# Cbinsights — Wrapped API

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> Access CB Insights data including company and investor profiles, funding history, competitor maps, the unicorn list, and research reports.

**Category:** Finance & Markets | **Website:** [cbinsights.com/](https://cbinsights.com/) | **Docs:** [parse.bot/marketplace/00818bc9-2c8e-4f77-8490-09e31217d070/cbinsights-com-api](https://parse.bot/marketplace/00818bc9-2c8e-4f77-8490-09e31217d070/cbinsights-com-api)

Pay-per-use API proxy. Each call is automatically billed to your wallet in USDC.

## Access

**Base URL:** `https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-cbinsights-com-api-00818bc9/`
**Auth:** `Authorization: Bearer <LOCUS_API_KEY>`

## Endpoints

### get_company_competitors

Get competitors and comparable companies for a company. Returns a map of competitor slugs to company names.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `slug` | string | Yes | Company slug from search results (e.g. 'stripe') |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-cbinsights-com-api-00818bc9/get_company_competitors \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"slug":"<string>"}'
```

### get_company_financials

Get financial history (funding rounds) of a company by slug. Returns funding rounds with dates, amounts, round types, and investors. Some data may be blurred/gated for non-subscribers and will show as '[Blurred/Gated]'.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `slug` | string | Yes | Company slug from search results (e.g. 'stripe') |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-cbinsights-com-api-00818bc9/get_company_financials \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"slug":"<string>"}'
```

### get_company_overview

Get general overview of a company by slug. Returns news, about text, market positioning (esps), analyst insights including competitors and customer references, and stats. The slug is obtained from search_companies_and_investors results.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `slug` | string | Yes | Company slug from search results (e.g. 'stripe') |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-cbinsights-com-api-00818bc9/get_company_overview \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"slug":"<string>"}'
```

### get_company_people

Get management team and people data for a company. Returns profile section data which may include funding details with valuation and revenue information. Data availability depends on the company.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `slug` | string | Yes | Company slug from search results (e.g. 'stripe') |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-cbinsights-com-api-00818bc9/get_company_people \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"slug":"<string>"}'
```

### get_investor_profile

Get investor profile including portfolio investments, exits, news, and expert collections. Investments and exits include dates, amounts, companies, and co-investors.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `slug` | string | Yes | Investor slug from search results (e.g. 'andreessen-horowitz') |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-cbinsights-com-api-00818bc9/get_investor_profile \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"slug":"<string>"}'
```

### get_newsletter_latest

Get the latest newsletter title and link from CB Insights. Returns the most recent newsletter entry with its title and URL to the full newsletter content.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

_No parameters required._

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-cbinsights-com-api-00818bc9/get_newsletter_latest \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'
```

### get_research_report_detail

Get details of a specific research report including full text content. The slug is extracted from get_research_reports URL paths (the last segment before trailing slash).

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `slug` | string | Yes | Report slug from get_research_reports url path (e.g. 'artificial-intelligence-top-startups-2026') |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-cbinsights-com-api-00818bc9/get_research_report_detail \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"slug":"<string>"}'
```

### get_research_reports

Get latest research reports, briefs, and webinars from CB Insights. Returns a list of reports with URLs and summaries.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

_No parameters required._

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-cbinsights-com-api-00818bc9/get_research_reports \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'
```

### get_unicorn_list

Get the current list of unicorn companies with valuations, dates joined, countries, cities, industries, and select investors. Returns the full CB Insights Global Unicorn Club.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

_No parameters required._

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-cbinsights-com-api-00818bc9/get_unicorn_list \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'
```

### search_companies_and_investors

Search for companies and investors by query string. Returns matching suggestions with slugs, types, and URLs. Results include both company and investor matches ranked by relevance.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `query` | string | Yes | Search keyword (e.g. 'stripe', 'fintech payments') |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-cbinsights-com-api-00818bc9/search_companies_and_investors \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query":"<string>"}'
```