquarters; pair with the location_role parameter to filter by founding, office, or any role.Example values:
  • 233 — United States
  • 628061 — London
  • 1297711 — Berlin

Growth Stage

Dealroom growth-stage assignments such as early growth, late growth, and mature. Use the multi-select operators to broaden across several stages.Example values:
  • 3 — Early growth
  • 4 — Late growth
  • 5 — Mature

Ecosystem

Loads the selected ecosystem’s stored filter and applies its rules. The same boundary used by ecosystem pages and landscapes.

Unicorn

Companies with a verified $1B valuation or exit.

Hiring

There are open job positions for this company.

Has Founder

At least one known founder linked to this company.

Unicorn Date

When the company’s valuation crossed $1B. Accepts year or year-month input.Example values:
  • 2024-01
  • 2025-06

Tags

The main thematic filter. Tags span industries, sub-industries, technologies, sectors, business models, impact goals, and other classifications. Use multi-value operators (in_any, in_all) to broaden or tighten across multiple tags.Example values:
  • 126403 — Fintech
  • 2268001 — AI Agents
  • 10202 — AI
FilterKeyTypeStatusOperatorsDescription
Dealroom Signalsignal_ratingnumeric · counteq neq gt gte lt lteCompanies by overall Dealroom Signal rating.
Growth Signalsignal_growthnumeric · counteq neq gt gte lt lteCompanies by Dealroom Signal growth score.
Team Signalsignal_teamnumeric · counteq neq gt gte lt lteCompanies by Dealroom Signal team score.
Timing Signalsignal_timingnumeric · counteq neq gt gte lt lteCompanies by Dealroom Signal timing score.
Completeness Signalsignal_completenessnumeric · counteq neq gt gte lt lteCompanies by profile completeness score.

Dealroom Signal

Composite score on a 0–100 scale that blends growth, team, timing, and completeness signals. Higher values indicate stronger combined signal.Example values:
  • 70
  • 85

Growth Signal

0–100 component of Dealroom Signal that looks at employee growth in the company.Example values:
  • 70
  • 85

Team Signal

0–100 component of Dealroom Signal that looks at previous performance, experience, serial founders and education.Example values:
  • 70
  • 85

Timing Signal

0–100 component of Dealroom Signal that measures how likely the company is to raise its next round soon.Example values:
  • 70
  • 85

Completeness Signal

0–100 component of Dealroom Signal that measures how complete a company’s profile is.Example values:
  • 70
  • 85
FilterKeyTypeStatusOperatorsDescription
Employeesemployee_countnumeric · counteq neq gt gte lt lteCompanies by reported headcount.
Valuationlatest_valuationnumeric · currencyeq neq gt gte lt lteCompanies by latest known valuation (currency-aware).
Latest Valuation Datelatest_valuation_datedateeq neq gt gte lt lteCompanies whose latest valuation was recorded in a chosen period.
Latest Revenuelatest_revenuenumeric · currencyeq neq gt gte lt lteCompanies by latest known revenue (currency-aware).
Website Trafficsimilarweb_trafficnumeric · counteq neq gt gte lt lteCompanies by SimilarWeb monthly visits.

Employees

Latest reported employee count. Use minimums, maximums, or ranges to separate lean startups, scaleups, and larger organisations.Example values:
  • 10
  • 50
  • 250

Valuation

Latest valuation amount, converted from the requested ?currency= to the underlying USD value before comparison. Useful for valuation bands and unicorn-adjacent searches.Example values:
  • 1000000 — 1M
  • 10000000 — 10M
  • 100000000 — 100M

Latest Valuation Date

Date of the latest known valuation. Accepts year or year-month input.Example values:
  • 2024-01
  • 2025-06

Latest Revenue

Latest reported revenue, converted from the requested ?currency= before comparison. Coverage depends on whether revenue data has been collected for the company.Example values:
  • 1000000 — 1M
  • 10000000 — 10M
  • 100000000 — 100M

Website Traffic

Latest monthly visit count from SimilarWeb. Most useful for consumer, marketplace, or web-first companies; less meaningful for businesses with limited public web presence.Example values:
  • 10000 — 10k
  • 100000 — 100k
  • 1000000 — 1M
FilterKeyTypeStatusOperatorsDescription
Promising Founderfounder.is_promising_founderbooleaneqCompanies with at least one founder marked as promising.
Super Founderfounder.is_super_founderbooleaneqCompanies with at least one super founder.
Strong Founderfounder.is_strong_founderbooleaneqCompanies with at least one strong founder.
Serial Founderfounder.is_serial_founderbooleaneqCompanies with at least one serial founder.
Genderfounder.genderenumeq neq in_any nin_anyCompanies by recorded gender of linked founders.

Promising Founder

Early in their journey but backed by strong signals: top company or university background, managerial experience, or the right age profile.

Super Founder

Has previously built a company at significant scale (large funding raised or big team).

Strong Founder

Has meaningful prior company-building experience, just below the super-founder threshold.

Serial Founder

Founders who have founded more than one company in Dealroom’s data.

Gender

Looks at gender values on linked founder records. A company is included when at least one associated founder has the selected recorded gender.Example values:
  • male — Male
  • female — Female
  • non_binary — Non-binary
  • prefer_not_to_say — Prefer not to say
FilterKeyTypeStatusOperatorsDescription
Total Fundingtotal_fundingnumeric · currencyeq neq gt gte lt lteCompanies by total funding raised.
VC Backedis_vc_backedbooleaneqCompanies that have raised venture capital.

Total Funding

Total funding raised across all recorded rounds, excluding debt rounds, IPOs, ICOs, acquisitions, and unverified rounds. Currency-aware: pass ?currency= to filter in a non-USD currency.Example values:
  • 1000000 — 1M
  • 10000000 — 10M
  • 100000000 — 100M

VC Backed

Companies that have raised venture-capital-backed rounds: Early VC, Growth Equity VC, Late VC, Seed, Series A–I, Angel, Convertible, SPAC Private Placement.
FilterKeyTypeStatusOperatorsDescription
Startupis_startupbooleaneqCompanies classified as startups.
Fundedis_fundedbooleaneqCompanies with any recorded funding event.
Crowdfundingis_crowdfundingbooleaneqCrowdfunding platforms and crowdfunded organisations.
Governmentis_governmentbooleaneqGovernment and public-sector organisations.
Non-Profitis_non_profitbooleaneqNon-profit organisations.
Coltis_coltbooleaneqCompanies labelled Colt.
Thoroughbredis_thoroughbredbooleaneqCompanies labelled Thoroughbred.
Spinoutis_spinoutbooleaneqCompanies labelled as spinouts.
Titanis_titanbooleaneqCompanies labelled Titan.
Rising Staris_rising_starbooleaneqCompanies flagged as Rising Stars.

Startup

Active companies that are growing and operating in a tech sector.

Funded

Distinguishes companies with at least one financing record or investor from those with none.

Crowdfunding

Dealroom’s crowdfunding label. Apply when crowdfunding entities should be treated separately from venture-funded companies.

Government

Dealroom’s government label. Use to keep public-sector entities in or out of company-style result sets.

Non-Profit

Dealroom’s non-profit label. Apply when commercial and non-profit entities should be separated.

Colt

Startups with the most recent annual revenue between 25Mand25M and 100M USD.

Thoroughbred

Startups with annual revenue above $100M.

Spinout

Companies spun out from a university, research lab, or larger company.

Titan

Manually curated list of landmark companies.

Rising Star

Early-stage startups founded in 2020 or later with a Dealroom Signal score of ≥85, not yet a unicorn (valuation under $1B or unknown), and still actively independent.

Sort keys

name · launch_date · employee_count · signal_rating · latest_valuation · latest_revenue · total_funding · total_invested · year_of_exit · alumni_count · alumni_founder_count · alumni_founded_companies_count · alumni_unicorn_companies_count · total_investments_count · founded_companies_total_funding · created_at · updated_at Prefix with - for descending: sort=-name

Investors

Scope: investors — Used on /api/investors for investor search.
FilterKeyTypeStatusOperatorsDescription
Investor NamenametexteqInvestors whose name contains the search term.
Locationlocationid_lookupeq neq in_any nin_anySelected geographies where the organization operates — cities, regions, countries, or continents.
Investor Typeinvestor_typeenumeq neq in_any in_all nin_any nin_allInvestors by category.
Investor Statuscompany_statusenumeq neq in_any nin_anyLifecycle status.
Founded Datelaunch_datedate · yeareq neq gt gte lt lteYear or period when the organization was launched.
Closing Dateclosing_datedateeq neq gt gte lt lteFunds that closed in a chosen period.
Ecosystemecosystem_idid_lookupeqInvestors inside a saved Dealroom ecosystem.

Investor Name

Example values:
  • Sequoia
  • Atomico

Location

Location IDs from the Dealroom location taxonomy. Defaults to headquarters; pair with the location_role parameter to filter by founding, office, or any role.Example values:
  • 233 — United States
  • 628061 — London
  • 1297711 — Berlin

Investor Type

Investors are categorized by how they operate and deploy capital — venture capital, angel, family office, private equity, accelerator, and more.Example values:
  • venture_capital — Venture capital
  • angel — Angel
  • private_equity — Private equity
  • family_office — Family office

Investor Status

Lifecycle state recorded for each organization. Most scouting work stays on operational; including the other states surfaces exits and inactive records.Example values:
  • operational — Operational
  • acquired — Acquired
  • closed — Closed
  • low_activity — Low activity

Founded Date

Comparison against the recorded launch date. Accepts year or year-month input.Example values:
  • 2024-01
  • 2025-06

Closing Date

Date the fund closed its fundraising. Accepts year or year-month input.Example values:
  • 2024-01
  • 2025-06

Ecosystem

Loads the selected ecosystem’s stored filter and applies its rules to investor results. Aligns investor discovery with an ecosystem boundary.
FilterKeyTypeStatusOperatorsDescription
Deal Size (Min)min_deal_sizenumeric · currencyeq neq gt gte lt lteInvestors by their minimum deal size.
Deal Size (Max)max_deal_sizenumeric · currencyeq neq gt gte lt lteInvestors by their maximum deal size.
Portfolio Sizetotal_investments_countnumeric · counteq neq gt gte lt lteInvestors by number of recorded investments.
Total Investedtotal_investednumeric · currencyeq neq gt gte lt lteInvestors by total invested amount across their portfolio.
Investment Stageinvestor_stage_idid_lookupeq neq in_any in_all nin_any nin_allInvestors by the company stages they prefer to back.
Experiencetag_idid_lookupeq neq in_any in_all nin_any nin_allInvestors with experience in selected industries, sectors, technologies, or business models.

Deal Size (Min)

Filters by the smallest deal size recorded for the investor.Example values:
  • 1000000 — 1M
  • 10000000 — 10M
  • 100000000 — 100M

Deal Size (Max)

Filters by the largest deal size recorded for the investor.Example values:
  • 1000000 — 1M
  • 10000000 — 10M
  • 100000000 — 100M

Portfolio Size

Higher values can indicate more active or historically prolific investors, depending on data coverage.Example values:
  • 10
  • 50
  • 250

Total Invested

Cumulative invested amount across the investor’s portfolio. Currency-aware: pass ?currency= to filter in a non-USD currency.Example values:
  • 1000000 — 1M
  • 10000000 — 10M
  • 100000000 — 100M

Investment Stage

Maps investors based on the growth stage of the companies they usually back.Example values:
  • 3 — Early growth
  • 4 — Late growth
  • 5 — Mature

Experience

Tags linked to the investor based on their portfolio and stated focus. Use for sector, industry, technology, or business-model fit when building investor shortlists.Example values:
  • 126403 — Fintech
  • 2268001 — AI Agents
  • 10202 — AI

Sort keys

name · launch_date · investor_rank · total_invested · total_investments_count · min_deal_size · max_deal_size · employee_count · created_at · updated_at Prefix with - for descending: sort=-name

Transactions

Scope: transactions — Used on /api/transactions for funding rounds.
FilterKeyTypeStatusOperatorsDescription
Tagstag_idid_lookupeq neq in_any in_all nin_any nin_allTransactions involving companies in selected industries, sectors, technologies, or business models.
Locationlocationid_lookupeq neq in_any nin_anyTransactions by the related company’s location.
Growth Stagegrowth_stageid_lookupeq neq in_any in_all nin_any nin_allTransactions by the related company’s maturity stage.
Company NamenametexteqTransactions tied to a company whose name contains the search term.
Founded Datelaunch_datedate · yeareq neq gt gte lt lteYear or period when the organization was launched.
EV/Revenueev_revenue_multiplenumericeq neq gt gte lt lteTransactions filtered by their enterprise-value-to-revenue multiple.
EV/EBITDAev_ebitda_multiplenumericeq neq gt gte lt lteTransactions filtered by their enterprise-value-to-EBITDA multiple.
EV/Profitev_profit_multiplenumericeq neq gt gte lt lteTransactions filtered by their enterprise-value-to-profit multiple.
Ecosystemecosystem_idid_lookupeqTransactions whose related company belongs to a Dealroom ecosystem.

Tags

Filters by tags on the related company, not the transaction record itself. Use for funding or exit activity in a specific theme.Example values:
  • 126403 — Fintech
  • 2268001 — AI Agents
  • 10202 — AI

Location

Selected geographies where the organization is headquartered (default) — cities, regions, countries, or continents. Pair with location_role to filter by founding, office, or any role instead.Example values:
  • 233 — United States
  • 628061 — London
  • 1297711 — Berlin

Growth Stage

Compares deal activity across early, breakout, late, and mature growth-stage companies.Example values:
  • 3 — Early growth
  • 4 — Late growth
  • 5 — Mature

Company Name

Example values:
  • OpenAI
  • Stripe

Founded Date

Useful for understanding whether deal activity is concentrated in newer companies or older cohorts. Accepts a year (2024) or year-month (2024-01) value.Example values:
  • 2018
  • 2024

EV/Revenue

The ratio of a company’s enterprise value to its revenue at the time of the transaction. Useful for benchmarking valuations across deals where revenue figures are available.Example values:
  • 3 — 3x
  • 10 — 10x

EV/EBITDA

The ratio of enterprise value to EBITDA at the time of the transaction. A profitability-based valuation metric — useful when comparing deals where earnings data is available.Example values:
  • 3 — 3x
  • 10 — 10x

EV/Profit

The ratio of enterprise value to profit at the time of the transaction. A useful benchmarking lens when profit is a more meaningful measure than revenue or EBITDA.Example values:
  • 3 — 3x
  • 10 — 10x

Ecosystem

Uses the same filters as this ecosystem’s pages and landscapes.
FilterKeyTypeStatusOperatorsDescription
Round Typeround_typeenumeq neq in_any nin_anyTransactions by reported round type.
Standardized Roundstandardized_roundenumeq neq in_any nin_anyNormalized round labels, accounting for deal size, company age, and funding history.
Round Sizeamountnumeric · currencyeq neq gt gte lt lteTransactions by round size.
Valuationvaluationnumeric · currencyeq neq gt gte lt lteTransactions by valuation.
VC Roundis_vc_roundbooleaneqRounds backed by venture capital.
Funding Roundis_funding_roundbooleaneqRecords that represent funding rounds.
Verifiedis_verifiedbooleaneqTransactions that have been verified by Dealroom.
Round Datedatedate · yeareq neq gt gte lt lteTransactions in a chosen time period.

Round Type

From early grants and angel rounds through Series A–I, IPOs, buyouts, debt, and acquisitions — covering the full range of funding and transaction types.Example values:
  • SEED — Seed
  • SERIES A — Series A
  • SERIES B — Series B

Standardized Round

Assigns a consistent round label based on the announced name, deal size, company age, and funding history. Useful when source data uses inconsistent labels.Example values:
  • seed — Seed
  • series_a — Series A
  • pre_seed — Pre-seed
  • series_b — Series B

Round Size

Filter by the amount assigned to the transaction round. Currency-aware: pass ?currency= to filter in a non-USD currency.Example values:
  • 1000000 — 1M
  • 10000000 — 10M
  • 100000000 — 100M

Valuation

Recorded valuation on the transaction. Currency-aware: pass ?currency= to filter in a non-USD currency.Example values:
  • 1000000 — 1M
  • 10000000 — 10M
  • 100000000 — 100M

VC Round

Transactions that are specifically VC rounds: Early VC, Growth Equity VC, Late VC, Seed, Series A–I, Angel, Convertible, SPAC Private Placement.

Funding Round

Distinguishes financings from acquisitions, mergers, and other transaction records in the same dataset.

Verified

Higher-confidence subset of the transaction data. Use when accuracy matters more than coverage.

Round Date

Comparison against the transaction date. Accepts year or year-month input.Example values:
  • 2024-01
  • 2025-06

Sort keys

date · amount · round_type Prefix with - for descending: sort=-date

People

Scope: people — Used on /api/founders for people/founder search.
FilterKeyTypeStatusOperatorsDescription
NamenametexteqPeople whose name contains the search term.
Locationlocationid_lookupeq neq in_any nin_anyPeople based in selected geographies.
Gendergenderenumeq neq in_any nin_anyPeople by recorded gender.
Ecosystemecosystem_idid_lookupeqPeople inside a Dealroom ecosystem.

Name

Example values:
  • Ada
  • John

Location

People based in selected geographies — cities, regions, countries, or continents.Example values:
  • 233 — United States
  • 628061 — London
  • 1297711 — Berlin

Gender

Reflects available profile data. Coverage varies and not all people have a recorded gender value.Example values:
  • male — Male
  • female — Female
  • non_binary — Non-binary
  • prefer_not_to_say — Prefer not to say

Ecosystem

Uses the same filters as this ecosystem’s pages and landscapes.
FilterKeyTypeStatusOperatorsDescription
Founderis_founderbooleaneqPeople flagged as founders.
Serial Founderis_serial_founderbooleaneqFounders who have founded more than one company.
Promising Founderis_promising_founderbooleaneqFounders flagged as promising by Dealroom.
Super Founderis_super_founderbooleaneqFounders flagged as super founders by Dealroom.
Strong Founderis_strong_founderbooleaneqFounders flagged as strong founders by Dealroom.

Founder

The main control for founder-only people lists. Use as a precondition before applying further founder-specific filters.

Promising Founder

Early in their journey but backed by strong signals: top company or university background, managerial experience, or the right age profile.

Super Founder

Has previously built a company at significant scale (large funding raised or big team).

Strong Founder

Has meaningful prior company-building experience, just below the super-founder threshold.

Sort keys

name · launch_date · signal_rating · created_at · updated_at Prefix with - for descending: sort=-name

Universities

Scope: universities — Used on /api/universities for university search.
FilterKeyTypeStatusOperatorsDescription
University NamenametexteqUniversities whose name contains the search term.
University Locationlocationid_lookupeq neq in_any nin_anyUniversities based in selected geographies.
Ecosystemecosystem_idid_lookupeqUniversities inside a Dealroom ecosystem.

University Name

Example values:
  • Stanford
  • Oxford

University Location

Universities based in selected geographies — cities, regions, countries, or continents.Example values:
  • 233 — United States
  • 628061 — London
  • 1297711 — Berlin

Ecosystem

Uses the same filters as this ecosystem’s pages and landscapes.

Sort keys

name · launch_date · employee_count · signal_rating · latest_valuation · latest_revenue · total_funding · total_invested · year_of_exit · alumni_count · alumni_founder_count · alumni_founded_companies_count · alumni_unicorn_companies_count · total_investments_count · founded_companies_total_funding · created_at · updated_at Prefix with - for descending: sort=-name

News

Scope: news — Used on /api/news for news article search.
FilterKeyTypeStatusOperatorsDescription
Sourcesourcetexteq neq in_any nin_anyNews articles by source system or publisher.
Article Typearticle_typetexteq neq in_any nin_anyNews articles by type.
Publish Datepublish_datedategte lteNews articles published in a chosen window.
Amountamountnumeric · currencyeq neq gt gte lt lteNews articles tied to a deal amount in the selected range.
Round Typeround_typeenumeq neq in_any nin_anyNews articles mentioning a specific funding round type.

Source

Filters by the article source value. Useful when source quality or coverage matters.Example values:
  • Opoint

Article Type

News articles by type — product announcements, financial milestones, funding rounds, etc.Example values:
  • Product announcements
  • Financial milestones
  • Funding rounds

Publish Date

Comparison against the article publish timestamp. Accepts ISO 8601 timestamps.Example values:
  • 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z — 2024-01-01
  • 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z — 2025-01-01

Amount

Mentioned deal amount extracted from the article. Currency-aware: pass ?currency= to filter in a non-USD currency.Example values:
  • 1000000 — 1M
  • 10000000 — 10M
  • 100000000 — 100M

Round Type

From early grants and angel rounds through Series A–I, IPOs, buyouts, debt, and acquisitions — covering the full range of funding and transaction types.Example values:
  • SEED — Seed
  • SERIES A — Series A
  • SERIES B — Series B
FilterKeyTypeStatusOperatorsDescription
Mentioned Entitiesentity_idnumericeq in_anyNews articles that mention a specific entity.
Locationlocationid_lookupeq neq in_any nin_anyNews articles about entities in selected geographies.
Sectorsectorid_lookupeq neq in_any nin_anyNews articles about entities in selected sectors.

Mentioned Entities

The most direct way to retrieve articles about known Dealroom entities.Example values:
  • 6368814 — 10x Science

Location

Mentioned entities based in selected geographies (default: headquarters) — cities, regions, countries, or continents. Pair with location_role to filter by founding, office, or any role instead.Example values:
  • 233 — United States
  • 628061 — London
  • 1297711 — Berlin

Sector

Sectors are cross-cutting themes that span multiple industries (e.g. climate tech, industrial robotics, advanced materials).Example values:
  • 2144601 — Regtech Fintech
  • 2206101 — Climate Fintech

Sort keys

publish_date · amount Prefix with - for descending: sort=-publish_date