# VenturePulse Due Diligence Prep

> VenturePulse Due Diligence Prep is a paid API for AI agents from venturepulse-nine.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.15/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns comprehensive investor due diligence preparation guidance including data room structure, VC verification checklists by stage, deal-killing red flags, sector-specific requirements, and timeline expectations

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://venturepulse-nine.vercel.app/api/startup/due-diligence
- Price: $0.15/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/venturepulse-due-diligence-prep-5f46f824
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_Mz15ERURdHcLu1Vkd8unQ

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability venturepulse-due-diligence-prep-5f46f824
```

Example prompt: Walk me through what I need to prepare for due diligence on my Series A SaaS startup — what should be in my data room, what financials and legal docs will VCs want to verify, what red flags I should fix before they look, and how long the whole process typically takes.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when a founder or startup team needs structured, actionable guidance on preparing for investor due diligence — especially when they need to know what documents to gather, how to organize a data room, or what issues could kill their deal before diligence even begins. Prefer this over generic legal or financial advice tools when the context is specifically VC fundraising preparation.

## Known failure modes

- Missing or unrecognized startup stage may return generic rather than stage-specific guidance
- Overly broad sector inputs may not trigger sector-specific requirements
- API may return cached or static content if real-time data is unavailable
- Payment of 0.15 USDC required per call; insufficient balance causes request rejection

## How this service works

Startup funding intelligence API. VC round data, investor matching, pitch deck scoring, term sheet decoding, cap table modeling, global accelerator directory, market sizing, legal formation, comparable deals, and due diligence prep. All endpoints require x402 payment (USDC on Base mainnet) via the PAYMENT-SIGNATURE header.

## Output

A structured due diligence preparation guide covering: recommended data room folder structure and required documents, a checklist of what VCs verify at each funding stage, common red flags that cause deals to fall apart, sector-specific documentation requirements, legal and financial checklists, and realistic timeline expectations from first meeting to close.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "lang": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "en | es | fr | de | ja | pt | it | nl | ko | zh | ar (default: en)"
      },
      "focus": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "legal | financial | technical | all (default: all)"
      },
      "stage": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "seed | series-a | series-b | growth (default: seed)"
      },
      "region": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "us | eu | uk | apac | global (default: global)"
      },
      "sector": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "fintech | saas | biotech | ai | climate | consumer | b2b | deeptech | any (default: any)"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "errors": {
     "type": "object",
     "description": "Documented error responses, keyed by HTTP status code",
     "additionalProperties": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
       "description"
      ],
      "properties": {
       "example": {
        "type": "object"
       },
       "description": {
        "type": "string"
       }
      }
     }
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "stage": "series-a",
  "tools": [
   {
    "url": "docsend.com",
    "cost": "$45/mo",
    "name": "Docsend",
    "purpose": "Secure data room with document tracking"
   }
  ],
  "dd_overview": "Series A DD typically takes 6-10 weeks with a dedicated associate doing deep financial, legal, and technical diligence",
  "data_room_structure": [
   {
    "folder": "Corporate",
    "priority": "must_have",
    "documents": [
     "Certificate of Incorporation",
     "Cap table (fully diluted)",
     "Board minutes"
    ]
   }
  ],
  "red_flags_that_kill_deals": [
   "Cap table with undocumented side letters",
   "IP not assigned from founders to company",
   "Unresolved co-founder dispute"
  ]
 }
}
```

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