> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developers.dealroom.co/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Dealroom API

> Access startup, investor, and funding round data for 5M+ companies via the Dealroom REST API. Query entities, valuations, and taxonomy data programmatically.

The Dealroom API gives you access to 5M+ companies, funds, investors, founders,
funding rounds, valuations, and taxonomy data — purpose-built for ecosystems and
venture capital.

## What you can do

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Search entities" icon="magnifying-glass" href="/api-reference">
    Query companies, funds, people, and universities with 90+ filters.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Funding analytics" icon="chart-bar" href="/api-reference">
    Heatmaps, round transitions, funnels, and timeseries over funding data.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Valuations" icon="circle-dollar-sign" href="/api-reference">
    Access company valuation history by year and month.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Taxonomy" icon="tags" href="/api-reference">
    Industries, sectors, technologies, SDGs — standardised across all entities.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Getting started

<Steps>
  <Step title="Get an API key">
    Create an API key from the Dealroom dashboard. See
    [Authentication](/mintlify/getting-started/authentication).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Make your first request">
    Follow the [Quickstart](/mintlify/getting-started/quickstart) to query
    entities in minutes.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Explore the reference">
    Browse the [API Reference](/api-reference) to discover all available
    endpoints and filters.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Base URL

```text theme={null}
https://api-next.dealroom.co
```

All endpoints are prefixed with `/api`.