| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id | number | Stable Dealroom news article ID. |
url | string (nullable) | Canonical URL of the article on its publisher’s site. Null for in-house editorial notes, which have no external source. |
slug | string (nullable) | URL-safe article slug, unique per article; canonical routing key for /news/:slug. Temporarily nullable while the BQ→AlloyDB backfill is in flight; will be required again once every row has a slug. |
title | string (nullable) | Article headline as provided by the publisher. |
summary | string (nullable) | Short article summary (1-2 sentences). |
image_url | string (nullable) | Hero image URL for the article, if available. |
source | string | Publisher / source identifier (e.g. techcrunch, bloomberg, perplexity, substack). |
article_type | string (nullable) | Article type. Common values: vc_round, ipo, acquisition, insight, event, partnership. |
publish_date | string (nullable) | ISO 8601 date the article was published. |
amount | number (nullable) | Deal amount in the active currency, for vc_round/acquisition articles, as a whole-unit integer. |
round_type | string (nullable) | Round type for VC-round articles (matches Transactions). |
deal_date | string (nullable) | ISO 8601 date the deal closed (may differ from publish_date). |
sector | string (nullable) | Sector classification, when known. |
hq_country | string (nullable) | HQ country of the primary mentioned company. |
enriched_summary | string (nullable) | AI-generated multi-paragraph enrichment (when available). Plain text. |
importance_score | number (nullable) | Editorial ranking score — higher is more prominent. Primary ordering signal for top stories (sort with sort=-importance_score). Null when unscored. |
is_pinned | boolean | Whether this is the single most prominent (pinned) story. At most one article is pinned at a time. |
entities | array of object | Dealroom entities (companies, investors) referenced in the article. Use these IDs to join into entity / investor endpoints. |
Objects
News Article
Field reference for the News Article object.
A curated news article about a company, fund, deal, sector, or event.