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Fundz API and Data Licensing

A complete guide for SaaS founders, capital markets platforms, and outreach platforms embedding Fundz signal data into their own products. Commercial license tiers, integration patterns, attribution requirements, and the path from build-phase to revenue-stage OEM.

LICENSING TIERSBUILD-PHASE LICENSE$250 / moPre-revenue OEMAuto-converts on launchCapped on usageRead-only accessCOMMERCIAL OEM$1K + per-seatPer-seat: $39 / seat / moPredictable for SaaS partnersVolume tiering at 100+ seatsStandard support SLACOMMERCIAL OEM$750 + 20% revRevenue shareAligns with partner upsideLower base, no usage capFor uncertain-volume modelsWHITE-LABEL UPLIFT+ $500 / moOn any commercial tierBranded headers + authCustom domainLogo replacementAll tiers include the full signal feed. Tiers differ on commercial structure, not data depth.
Pick the tier that matches your stage. Build-Phase converts on launch; choose per-seat or revshare based on volume confidence.

Some companies don't want a dashboard — they want a data feed. SaaS products that need real-time funding intelligence as a core input. Capital markets platforms that pipe deal-event signals into their own deal-flow systems. Outreach and SDR-as-a-service platforms that trigger sales workflows on company life-events. For these customers, Fundz is best consumed as an API, embedded into their own product or workflow.

The job: provide reliable, real-time signal data with clean attribution, fair commercial terms, and integration patterns that scale from build-phase prototype to revenue-stage OEM partnership.

  • SaaS founders and data products — building products that need real-time funding, hiring, or M&A data as a core input. They buy the data feed, not the dashboard. Examples: WhoWorksThere, saasyDB, SalesRobot.
  • Capital markets and deal platforms — investment platforms, capital markets firms, and deal-sourcing tools piping Fundz signals into their own deal-flow systems. Example: Issuance ($300M+ capital markets platform).
  • Outreach and SDR platforms — sales engagement and SDR-as-a-service companies needing trigger data (funding events, exec changes) to power their workflows.

Fundz personal-use API access (Strategic plan, $149/mo) covers individual use of the dashboard and API. It does not authorize commercial redistribution, embedding into products sold to third parties, or white-label use. Commercial use requires a separate addendum.

Build-Phase License (pre-revenue)

For founders building a product that will incorporate Fundz data but don't yet have a paying end customer. Designed to bridge from idea-validation to first sale without paying full OEM rates prematurely.

  • Fee: $250/mo, 6-month term
  • Scope: Embed Fundz data inside your product UI for use by your authorized end users; pre-launch demos to prospective customers; internal product development and validation
  • Restrictions: No resale of raw Fundz data outside your product; no bulk export; no AI model training; no competitive use against Fundz's own offerings
  • Attribution: "Powered by Fundz" or substantively equivalent attribution required in your product UI
  • Auto-conversion to Commercial OEM Tier on the earliest of: first paying end customer, 6 months elapsed, or any out-of-scope use

Commercial OEM Tier (revenue-stage)

For products with paying customers or shipped commercial integrations. Two pricing models — pick whichever maps cleanly to your product's pricing structure.

Option A — Per-seat

  • $1,000–1,500/mo base fee (depending on multi-tenant scale)
  • $39 per end-user seat per month
  • 1-year term, auto-renewing
  • Volume tiers: 50+ seats $29/seat, 100+ seats $25/seat

Option B — Revenue share

  • $750–1,000/mo base fee minimum
  • 20% of revenue attributable to features in your product that materially incorporate Fundz data
  • Quarterly reporting + audit rights (Fundz may audit no more than once per 12-month period, at Fundz's expense, with 30 days' notice)

White-label and multi-tenant

For products that white-label Fundz data into a multi-tenant offering sold to every end customer (rather than a one-off integration), the base fee tier shifts to $1,500/mo + per-seat or $1,000/mo + revshare. The uplift reflects the multi-tenant scale of the integration.

Standard restrictions across all tiers

  • No resale, sublicensing, or redistribution of raw Fundz data outside your product
  • No bulk export, scraping, or data-warehouse-level extraction
  • No use of Fundz data to train or fine-tune AI models
  • No use that competes directly with Fundz's own commercial offerings
  • Attribution required: "Powered by Fundz" in the embedding product UI

Full API reference at /knowledge/api-references. The available endpoints (all GET, REST-style):

  • /api/v1/fundings — funding rounds (Series A–Z, seed, growth equity)
  • /api/v1/executives — executive hires and departures
  • /api/v1/acquisitions — M&A transactions
  • /api/v1/agreements — contracts, partnerships, government agreements
  • /api/v1/products — product launches
  • /api/v1/crowdfundings — equity crowdfunding (Reg CF, Reg A)
  • /api/v1/models — data model documentation

All endpoints support filtering by date, location, industry, and stage (where applicable), plus pagination via standard offset/limit parameters. Authentication is via API key (Bearer token).

Ready to embed Fundz?
Email john@fundz.net with your product description, expected end-customer count, integration timeline, and which endpoints you'll consume. Most Build-Phase License agreements are signed within a week of first contact.
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This guide is written for SaaS founders, capital markets platforms, and outreach platforms embedding Fundz data via API. If you're a dashboard user looking for workflow guidance, see the persona-specific playbooks. See all playbooks →
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