Search Investors | Captain Docs

import requests
import json
BASE_URL = "https://api.runcaptain.com"
API_KEY = "your_api_key"
ORG_ID = "your_organization_id"
headers = {
    "Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}",
    "X-Organization-ID": ORG_ID
}
# Search for a company (supports fuzzy names like "OpenAI", domains like "stripe.com")
response = requests.get(
    f"{BASE_URL}/v2/datasets/odyssey/investors/search",
    headers=headers,
    params={
        "q": "OpenAI",
    "limit": 10
    },
    timeout=30.0
)
data = response.json()
print(json.dumps(data, indent=2))

{
  "query": "Sequoia Capital",
  "results": [
    {
      "investor_id": "ody_inv_019cb8ac-g789-749e-a75e-h7i880j64d16",
      "name": "Sequoia Capital",
      "investor_type": "vc",
      "headquarters": "Menlo Park"
    }
  ],
  "total_results": 1,
  "page": 1,
  "page_size": 20
}

Search for venture capital firms, angel investors, and institutional investors by name. Returns matching investor profiles with investment focus, portfolio size, and notable investments. Use this to find investor entity IDs for detailed lookups.

Authentication

AuthorizationBearer

Bearer token authentication using API key

Query parameters

pageintegerOptionalDefaults to 1

Page number

page_sizeintegerOptionalDefaults to 20

Results per page

Response

Successful response

querystring

The search query that was executed

resultslist of objects

Array of matching results

total_resultsinteger

Total number of matching results

pageinteger

Current page number

page_sizeinteger

Results per page

Errors

401

Unauthorized Error

Authentication

Headers

Query parameters

Response

Errors