Source early deal flow from Form C filings and product launches
Surface young companies that just launched a product or filed a Form C crowdfunding offering, with founder backgrounds, for an early-stage fund or angel network.
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Uses POST /organization_search/, POST /person_role_search/, POST /person_detail_lookup/ · Company enrichment API reference
What it costs: Charged per request: credit pricing.
How the data flows
POST /organization_search/ - founders
- true
- name
- Alex Sample
- title
- Founder & CEO
- mobile
- +1 (212) 555-0199
- work email
- alex@samplestartup.example
- company
- Sample Startup
Steps
- Find companies with
POST /organization_search/(simple_event_source:product_huntorform_c_sec_gov,simple_event_date_featured_start,founded_date_start) - Keep companies that fit the thesis by keywords, location and
employees_range - Find founders with
POST /person_role_search/(organizations,role_title: founder OR ceo) - Score founder backgrounds with
POST /person_detail_lookup/and push the shortlist to the deal CRM
import json, os, requests BASE = "https://api-v2.forager.ai/api/{account_id}/datastorage" HEADERS = {"X-API-KEY": os.environ["FORAGER_KEY"]} body = json.load(open("request.json")) # request fields: see the API reference # 1. Find companies with POST /organization_search/ (simple_event_source: # product_hunt or form_c_sec_gov, simple_event_date_featured_start, # founded_date_start) r1 = requests.post(f"{BASE}/organization_search/", headers=HEADERS, json=body) # 2. Keep companies that fit the thesis by keywords, location and # employees_range # 3. Find founders with POST /person_role_search/ (organizations, # role_title: founder OR ceo) r2 = requests.post(f"{BASE}/person_role_search/", headers=HEADERS, json=body) # 4. Score founder backgrounds with POST /person_detail_lookup/ and push the # shortlist to the deal CRM r3 = requests.post(f"{BASE}/person_detail_lookup/", headers=HEADERS, json=body)
# 1. POST /organization_search/ curl -X POST \ https://api-v2.forager.ai/api/{account_id}/datastorage/organization_search/ \ -H "X-API-KEY: $FORAGER_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d @request.json # 2. POST /person_role_search/ curl -X POST \ https://api-v2.forager.ai/api/{account_id}/datastorage/person_role_search/ \ -H "X-API-KEY: $FORAGER_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d @request.json # 3. POST /person_detail_lookup/ curl -X POST \ https://api-v2.forager.ai/api/{account_id}/datastorage/person_detail_lookup/ \ -H "X-API-KEY: $FORAGER_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d @request.json
Run it yourself: Company enrichment API reference
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Inputs and outputs
| Inputs | Outputs |
|---|---|
| fund thesis keywords | new launches and filers |
| date window | event url and date |
| region | founders |
founder background |
Questions about this recipe
How can an angel network find new startups early?
Find companies with POST /organization_search/ (simple_event_source: product_hunt or form_c_sec_gov, simple_event_date_featured_start, founded_date_start). Find founders with POST /person_role_search/ (organizations, role_title: founder OR ceo).
What does it cost to source early deal flow from Form C filings and product launches?
Company enrichment: 1 credit per request, charged whether or not data comes back. People search: people search 1 credit per request and people search: role details 1 credit per request, charged whether or not data comes back. Person enrichment: 1 credit per request, charged whether or not data comes back. Growth's 8,250 monthly credits cover 8,250 company lookups, or a mix. Self-serve plans are Starter, Growth, Pro and Scale. See plans and prices
What do I need to run this recipe, and what comes back?
You send date window, fund thesis keywords and region. You get back event URL and date, founder background, founders and new launches and filers, as JSON. You also need a Forager API key, which comes with a free account.
Is there an API for companies that filed a Form C?
This recipe uses Forager Company enrichment, People search and Person enrichment. Company enrichment: Firmographics for a company from its domain or name: industry, headcount, locations, growth and open roles. Surface young companies that just launched a product or filed a Form C crowdfunding offering, with founder backgrounds, for an early-stage fund or angel network.
Can I test company enrichment for free?
Yes. Create a free account at app.forager.ai: it comes with $5 in free credits and an API key, and there is no credit card to sign up. Run it on records you already know, or book a demo and send us a list: we run it and show you what we find.
When should I run this workflow?
Weekly sourcing run across new filings and launches. The fund sees new companies the week they surface and meets founders ahead of a priced round.
Which Forager products does this recipe use?
Company enrichment, people search and person enrichment. Company enrichment: firmographics for a company from its domain or name: industry, headcount, locations, growth and open roles. People search: find the people who hold a role at target companies, filtered by title, seniority, department and location.
How do you check data quality?
The test that counts is your own: send a list of profiles you care about. We run it and show you what we find, number by number, so you can measure hit rate and connect rate yourself.
Which tools can run this workflow?
Native in Clay, partner-built in Deepline and Cargo and called through the API from Make, n8n and your own code. Or call the endpoints in the steps above from your own code with one API key.
How many steps is this workflow?
4 steps: find companies with POST /organization_search/ (simple_event_source: product_hunt or form_c_sec_gov, simple_event_date_featured_start, founded_date_start), keep companies that fit the thesis by keywords, location and employees_range, find founders with POST /person_role_search/ (organizations, role_title: founder OR ceo) and score founder backgrounds with POST /person_detail_lookup/ and push the shortlist to the deal CRM.
Do I need a subscription?
Not to test: a free account comes with $5 in credits. To keep using Forager, choose a monthly or yearly plan. Monthly plans cancel anytime and unused credits roll over; yearly plans grant all credits upfront and cost 10% less. Larger volumes are agreed with our team.
How is the data sourced, and what about privacy?
Bring your legal and security questions to a call with our team, and we take you through how Forager data is sourced and the terms that cover use by teams running this workflow. Forager's privacy policy is public, and anyone can send a request about their own personal data through the consumer rights form on forager.ai.
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