Data Dictionary

Documentation contains explanations and examples of all data fields available in the Wellfound Companies dataset.

All personal/company information mentioned within this context is entirely fictional and is solely intended for illustrative purposes.

The data points in the example snippets have been rearranged for better grouping. To see where a specific data point stands, check the full data sample here.


Metadata

Record metadata

Data point
Description
Data type

meta

Contains metadata about the record

Object

created_at_date

Date when the record was initially scraped

Array of numbers (integer)

created_at_timestamp

Unix timestamp for when the record was first scraped

Float

updated_at_date

Date when the record was last updated

Array of numbers (integer)

updated_at_timestamp

Unix timestamp for when the record was last updated

Float

version_id

Identifier for the dataset version

String

source

Source from which the record was obtained

String

object

Data object type

String

is_deleted

Indicates if the record is available on Wellfound

Boolean

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Meta fields
		"_meta": {
			"source": "angel",
			"object": "company",
			"created_at_date": [
				2020,
				12,
				7
			],
			"created_at_timestamp": 1607385456.446782,
			"updated_at_date": [
				2024,
				4,
				11
			],
			"updated_at_timestamp": 1712843010.947909,
			"version_id": "c7d0df4c",
			"is_deleted": false
		},

Profile metadata

Data point
Description
Data type

id

Company record identifier in our database

String

source_id

Source identifer

String

slug

Profile URL slug

String

completeness_score

Score indicating the completeness of the company profile

Integer

hidden_sections

Hidden sections of the company profile

Array of strings

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Profile metadata
"id": "angel_company_it_startup",
"source_id": "648600",
"slug": "it-startup",
"completeness_score": 93,
"hidden_sections": [
                "SALARIES"
            ],
Data point
Description
Data type

published

Marks if the company profile is public

Boolean

quarantined

Marks if AngelList (Wellfound) has quarantined the company profile

Boolean

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Profile metadata
"published": true,
"quarantined": false,

Firmographics

Data point
Description
Data type

typename

Profile type

String

name

Name

String

high_concept

Concise summary or elevator pitch for a product or service

String

company_size

Company size

String

logo_url

Logo URL

String

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Profile metadata
"typename": "startup",
"name": "IT startup",
"high_concept": "Self-serve customer engagement solution for Push Notifications, Email, SMS, & In-App",
"company_size": "SIZE_51_200",
"logo_url": "https://photos.wellfound.com/it-startup/i/89026222096202453096252059682039-medium_jpg.jpg?buster=1675197889",

Company profile

Culture page information

Data point
Description
Data type

culture_page

Details from the culture and benefits section of the company profile

Object

canonical_url

Section URL

String

description

Short page description

String

image

Logo URL

String

og_url

Original URL of the section

String

robots

Meta tag that shows how the search engines index and crawl the URL

String

title

Section title

String

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Culture page information
"culture_page": {
    "canonical_url": "https://wellfound.com/company/it-startup/culture_and_benefits",
    "description": "View information about the IT startup company culture at AngelList! Read about work-life balance, perks, employee benefits, and other options from IT startup.",
    "image": "https://photos.wellfound.com/it-startup/i/33402775791757412100465105656172-thumb_jpg.jpg?buster=1675197889",
    "og_url": "https://wellfound.com/company/it-startup/culture_and_benefits",
    "robots": "noindex",
    "title": "Culture and benefits at IT startup"
},

Funding page information

Data point
Description
Data type

funding_page

Details from the funding section of the company profile

Object

canonical_url

Section URL

String

description

Short page description

String

image

Logo URL

String

og_url

Original URL of the section

String

robots

Meta tag that shows how the search engines index and crawl the URL

String

title

Section title

String

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Funding page information
"funding_page": {
    "canonical_url": "https://wellfound.com/company/it-startup/funding",
    "description": "View information about the IT startup funding at AngelList! Find out about the total amount raised, the number of rounds, and other funding information from IT startup.",
    "image": "https://photos.wellfound.com/it-startup/i/648600-33402775791757412100465105656172-thumb_jpg.jpg?buster=1675197889",
    "og_url": "https://wellfound.com/company/it-startup/funding",
    "robots": "noindex",
    "title": "IT startup Funding Information"
},

Jobs page information

Data point
Description
Data type

jobs_page

Details from the jobs section of the company profile

Object

canonical_url

Section URL

String

description

Short page description

String

image

Logo URL

String

og_url

Original URL of the section

String

robots

Meta tag that shows how the search engines index and crawl the URL

String

title

Section title

String

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Jobs page information
"jobs_page": {
    "canonical_url": "https://wellfound.com/company/it-startup/jobs",
    "description": "IT startup is hiring! See 6 jobs in June 2023! Apply to the latest jobs with a single profile and get in touch with hiring managers directly. Learn about salary, equity, work-life balance, perks, benefits, and company culture!",
    "image": "https://photos.wellfound.com/it-startup/i/33402775791757412100465105656172-thumb_jpg.jpg?buster=1675197889",
    "og_url": "https://wellfound.com/company/it-startup/jobs",
    "robots": "noindex",
    "title": "IT startup Jobs"
},

Overview page information

Data point
Description
Data type

overview_page

Details from the overview section of the company profile

Object

canonical_url

Section URL

String

description

Short page description

String

image

Logo URL

String

og_url

Original URL of the section

String

robots

Meta tag that shows how the search engines index and crawl the URL

String

title

Section title

String

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Overview page info
"overview_page": {
    "canonical_url": "https://wellfound.com/company/it-startup",
    "description": "Find out if IT startup is the right fit for your future career! Explore jobs, salary, equity, and funding information. Read about work-life balance, perks, benefits, and the company culture!",
    "image": "https://photos.wellfound.com/it-startup/i/33402775791757412100465105656172-thumb_jpg.jpg?buster=1675197889",
    "og_url": "https://wellfound.com/company/it-startup",
    "robots": "noindex",
    "title": "IT startup Careers"
},

People page information

Data point
Description
Data type

people_page

Details from the people section of the company profile

Object

canonical_url

Section URL

String

description

Short page description

String

image

Logo URL

String

og_url

Original URL of the section

String

robots

Meta tag that shows how the search engines index and crawl the URL

String

title

Section title

String

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

People page info
"people_page": {
    "canonical_url": "https://wellfound.com/company/it-startup/people",
    "description": "View founders and team members of IT startup on AngelList. Explore jobs, salary, equity, and funding information. Read about work-life balance, perks, benefits, and the company culture!",
    "image": "https://photos.wellfound.com/it-startup/i/33402775791757412100465105656172-thumb_jpg.jpg?buster=1675197889",
    "og_url": "https://wellfound.com/company/it-startup/people",
    "robots": "noindex",
    "title": "IT startup People"
},

Profile tags

Company tags

Data point
Description
Data type

company_type_taggings

Company type tags

Array of objects

source_id

Company identifier on Wellfound

String

name

Tag title

String

slug

Tag URL slug

String

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Company tags
"company_type_taggings": [
      {
        "source_id": "94212",
        "name": "startup",
        "slug": "startup"
      },
      {
        "source_id": "141291",
        "name": "Enterprise Software company",
        "slug": "enterprise-software-company"
      },
      {
        "source_id": "146883",
        "name": "Mobile",
        "slug": "mobile-6"
      }
    ],

Location tags

Data point
Description
Data type

location_type_taggings

Location tags

Array of objects

source_id

Company identifier on Wellfound

String

name

Tag title

String

slug

Tag URL slug

String

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Location tags
"location_taggings": [
        {
          "source_id": "1692",
          "name": "san francisco",
          "slug": "san-francisco"
        },
        {
          "source_id": "2071",
          "name": "new york",
          "slug": "new-york"
        }
      ],

Market tags

Data point
Description
Data type

market_taggings

Market tags

Object

source_id

Company identifier on Wellfound

String

name

Tag title

String

slug

Tag URL slug

String

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Market tags
"market_taggings": [
        {
          "source_id": "10",
          "name": "SaaS",
          "slug": "saas"
        },
        {
          "source_id": "12",
          "name": "enterprise software",
          "slug": "enterprise-software"
        },
        {
          "source_id": "71",
          "name": "payments",
          "slug": "payments"
        }
      ],

Company websites

Data point
Description
Data type

website

Website URL

String

blog_url

Blog URL

String

facebook_url

Facebook page URL

String

professional_network_url

Professional network profile URL

String

product_hunt_url

Product Hunt page URL

String

twitter_url

Twitter profile URL

String

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Social media
"website": "https://it-startup.com/",
"blog_url": "https://it-startup.com/blog/",
"facebook_url": "https://www.facebook.com/it-startup-app",
"professional_network_url": "https://www.professional-network.com/company/it-startup",
"product_hunt_url": "https://www.producthunt.com/posts/it-startup",
"twitter_url": "https://twitter.com/it-startup",

Company jobs

Job types

Data point
Description
Data type

job_types

Active job types

Array of objects

count

Active job count

Integer

name

Job type

String

option_id

Option identifier

String

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Job:types
"job_types": [
        {
          "count": 25,
          "name": "full-time",
          "option_id": "full-time"
        }
      ],

Job locations

Data point
Description
Data type

job_listing_locations

Job locations

Array of objects

count

Active job count in the location

Integer

name

Job location

String

option_id

Option identifier

String

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Job locations
"job_listing_locations": [
        {
          "count": 4,
          "name": "Dallas",
          "option_id": "1633"
        }
      ],
Data point
Description
Data type

recommended_startups

Recommendations seen on the company's profile

Array of objects

type

Profile type

String

source_id

Company identifier on Wellfound

String

name

Startup name

String

slug

Profile URL slug

String

logo_url

Logo URL

String

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Recommended startups
"recommended_startups": [
      {
        "type": "Startup",
        "source_id": "6702",
        "name": "AngelList",
        "slug": "angellist",
        "logo_url": "https://photos.angel.co/startups/i/6702-766d1ce00c99ce9a5cbc19d0c87a436e-medium_jpg.jpg?buster=1668525121"
      }
    ],

Financials

Funding

Data point
Description
Data type

total_raised_amount

Total funding amount raised by the company

Integer

no_outside_funding

Indicates if the company has received outside funding

Boolean

investor_total_count

Total number of investors

Integer

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Financial details
"total_raised_amount": 84470000,
"no_outside_funding": false,
"past_investor_roles_total_count": 52,

Investors

Data point
Description
Data type

past_investor_roles

Details about the company's investors

Array of objects

source_id

Company identifier on Wellfound

String

past_investor_name

Investor's name

String

past_investor_slug

Profile URL slug

String

investor_high_concept

Profile headline

String

investor_id

Investor identifier

String

logo_url

Logo URL

String

location_taggings

Location tags assigned to the profile

Array of objects

location_display_name

Location display name

String

primary_location_id

Location identifier

String

location_name

Location name

String

round

Funding rounds the investor took part in

Array of objects

closed_at

Funding round closing date in ISO 8601 format

String (date)

source_id

Funding round identifier on Wellfound

String

round_type

Round type

String

investor_total_count

Total number of investors

Integer

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Investors
"past_investor_roles": [
           {
        "source_id": "15215517",
        "past_investor_name": "Venture",
        "past_investor_slug": "venture",
        "investor_high_concept": "Helping startups thrive in regulated markets",
        "investor_id": "800820",
        "logo_url": "https://photos.angel.co/startups/i/800820-192fbc739566d6c083be555229ed3b9a3f0-medium_jpg.jpg?buster=1589462331",
        "location_taggings": [
                      {
                        "location_display_name": "New York City",
                        "location_id": "1664",
                         "location_name": "new york city, ny"
                        }
                    ],
        "rounds": [
                     {
                       "closed_at": "2018-04-18T00:00:00Z",
                       "source_id": "167134",
                       "round_type": "Series A"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ],
"investor_total_count": 83,

Incubator funding

Data point
Description
Data type

incubators

Details on business incubators the record company has worked with

Array of objects

type

Profile type

String

source_id

Company identifier on Wellfound

String

name

Name

String

slug

Profile URL slug

String

logo_url

Logo profile URL

String

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Incubator
"incubators": [
          {
             "type": "Startup",
             "source_id": "37606",
             "name": "Business incubator",
             "slug": "business-incubator",
             "logo_url": "https://photos.wellfound.com/it-startups/i/37606-d1b8d69f8dd88efc0fa8632006a0a6bc-medium_jpg.jpg?buster=1583873775"
                }
            ],

Funding press

Data point
Description
Data type

startup_rounds

Funding rounds and related press coverage

Array of objects

closed_at

Funding round closing date in ISO 8601 format

String

source_id

Funding round identifier on Wellfound

String

press_title

Press release title

String

raised_amount

Raised amount

Integer

round_type

Funding round type

String

source_url

Press release URL

String

valuation

Funding valuation

Integer

participants_connection

Details about the investors who participated in the funding round

Array of objects

type

Profile type

String

source_id

Investor identifier on Wellfound

String

name

Investor's name

String

slug

Profile URL slug

String

avatar_url

Investor's avatar (person)

String

logo_url

Investor's logo (company)

String

startup_rounds_total_count

Total number of funding rounds

Integer

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Press related to funding
"startup_rounds": [
    {
        "closed_at": "2019-08-05T00:00:00Z",
        "source_id": "169788",
        "press_title": "IT startup The Market Leader In Push Notifications Raises $25m Series B",
        "raised_amount": 25000000,
        "round_type": "Series B",
        "source_url": "https://it-startup.com/blog/it-startup-the-market-leader-in-push-notifications-raises-25m-series-b/",
        "valuation": 0,
        "participants_connection": [
            {
                "type": "Startup",
                "source_id": "467155",
                "name": "Ventures",
                "slug": "ventures",
                "avatar_url": null,
                "logo_url": "https://photos.wellfound.com/it-startups/i/467155-1f21dba01f5607dbb68ce9f181bfe0df-medium_jpg.jpg?buster=1408586082"
            }
        ]
    }
],

Operational details

Data point
Description
Data type

is_hiring

Indicates if the company is actively hiring

Boolean

is_operating

Indicates if the company is conducting active operations

Boolean

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Operational details
"hiring": true,
"is_operating": true,
Data point
Description
Data type

is_incubator

Indicates if the company acts as a business incubator

Boolean

community_generated

Indicates if the community generated the company profile

Boolean

public

Marks if the company is public

Boolean

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Operational details
"is_incubator": false,
"community_generated": false,
"public": true,

Key employees

Current founders

Data point
Description
Data type

current_founder_roles

Details on startup founders who are still involved in the company

Array of objects

source_id

Founder identifier on Wellfound

String

user_html_bio

User bio (with HTML tags)

String

user_id

User identifier

String

name

Founder's name

String

slug

Profile URL slug

String

path_name

Part of the Wellfound URL that directs to the user's profile

String

avatar_url

Avatar URL

String

primary_location_display_name

Displayed location

String

primary_location_id

Location identifier

String

pro_url_enabled

Indicates if the pro URL is enabled for the profile

Boolean

role

Role in the company

String

tenure_seconds

Indicates the duration of the person's employment at the company Note: not visible if the person is still with the company

Integer

title

Job title

String

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Current founders
"current_founder_roles": [
    {
        "source_id": "2384645",
        "user_html_bio": "Founder/COO <a href=\"https://wellfound.com/company/it-startup\" class=\"at_link\"><span class=\"at_symbol\">@</span><span class=\"at_name\">IT startup</span></a> \u2022  Founder/Art Directo, Senior Producer/Illustrator",
        "user_id": "19745",
        "name": "John Doe",
        "slug": "john-doe",
        "path_name": "/u/vo",
        "avatar_url": "https://photos.wellfound.com/users/6642555555-medium_jpg?8015519755",
        "primary_location_display_name": "Santa Clara",
        "primary_location_id": "1843",
        "pro_url_enabled": false,
        "role": "FOUNDER",
        "tenure_seconds": null,
        "title": null
    }
],

Former founders

Data point
Description
Data type

past_founder_roles

Details on former startup founders

Array of objects

source_id

Founder identifier on Wellfound

String

user_html_bio

User bio (with HTML tags)

String

user_id

User identifier

String

name

Founder's name

String

slug

Profile URL slug

String

path_name

Part of the Wellfound URL that directs to the user's profile

String

avatar_url

Avatar URL

String

primary_location_display_name

Displayed location

String

primary_location_id

Location identifier

String

pro_url_enabled

Indicates if the pro URL is enabled for the profile

Boolean

role

Role in the company

String

tenure_seconds

Indicates the duration of the person's employment at the company Note: not visible if the person is still with the company

Integer

title

Job title

String

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Former founders
"past_founder_roles": [
    {
        "source_id": "2339353",
        "user_html_bio": "Founder <a href=\"https://wellfound.com/company/it-startup\" class=\"at_link\"><span class=\"at_symbol\">@</span><span class=\"at_name\">IT startup</span></a>,</span></span> ",
        "user_id": "19739",
        "name": "Harry Hoe",
        "slug": "harry-hoe",
        "path_name": "/p/harry-hoe",
        "avatar_url": "https://photos.wellfound.com/users/1449739555-medium_jpg?925540095933",
        "primary_location_display_name": "Mountain View",
        "primary_location_id": "1701",
        "pro_url_enabled": true,
        "role": "FOUNDER",
        "tenure_seconds": null,
        "title": null
    }
],

Board members

Data point
Description
Data type

board_member_roles

Details on the company's board members

Array of objects

source_id

Board member identifier on Wellfound

String

user_html_bio

User bio (with HTML tags)

String

user_id

User identifier

String

name

Board member's name

String

slug

Profile URL slug

String

path_name

Part of the Wellfound URL that directs to the user's profile

String

avatar_url

Avatar URL

String

primary_location_display_name

Displayed location

String

primary_location_id

Location identifier

String

pro_url_enabled

Indicates if the pro URL is enabled for the profile

Boolean

role

Role in the company

string

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Board members
"board_member_roles": [
    {
        "source_id": "10185434",
        "user_html_bio": "CEO <a href=\"https://wellfound.com/company/robotics-startup\" class=\"at_link\"><span class=\"at_symbol\">@</span><span. fmr CEO and fndr: <a href=\"https://wellfound.com/company/live-startup\" class=\"at_link\"><span. ",
        "user_id": "148",
        "name": "John Noakes",
        "slug": "john-noakes",
        "path_name": "/p/john-noakes",
        "avatar_url": "https://photos.wellfound.com/users/1453343334548-medium_jpg?994317707",
        "primary_location_display_name": "San Francisco",
        "primary_location_id": "1692",
        "pro_url_enabled": true,
        "role": "ADVISOR"
    }
],

Workforce

Current employees

Data point
Description
Data type

current_team_member_roles

Details on the company's current employees

Array of objects

source_id

Employee identifer

String

user_html_bio

User bio (with HTML tags)

String

user_id

User identifier

String

name

Employee's name

String

slug

Profile URL slug

String

path_name

Part of the Wellfound URL that directs to the user's profile

String

avatar_url

Avatar URL

String

primary_location_display_name

Displayed location

String

primary_location_id

Location identifier

String

pro_url_enabled

Indicates if the pro URL is enabled for the profile

Boolean

hired_via_talent

Marks if the person was hired via Wellfound

Boolean

role

Role in the company

String

tenure_seconds

Indicates the duration of the person's employment at the company Note: not visible if the person is still with the company

Integer

title

Job title

String

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Current employees
"current_team_member_roles": [
    {
        "source_id": "19593395",
        "user_html_bio": "Product and Marketing at <a href=\"https://wellfound.com/company/it-startup\" class=\"at_link\"><span class=\"at_symbol\">@</span><span class=\"at_name\">IT startup</span></a>",
        "user_id": "1802630",
        "name": "Carla Coe",
        "slug": "carla-coe",
        "path_name": "/u/carla-coe",
        "avatar_url": "https://photos.wellfound.com/users/180263334430-medium_jpg?4623482150",
        "primary_location_display_name": "San Francisco",
        "primary_location_id": "1692",
        "pro_url_enabled": false,
        "hired_via_talent": false,
        "role": "EMPLOYEE",
        "tenure_seconds": 90526613,
        "title": "Director of Product Marketing (Head)"
    }
],

Former employees

Data point
Description
Data type

past_team_member_roles

Details on the company's former employees

Array of objects

source_id

Employee identifier on Wellfound

String

user_id

User identifier

String

name

Employee's name

String

slug

Profile URL slug

String

path_name

Part of the Wellfound URL that directs to the user's profile

String

avatar_url

Avatar URL

String

primary_location_display_name

Display location

String

primary_location_id

Location identifier

String

pro_url_enabled

Indicates if the pro URL is enabled for the profile

Boolean

hired_via_talent

Marks if the person was hired via Wellfound

Boolean

role

Role in the company

String

tenure_seconds

Indicates the duration of the person's employment at the company Note: not visible if the person is still with the company

Integer

title

Job title

String

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Former employees
"past_team_member_roles": [
    {
        "source_id": "18181256",
        "user_id": "626544",
        "name": "Juan Doe",
        "slug": "juan-doe",
        "path_name": "/u/juan-doe",
        "avatar_url": "https://photos.wellfound.com/users/6265555444-medium_jpg?15597765818393",
        "primary_location_display_name": "San Carlos",
        "primary_location_id": "8862",
        "pro_url_enabled": false,
        "hired_via_talent": false,
        "role": "EMPLOYEE",
        "tenure_seconds": 65750400,
        "title": "VP of Engineering"
    }
],

Perks and culture

Culture statement

Data point
Description
Data type

culture_statement

Culture statement

String

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Culture statement
"culture_statement": "We\u2019re a global tech company with a big mission and a start up heart and like to think we\u2019re the perfect mix of big and small. \n\nBig enough to solve problems for millions of customers but small enough to still be growing at the speed of light. \n\nBig enough to flip an industry on its head but still small enough to have a long way to go. \n\nWhat\u2019s in it for you?\n\nWe\u2019re focused on one mission: money without borders. And, because we\u2019re still growing, you can get close to customers and really understand the challenges we need to solve.\n\nOur people are the most intelligent, curious people in the business and we\u2019re big enough to attract them. But we\u2019re still small enough for individuals to matter and thrive.\n\nWe won\u2019t stop until everyone can send, spend and receive money wherever they are, in any currency.\n\nVisit transferwise.com/careers to join us.\n\nThis is just the beginning. ",

Perks

Data point
Description
Data type

perks

Company perks

Array of objects

category

Perk category

String

description

Perk description

String

source_id

Perk indentifer on Wellfound

String

title

Perk title

String

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Perks
"perks": [
           {
            "category": "parental_leave",
             "description": "5 weeks parental leave. 12 weeks for birthing parent.",
             "source_id": "3621",
              "title": "Parental leave"
                }
            ]

Uploaded media

Data point
Description
Data type

media_upload

Media uploaded to the company's profile

Array of objects

source_id

Media record identider

String

image_url

Image URL

String

mime

Media type

String

section

Section the media is found in

String

video_thumbnail_url

Video thumbnail URL

String

video_url

Video URL

String

See a snippet of the dataset for reference:

Media uploads
"media_uploads": [
                {
                    "source_id": "521322",
                    "image_url": "www.example-image-url.com",
                    "mime": "video",
                    "section": "culture",
                    "video_thumbnail_url": "www.example-thumbnail-url",
                    "video_url": "www.example-video-url.com"
                }
            ],

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