Match investors

GET/POST/api/v1/match-investors

Rank likely investors for a founder raise using sector, stage, geography, lead preference, and recent investor activity. Costs 2 credits per returned match and requires an active trial, Pro, Growth, or Scale subscription.

Request - cURL

curl -s "https://latestrounds.com/api/v1/match-investors?sector=AI&stage=seed&geo=United%20States&needs_lead=true&limit=10" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Request - JavaScript (fetch)

const res = await fetch("https://latestrounds.com/api/v1/match-investors", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    sector: "AI",
    stage: "seed",
    geo: "United States",
    needs_lead: true,
    limit: 10
  })
});
const json = await res.json();

Request - Python

import requests

resp = requests.post(
  "https://latestrounds.com/api/v1/match-investors",
  json={
    "sector": "AI",
    "stage": "seed",
    "geo": "United States",
    "needs_lead": True,
    "limit": 10,
  },
  headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
  timeout=30,
)
print(resp.json())

Path parameters

No fields.

Query parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
sector	string	yes	Founder company sector, e.g. AI, FinTech, Climate.
stage	enum	yes	pre_seed, seed, series_a, series_b, series_c, or growth.
geo, country	string	yes	Target geography such as United States, Europe, SEA, or a country.
needs_lead	boolean	no	Rank lead-investor capacity more heavily.
limit	number	no	Number of matches to return, 1-24.

Headers

Name	Value	Required
Authorization	Bearer YOUR_API_KEY	yes
Content-Type	application/json	POST only

Response fields

Field	Type	Description
matches[]	array	Ranked investors with score, band, activity line, recent companies, and locked fields.
count	number	Total candidate investors matching the broad criteria.
evaluated	number	Candidate profiles deep-scored.
meta.credits	object	Credits charged and remaining balance.

Error responses

Status	Code	Description
400	invalid_parameter	Missing or invalid sector, stage, or geo.
401	unauthorized	Missing or invalid API key.
403	plan_restricted	Investor matching requires an active trial, Pro, Growth, or Scale subscription.
429	quota_exceeded	Monthly credit limit exceeded.

Sample response

200 OK

{
  "ok": true,
  "count": 42,
  "scored": 10,
  "matches": [{
    "name": "Example Ventures",
    "slug": "example-ventures",
    "score": 82,
    "band": "Strong fit",
    "deploying_now": true,
    "activity_line": "Led Acme AI's round 2 months ago - 3 of 5 matching checks as lead."
  }],
  "meta": { "credits": { "charged": 2, "remaining": 1998, "period": "2026-08" } }
}