# SEC Form D Startup Funding, VC Raise & Founder B2B Lead API (`mehdad-datalabs/sec-form-d-startup-funding-vc-b2b-lead-scraper`) Actor

Extract real-time SEC EDGAR Form D private startup funding rounds & VC raises from raw XML into clean JSON/CSV. Get Startup Name, Exact Amount Raised ($), Founder/CEO/Director Names, Direct Phone Number, HQ Address & Industry. Ideal for B2B cold outreach, VC scouts, n8n & MCP AI agents.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/mehdad-datalabs/sec-form-d-startup-funding-vc-b2b-lead-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Mehdad Sharifi](https://apify.com/mehdad-datalabs) (community)
- **Security:** Limited permissions
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## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 extracted funded startup leads

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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# README

## SEC Form D Startup Funding, VC Seed/Series A & Founder B2B Lead Scraper API

Extract real-time SEC EDGAR Form D (Notice of Exempt Offering of Securities) private startup funding rounds and venture capital raises directly from raw SEC XML filings into clean JSON, CSV, or Excel datasets.

Capture Startup Name, Exact Dollar Amount Raised (totalAmountSoldUsd), Total Offering Size, Industry Group, Founder, CEO, and Director Full Names and Roles, Direct Company Phone Number, Street Address, Number of Investors, and Revenue Range—without paying USD 299 per month for Crunchbase or PitchBook.

Built for B2B cold email and sales agencies, executive recruiters, SaaS outbound teams, venture capital scouts, n8n and Make automation workflows, and AI agents (Claude MCP and Cursor)—with zero proxy fees required.

***

### Why Choose This SEC Form D Startup Funding & Founder Lead Scraper?

| Feature | How Buyers Profit From This Data |
| :--- | :--- |
| The #1 B2B Outbound Sales Trigger | Startups are legally required to file SEC Form D within 15 days of receiving their first VC or Angel check. Reaching out to founders the week they raise USD 1M to USD 50M yields the highest B2B conversion rates in software, recruiting, marketing, and legal services. |
| Verified Founder, CEO & Board Director Names | Every Form D XML includes relatedPersonInfo nodes, listing the exact first name, last name, and role (Executive Officer, Director, Promoter) of the startup's leadership team. |
| Direct Company Phone & HQ Address | Extracts the issuer's verified headquarters street address, city, state, ZIP code, and direct company phone number (issuerPhoneNumber). |
| Zero Proxy or API Key Costs | Connects directly to official SEC EDGAR XML endpoints—zero residential proxy costs and blazing-fast execution. |
| AI Agent & MCP Server Ready | Plug directly into Claude Desktop, Cursor, Clay, n8n, Make, or Zapier for automated daily VC funding lead generation. |

***

### What Data Does This Actor Extract? (Sample JSON Output)

Every newly funded startup or private offering is flattened into a clean, ready-to-contact B2B lead record:

```
{
  "companyName": "AETHER ROBOTICS AI INC.",
  "cik": "0002014892",
  "formType": "D",
  "filingDate": "2026-10-18",
  "industryGroup": "Computers",
  "totalAmountSoldUsd": 14500000.0,
  "totalOfferingAmountUsd": 15000000.0,
  "totalRemainingUsd": 500000.0,
  "minimumInvestmentUsd": 25000.0,
  "totalInvestorsCount": 12,
  "revenueRange": "USD 1 - USD 1,000,000",
  "federalExemptions": "06b",
  "foundersAndExecutives": "Alex Rivera (Executive Officer/Director) | Sarah Chen (Executive Officer) | David Park (Director)",
  "executivesCount": 3,
  "companyPhone": "415-555-0148",
  "streetAddress": "548 MARKET ST, SUITE 41200",
  "city": "SAN FRANCISCO",
  "stateOrCountry": "CALIFORNIA",
  "zipCode": "94104",
  "entityType": "Corporation",
  "incorporationYear": "2025",
  "jurisdiction": "DELAWARE",
  "matchedKeyword": "AI",
  "accessionNumber": "0002014892-26-000001",
  "rawXmlUrl": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2014892/000201489226000001/primary_doc.xml",
  "secIndexUrl": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2014892/000201489226000001/0002014892-26-000001-index.htm"
}
```

***

### How to Use SEC Form D Startup Funding Scraper

1. Enter Startup Industry or Keywords: Add one or more technology verticals, industry keywords, or state names (e.g., AI, Software, Biotech, Robotics, Fintech, Healthcare, SaaS).
2. Set Minimum Dollar Amount Raised: Optional—set minAmountRaisedUsd (for example, 1000000) to capture only startups that have already closed at least USD 1,000,000 in verified funding.
3. Set Filing Start Date & Max Results: Choose your date range and maximum number of startup leads to extract.
4. Run & Export: Click Start and download your dataset in JSON, CSV, or Excel, or route leads directly into Clay, Smartlead, Instantly, HubSpot, or Google Sheets via the Apify API.

***

### SEC Form D XML Lead & Funding Fields Reference

| Field Name | Description | Why B2B Sales & VCs Use It |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| totalAmountSoldUsd | Exact Capital Already Raised (USD) | Confirms the startup has live cash in the bank right now to spend on vendors, hiring, and software. |
| foundersAndExecutives | Full Names & Roles of Founders/CEOs/Directors | Provides the exact decision-maker names to enrich in Clay or Apollo for personalized founder cold outreach. |
| companyPhone | Direct Issuer Telephone Number | Verified company phone number submitted on the federal SEC filing for SDR cold calling. |
| streetAddress, city, stateOrCountry | Verified Startup Headquarters Address | Filter newly funded startups by tech hub (San Francisco, New York, Austin, Boston) or local territory. |
| federalExemptions | Reg D Exemption Type (506b / 506c / Reg CF) | Identifies institutional venture rounds (Rule 506b and 506c) vs. crowdfunding offerings. |
| totalInvestorsCount | Number of Participating Investors | Shows how many angel investors or VC funds participated in the round. |

***

### Transparent Pay-Per-Event Pricing

You only pay for the exact funded startup lead records extracted:

- Actor Startup (apify-actor-start): USD 0.01 per run.
- Extracted Funded Startup Lead (startup-funding-extracted): USD 0.005 per parsed Form D startup funding record (USD 5.00 per 1,000 funded startup leads).
- Free Tier Friendly: With Apify's free USD 5.00 monthly credit, you can extract nearly 1,000 newly funded startup B2B leads every month for free.

***

### Top Use Cases

- B2B Agency & SaaS Outbound Prospecting: Contact startup founders 2 to 4 weeks before TechCrunch or PR news outlets announce their funding round—before 500 competing agencies flood their inbox.
- Executive Recruiting & Technical Staffing: Identify startups that just raised USD 5M to USD 30M and immediately need to hire software engineers, sales reps, and fractional CFOs.
- Venture Capital & Deal-Flow Scouting: Track stealth-mode startups Incorporating in Delaware and filing Form D seed rounds across AI, Biotech, and Robotics.
- Clay, n8n & Make Automated Lead Pipelines: Trigger this Actor daily in n8n or Clay to enrich founder LinkedIn profiles and launch automated cold email sequences.

***

### Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

#### What is SEC Form D and why is it better than Crunchbase for B2B leads?

Under Regulation D of the U.S. Securities Act, any private company or startup that raises capital from accredited investors or venture capital funds without registering a public IPO must file Form D with the SEC within 15 days of the first sale of securities. Many stealth startups file Form D months before issuing a public press release—meaning Form D gives you verified funding data, exact dollar amounts, and founder names long before Crunchbase or TechCrunch.

#### Does this scraper parse the raw SEC Form D XML?

Yes. Instead of just returning a link to the SEC webpage, this Actor downloads and parses the raw primary_doc.xml file for each filing to extract exact dollar figures, executive officer names, board directors, phone numbers, and street addresses.

#### How can I connect this SEC Form D API to Clay, n8n, or Google Sheets?

You can call this Actor directly via the Apify REST API, the apify-client Python or Node.js SDK, or the native Apify integration inside Clay, n8n, Make, and Zapier.

***

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# Actor input Schema

## `searchKeywords` (type: `array`):

Enter keywords, tech verticals, company names, or states to find newly funded private startups and funds.

## `minAmountRaisedUsd` (type: `integer`):

Only return startups/offerings that have already raised at least this dollar amount (set to 0 to include all new filings).

## `startDate` (type: `string`):

Search Form D startup funding filings submitted on or after this date.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of parsed Form D startup funding records to extract.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchKeywords": [
    "AI",
    "Software",
    "Biotech",
    "Robotics"
  ],
  "minAmountRaisedUsd": 0,
  "startDate": "2025-01-01",
  "maxResults": 25
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

Clean table of newly funded startups, dollar amounts raised, founder/CEO names, phone numbers, and addresses from SEC Form D XML

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("mehdad-datalabs/sec-form-d-startup-funding-vc-b2b-lead-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("mehdad-datalabs/sec-form-d-startup-funding-vc-b2b-lead-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call mehdad-datalabs/sec-form-d-startup-funding-vc-b2b-lead-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,mehdad-datalabs/sec-form-d-startup-funding-vc-b2b-lead-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/sjDZAN7t887EemNok/builds/TKdGRMcbI5sIgEtFp/openapi.json