# TechCrunch API: List funding news > Lists recent TechCrunch articles announcing startup funding, with the amount, round, investors and company details stated in each article. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by TechCrunch. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/techcrunch.com/list-funding-news - Method: `techcrunch.com/list_funding_news`, version 1 - Website: techcrunch.com - Returns: company, amount, currency, round, investors, description, headline, date, link - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `keyword` | string | no | `"AI"` | Industry or word to match in the article, for example fintech. Leave blank for all industries. Default "". | | `max_results` | integer | no | `5` | Maximum number of announcements to return, for example 20. Default 20. | | `time_window` | string | no | `"past_week"` | How far back to look, for example past_month. One of "past_week", "past_month", "past_3_months". Default "past_month". | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "keyword": "AI", "max_results": 5, "time_window": "past_week" } ``` Its output: ```json { "fundings": [ { "round": null, "currency": "USD", "investors": [], "article_link": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/nirva-raises-33m-for-a-pendant-that-only-listens-to-you/", "company_name": "Nirva", "amount_raised": 33000000, "published_date": "2026-10-22", "article_headline": "Nirva raises $33M for a pendant that only listens to you", "amount_as_written": "$33 million", "company_description": "Nirva is a startup described in the article." }, { "round": null, "currency": "USD", "investors": [ "Chinese battery maker CATL", "Tencent" ], "article_link": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/deepseek-reportedly-raises-15b-days-after-us-restrictions/", "company_name": "DeepSeek", "amount_raised": 15000000000, "published_date": "2026-10-22", "article_headline": "DeepSeek reportedly raises $15B days after US restrictions", "amount_as_written": "$15 billion", "company_description": "DeepSeek is a startup described in the article." }, { "round": null, "currency": "USD", "investors": [ "Sequoia", "8VC", "In-Q-Tel" ], "article_link": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/ben-lamm-raises-200m-for-warhound-to-engineer-war-dogs-and-arm-them-with-anduril-gear/", "company_name": "Warhound", "amount_raised": 200000000, "published_date": "2026-10-22", "article_headline": "Warhound raises $200M to engineer war dogs and arm them with Anduril gear", "amount_as_written": "$200 million", "company_description": "Warhound is a startup described in the article." } ] } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"techcrunch.com/list_funding_news","input":{"keyword":"AI","max_results":5,"time_window":"past_week"}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - Show me the latest startup funding rounds announced in the past week, with amounts and investors. - Find fintech startups that raised Series A money in the last month on TechCrunch, up to 15 results. - What AI companies closed seed rounds over the past 3 months? List the investors and round sizes. - Pull up 30 recent funding announcements for climate tech startups from the past month. - Which healthcare startups secured new capital in the last three months, and who led each round? ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "properties": { "keyword": { "type": "string", "default": "", "description": "Industry or word to match in the article, for example fintech. Leave blank for all industries." }, "max_results": { "type": "integer", "default": 20, "maximum": 50, "minimum": 1, "description": "Maximum number of announcements to return, for example 20." }, "time_window": { "enum": [ "past_week", "past_month", "past_3_months" ], "type": "string", "default": "past_month", "description": "How far back to look, for example past_month." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "fundings" ], "properties": { "fundings": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "round": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "currency": { "type": "string" }, "investors": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "article_link": { "type": "string" }, "company_name": { "type": "string" }, "amount_raised": { "type": "number" }, "published_date": { "type": "string" }, "article_headline": { "type": "string" }, "amount_as_written": { "type": "string" }, "company_description": { "type": "string" } } } } } } ``` ## See more - [TechCrunch API: Search articles](https://fous.com/methods/techcrunch.com/search-news.md): Searches TechCrunch articles by keyword, with an optional publication date range and newest or most relevant order. - [TechCrunch API: Read an article](https://fous.com/methods/techcrunch.com/read-article.md): Reads a public TechCrunch article by link or headline and returns its text, authors, dates, section, tags and image. 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