# Crunchbase News & Funding Coverage Scraper (`vexaloom-labs/crunchbase-news-and-funding-coverage-scraper`) Actor

Extract Crunchbase's editorial news articles on startup funding, M\&A, IPOs and tech trends: full text, author, publish date, categories, tags and featured image. Filter by keyword, category or date.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/vexaloom-labs/crunchbase-news-and-funding-coverage-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [vexaloom-labs](https://apify.com/vexaloom-labs) (community)
- **Categories:** News, Other, AI
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- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $0.49 / 1,000 results

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# README

## Crunchbase News & Funding Coverage Scraper

Crunchbase's editorial newsroom publishes thousands of articles about funding rounds, acquisitions, IPOs, layoffs and startup trends. This actor turns that public archive into structured dataset rows: full article text, authors, categories, tags, dates, media metadata, SEO fields and funding hints. It works without an API key, login, cookie or proxy.

### What you can collect

- **Latest news** — the newest articles, optionally narrowed by keyword, category, tag, author or date.
- **Keyword search** — full-text search across headlines and article bodies; choose Search relevance in Sort by to rank matches first.
- **Funding coverage** — the Funding reports section, with optional keyword and date filters.
- **By category** — one or many category slugs, names or IDs (for example `venture`, `ai`, `ma`, `ipo`).
- **By tag** — one or many tags (for example `unicorn`, `seed-funding`, `venture-funding`).
- **By author** — one or many Crunchbase News bylines.
- **By article URLs or IDs** — paste article links, numeric IDs or slugs and fetch exactly those articles.

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| `mode` | select | `latest` | Pick one of the seven collection modes above |
| `search` | string | – | Keyword matched against titles and body text |
| `categories` | array | – | Category slugs, names or IDs; OR-combined |
| `tags` | array | – | Tag slugs, names or IDs; OR-combined |
| `authors` | array | – | Author slugs, names or IDs; OR-combined |
| `urls` | array | – | Article URLs, numeric IDs or slugs (By article URLs or IDs mode) |
| `publishedAfter` | string | – | Lower date bound (`YYYY-MM-DD` or ISO 8601) |
| `publishedBefore` | string | – | Upper date bound (`YYYY-MM-DD` or ISO 8601); a date-only value includes that whole day |
| `orderBy` | select | `date` | `date`, `modified`, `title` or `relevance` |
| `order` | select | `desc` | `desc` or `asc` |
| `includeContent` | boolean | `true` | Include the full article body in `content` |
| `maxItems` | integer | `50` | Maximum rows (1–10,000) |

All filters except `urls` can be combined in the list modes. The By article URLs or IDs mode returns exactly the requested articles and ignores the list filters.

#### Examples

Latest AI funding articles from 2026:

```json
{
  "mode": "funding",
  "search": "AI",
  "publishedAfter": "2026-01-01",
  "maxItems": 100
}
```

Keyword search with full text:

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "search": "Series A",
  "includeContent": true,
  "maxItems": 50
}
```

Browse two categories:

```json
{
  "mode": "byCategory",
  "categories": ["venture", "artificial-intelligence"],
  "orderBy": "date",
  "order": "desc",
  "maxItems": 200
}
```

Fetch specific articles:

```json
{
  "mode": "byUrls",
  "urls": [
    "https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/biggest-startup-rounds-ai-defense-space-tech-shield-zipline/",
    "93501",
    "vertical-ai-based-customer-service-flip-raise"
  ]
}
```

Old saved tasks keep working: legacy keys such as `query`, `category`, `after` and `maxResults` are mapped onto the current fields inside the actor, not shown in the form. `search` and `maxItems` are the current names.

### Output

Every row is omit-empty: a value the source does not publish is left out instead of being written as `null`, `""` or `[]`.

**Article identity and text**

`id`, `url`, `slug`, `title`, `excerpt`, `content` (when `includeContent` is on), `publishedDate`, `publishedDateGmt`, `modifiedDate`, `modifiedDateGmt`, `scrapedAt`.

**Authors**

`authorId`, `authorName`, `authorSlug`, `authorUrl`, `authorIds`, `authorNames`, `authorSlugs`.

**Taxonomy**

`categoryIds`, `categoryNames`, `categorySlugs`, `tagIds`, `tagNames`, `tagSlugs`, `isFeatured`.

**Media**

`featuredImageId`, `featuredImageUrl`, `featuredImageAlt`, `featuredImageCaption`, `featuredImageWidth`, `featuredImageHeight`, `featuredImageMimeType`, `featuredImageThumbnailUrl`.

**SEO and reading metadata**

`metaDescription`, `canonicalUrl`, `keywords`, `wordCount`, `readingTimeMinutes`, `inLanguage`.

**Funding hints**

`roundTypes`, `fundingAmounts`, `mentionedOrganizations`, `mentionedPeople`.

`roundTypes` and `fundingAmounts` are deterministic text hints extracted from the headline and body. They help triage funding coverage; they are not audited Crunchbase funding-round records. `mentionedOrganizations` and `mentionedPeople` come from the Crunchbase profile links embedded in the article body.

### How pagination works

The actor reads the public WordPress REST API 100 articles at a time and keeps walking pages until `maxItems` is reached or the archive is exhausted. The archive currently holds about 8,800 articles, so `maxItems` above that returns the whole archive. Results are de-duplicated by article ID.

### Use cases

- **Deal-flow monitoring** — watch new funding coverage by keyword, category or author and forward the rows to a CRM or alerting job.
- **Sector research** — pull the venture, AI, fintech, climate or health archive for a market map.
- **Competitive intelligence** — search for a company, investor or product across years of coverage.
- **PR and media monitoring** — track new mentions of your company or portfolio.
- **Content and newsletter workflows** — use excerpts, categories and reading time to assemble a digest.
- **Dataset building** — export clean JSON, CSV or Excel for text mining, embeddings or dashboards.

### FAQ

**Do I need a Crunchbase account, API key or cookie?**
No. The actor reads Crunchbase News, the public editorial site, with no credentials and no proxy configuration.

**Does this return Crunchbase company profiles or structured funding rounds?**
No. The main Crunchbase company database is login-gated, and its public organization pages hide funding amounts and dates from anonymous visitors. This actor covers the editorial news archive. The `roundTypes`, `fundingAmounts`, `mentionedOrganizations` and `mentionedPeople` fields are text and link hints from those articles, not the company database.

**How far back does the archive go?**
About 8,800 published articles, with the earliest posts dating back to the site's early years. The exact count grows as new articles are published.

**Why is `content` missing on some rows?**
Either `includeContent` is turned off, or the source returned an empty body for that article. The excerpt, title and metadata are still returned.

**Why do some rows have no tags or no coauthor IDs?**
Older articles predate the current tag and coauthor setup. The byline, categories, image and SEO fields are still filled from the article itself.

**Can I combine `search`, `categories`, `tags`, `authors` and dates?**
Yes, in every list mode. The filters are combined with AND across filter types and OR inside each array.

**What is the difference between `publishedDate` and `publishedDateGmt`?**
`publishedDate` is the site's local time (America/Los_Angeles). `publishedDateGmt` is the same instant in UTC.

**Is the actor affiliated with Crunchbase?**
No. It is an independent, third-party tool that reads publicly published Crunchbase News articles. It is not endorsed by or affiliated with Crunchbase.

### Scope and limitations

- **Editorial news only.** Company profiles, investor profiles, structured funding rounds, valuations and contact data from the main Crunchbase database are not included.
- **Anonymous view limits.** Crunchbase hides funding amounts and dates on public company pages behind an obfuscated view; this actor does not attempt to bypass that.
- **Archive ceiling.** The WordPress API currently exposes about 8,800 posts; `maxItems` above that returns the whole archive.
- **Text hints are heuristic.** Round types and dollar amounts are regex extractions from prose. A single article can mention several amounts (round size, valuation, investor commitments), so use the raw values and the article link for verification.
- **Partner content excluded.** Sponsored `partner_content` posts are a separate, older post type and are not mixed into news results.
- **No wall-clock cap.** The actor stops on `maxItems`, source exhaustion or a source error, so a large run returns the requested rows rather than a time-limited subset.

### Data source

Public WordPress REST API at `https://news.crunchbase.com/wp-json/wp/v2`. The actor sends a normal browser user agent, retries transient 429/5xx responses with backoff, and requires no user-supplied credentials.

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

Choose what to collect. Latest news, a keyword search, the Funding reports section, or a specific category, tag, author or article list.

## `search` (type: `string`):

Free-text keyword matched against article titles and body text. Required in Keyword search mode; optional as an extra filter in the other list modes.

## `categories` (type: `array`):

Category slugs, names or numeric IDs, combined with OR. Examples: venture, startups, ai, ma, ipo, data (Funding reports). Friendly aliases such as artificial-intelligence and fintech are accepted.

## `tags` (type: `array`):

Tag slugs, names or numeric IDs, combined with OR. Examples: unicorn, funding, seed-funding, venture-funding.

## `authors` (type: `array`):

Author slugs, names or numeric IDs, combined with OR. Examples: cap-joanna, Joanna Glasner.

## `urls` (type: `array`):

Used by the By article URLs or IDs mode. Paste full news.crunchbase.com article URLs, numeric article IDs (as text) or slugs.

## `publishedAfter` (type: `string`):

Only articles published on or after this date. Use YYYY-MM-DD or a full ISO 8601 timestamp. Leave empty for no lower bound.

## `publishedBefore` (type: `string`):

Only articles published on or before this date. Use YYYY-MM-DD or a full ISO 8601 timestamp. Leave empty for no upper bound.

## `orderBy` (type: `string`):

Order of returned articles. Relevance is only available when a search keyword is set.

## `order` (type: `string`):

Ascending or descending.

## `includeContent` (type: `boolean`):

Include the full article body in the content field. Turn off for a smaller, faster dataset that still includes title, excerpt, authors, taxonomy, media and funding hints.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of articles to return. The Crunchbase News archive currently holds about 8,800 articles.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "latest",
  "orderBy": "date",
  "order": "desc",
  "includeContent": false,
  "maxItems": 3
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `articles` (type: `string`):

Dataset containing all scraped Crunchbase News articles.

# 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 = {
    "includeContent": false,
    "maxItems": 3
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("vexaloom-labs/crunchbase-news-and-funding-coverage-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 = {
    "includeContent": False,
    "maxItems": 3,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("vexaloom-labs/crunchbase-news-and-funding-coverage-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 '{
  "includeContent": false,
  "maxItems": 3
}' |
apify call vexaloom-labs/crunchbase-news-and-funding-coverage-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,vexaloom-labs/crunchbase-news-and-funding-coverage-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/ENvuFWjzo2bkbq29t/builds/jK532IWESaLuJVsSG/openapi.json