# VenturePulse Term-Sheet Decoder

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

Analyzes a startup term sheet in plain English, flagging founder-hostile clauses, comparing terms to market norms, and providing negotiation guidance.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://venturepulse.theaslangroupllc.com/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-fa2e4e8a
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_JP4VBcoYglK-BzTzH_E3D

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## 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-fa2e4e8a
```

Example prompt: I just got a term sheet from a Series A VC — can you decode every clause for me in plain English, flag anything that's founder-hostile or unusual compared to market norms, and tell me what I should push back on during negotiation?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when a founder or their agent needs to rapidly understand and evaluate a VC term sheet without a lawyer present — particularly useful for first-time founders unfamiliar with standard deal terms, or for quickly triaging a new offer before engaging legal counsel. Prefer this over general legal-text endpoints when the specific context of VC norms, founder protections, and negotiation leverage is critical.

## Known failure modes

- Missing or malformed term sheet input returns a 400 error requesting valid term sheet content
- Extremely long or complex term sheets may time out or return partial analysis
- Ambiguous clause language may result in lower-confidence interpretations flagged with caveats
- Non-standard or highly bespoke deal structures may lack market-norm benchmarks
- Payment not processed results in 402 Payment Required response

## How this service works

Term-sheet decoder — plain-English explanation of every clause, founder-hostile red flags, market-norm comparisons and negotiation guidance. For founder agents.

## Output

A structured breakdown of each term-sheet clause explained in plain English, a list of founder-hostile red flags with severity ratings, benchmarks showing how each term compares to market norms for the relevant stage and sector, and specific negotiation guidance on which terms to push back on and how.

## 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
 }
}
```

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