# VenturePulse Term Sheet Decoder

> VenturePulse Term Sheet Decoder is a paid API for AI agents from venturepulse-nine.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.2/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Analyzes a venture capital term sheet and returns plain-English clause explanations, founder-hostile red flags, market norm comparisons, and negotiation guidance

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://venturepulse-nine.vercel.app/api/startup/term-sheet
- Price: $0.2/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/venturepulse-term-sheet-decoder-15924482
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_h0AfVZu_EaVTXrs2etu-u

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-term-sheet-decoder-15924482
```

Example prompt: I just got a term sheet from a Series A investor — can you decode it for me clause by clause, flag anything that's founder-hostile, tell me how it compares to market norms, and give me specific negotiation tips? Here's the full text: [paste term sheet text]

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when a founder has received an actual term sheet and needs immediate, structured guidance on what each clause means, whether terms are standard or predatory, and how to negotiate — as opposed to general fundraising education or comparable deal lookup. It is distinct from VenturePulse's cap table modeler (which models dilution) or comparable deal analysis (which benchmarks valuations).

## Known failure modes

- Empty or missing term sheet text returns an error
- Malformed or non-term-sheet content may produce generic or low-quality output
- Very long term sheets may be truncated or partially analyzed
- Network timeout if processing takes too long
- Payment failure (402) if USDC balance is insufficient

## 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 analysis including plain-English explanations of every clause, a list of founder-hostile red flags with severity indicators, comparisons to typical market standards for each term, and specific actionable negotiation recommendations the founder can use in conversations with investors.

## 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)"
      },
      "stage": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "pre-seed | seed | series-a | series-b (default: seed)"
      },
      "terms": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "(required) paste the full term sheet text, or describe specific clauses you want decoded"
      },
      "is_safe": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "true | false — whether this is a SAFE note (default: false)"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "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": {
  "red_flags": [
   "2x liquidation preference is above market — standard is 1x non-participating",
   "Full-ratchet anti-dilution will punish founders severely in a down round"
  ],
  "instrument": "priced_round",
  "negotiate_these": [
   {
    "why": "Participating preferred lets investors double-dip at exit",
    "term": "Liquidation preference",
    "ask_for": "1x non-participating",
    "current": "2x participating"
   }
  ],
  "overall_founder_score": 6
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/venturepulse-term-sheet-decoder-15924482/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
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