> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://api.tryspecter.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Field reference: Investor DB
> Every field in the Investor DB, its type, and what it means.
All 25 fields of the Investor DB, grouped by category.
Names are the Parquet field names; the CSV delivery uses its own column
headers, listed under [CSV column names](#csv-column-names).
Every field may be null unless marked **required**. Today `specter_investor_id` is guaranteed.
## What's in it
| Category | Fields |
| --------------------------------------- | ------ |
| [ID](#id) | 4 |
| [Informative Data](#informative-data) | 8 |
| [Specter Growth](#specter-growth) | 1 |
| [Social Engagement](#social-engagement) | 2 |
| [Financials](#financials) | 10 |
## ID
| Field | Type | Description |
| ------------------------------ | --------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `specter_investor_id` | `string` **required** | Specter identifier for the investor. Resolves against the Investor DB. |
| `specter_strategic_signal_ids` | `array` | All Investor Interest Signals IDs for this profile. |
| `specter_person_id` | `string` | Specter identifier for the person. Resolves against the People DB. |
| `specter_organization_id` | `string` | Specter identifier for the company the investor is, when the investor is itself a company Specter holds. The Company DB calls the same identifier `company_id`. |
## Informative Data
| Field | Type | Description |
| ------------------ | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `investor_name` | `string` | The legal or brand name of the investor or investment firm. |
| `company_size` | `string` | Estimated or declared size of the company (range of employees). |
| `operating_status` | `string` | Whether the investor is still active. One of `Active`, `Inactive`. |
| `domain` | `string` | The investor's website domain. |
| `hq_location` | `string` | City-level location of the investor's headquarters. |
| `founded_year` | `integer` | Year the investor was founded. |
| `investor_types` | `array` | High-level classification(s) of the investor (e.g., venture capital, private equity firm). One of 22 values, listed below the table. |
| `description` | `string` | Overview of the investor's activity, history and focus. |
* `Accelerator`
* `Angel`
* `Angel Group`
* `Co Working Space`
* `Corporate Venture Capital`
* `Entrepreneurship Program`
* `Family Investment Office`
* `Fund Of Funds`
* `Government Office`
* `Hedge Fund`
* `Incubator`
* `Investment Bank`
* `Investment Partner`
* `Micro Vc`
* `Pension Funds`
* `Private Equity Firm`
* `Secondary Purchaser`
* `Startup Competition`
* `Syndicate`
* `University Program`
* `Venture Capital`
* `Venture Debt`
## Specter Growth
| Field | Type | Description |
| --------------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| `investor_rank` | `integer` | Internal ranking or scoring value assigned to the investor. |
## Social Engagement
| Field | Type | Description |
| -------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| `linkedin_url` | `string` | URL of the investor's LinkedIn page. |
| `twitter_url` | `string` | URL of the investor's X (Twitter) profile. |
## Financials
| Field | Type | Description |
| ---------------------------- | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `number_of_exits` | `integer` | How many exits (e.g. Acquisitions or IPOs) the firm has participated in. |
| `number_of_lead_investments` | `integer` | Count of deals in which the firm acted as the lead investor. |
| `number_of_investments` | `integer` | Total investments (including non-lead) made by the firm. |
| `number_of_funds` | `integer` | Total number of separate funds managed or raised by the firm. |
| `investment_stage` | `array` | Typical funding round stages in which the investor participates (e.g., seed, series a). One of 28 values, listed below the table. |
| `industry_target` | `array` | Only top level. Classifies companies by their economic activity — the market they serve and the products or services they deliver. E.g: Construction, Utilities, Wholesale There is one industry per company, with up to three levels. |
| `industry_target_legacy` | `string` | The industries this investor targets, in the flat form that predates `industry_target`. Read `industry_target` instead, which carries the same industries as a list. In CSV, values are separated by `;`. |
| `tech_verticals_target` | `array` | Only top level. Classifies companies by the technology domain they operate in — the technical capability or space they're building around. E.g: AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, FinTech. There can be up to 5 tech verticals per company, with 2 levels each. |
| `fund_details` | `array