---
title: "Entity Bio"
method: GET
path: "/entities/{pbId}/bio"
tags: ["General"]
---

# Entity Bio

`GET /entities/{pbId}/bio`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.pitchbook.com`
- URL: `https://api.pitchbook.com/entities/{pbId}/bio`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

Retrieves key data points about primary entity type of specific PBID

## Path parameters

- `pbId` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- EntityBioDto
  - `primaryFirmType` string
  - `companyBio` CompanyBioDto
    - `companyId` string
    - `companyName` EntityNameDto
      - `formalName` string
      - `alsoKnownAs` string
      - `legalName` string
      - `formerlyKnownAs` string
    - `parentCompanyId` string
    - `parentCompanyName` string
    - `hqLocation` HqLocationDto
      - `city` string
      - `stateProvince` string
      - `postCode` string
      - `country` string
    - `description` string
    - `financingStatus` DictionaryDto
      - `code` string
      - `description` string
    - `businessStatus` DictionaryDto
      - `code` string
      - `description` string
    - `ownershipStatus` DictionaryDto
      - `code` string
      - `description` string
    - `universe` DictionaryDto[]
      - `code` string
      - `description` string
    - `website` string
    - `employees` integer
    - `employeeHistory` EmployeeHistoryDto[]
      - `asOfDate` string, date
      - `employeeCount` integer
    - `exchange` string
    - `ticker` string
    - `yearFounded` integer
    - `financingStatusNote` CompanyFinancingNoteDto
      - `note` string
      - `asOfDate` string, date
    - `totalMoneyRaised` MoneyDto
      - `amount` number
      - `currency` string
      - `nativeAmount` number
      - `nativeCurrency` string
      - `estimated` boolean
    - `sicCodes` DictionaryDto[]
      - `code` string
      - `description` string
    - `morningstarCode` DictionaryDto
      - `code` string
      - `description` string
    - `cikCode` string
    - `companySocialURLs` CompanySocialDto
      - `facebookProfileUrl` string
      - `twitterProfileUrl` string
      - `linkedInProfileUrl` string
    - `pitchBookProfileLink` string
  - `investorBio` InvestorBioDto
    - `investorId` string
    - `investorName` EntityNameDto
      - `formalName` string
      - `alsoKnownAs` string
      - `legalName` string
      - `formerlyKnownAs` string
    - `hqLocation` HqLocationDto
      - `city` string
      - `stateProvince` string
      - `postCode` string
      - `country` string
    - `description` EntityDescriptionDto
      - `brief` string
      - `full` string
    - `investorStatus` DictionaryDto
      - `code` string
      - `description` string
    - `investorType` EntityTypeDto[]
      - `type` DictionaryDto
        - `code` string
        - `description` string
      - `primary` boolean
    - `assetsUnderManagement` MoneyDto
      - `amount` number
      - `currency` string
      - `nativeAmount` number
      - `nativeCurrency` string
      - `estimated` boolean
    - `dryPowder` MoneyDto
      - `amount` number
      - `currency` string
      - `nativeAmount` number
      - `nativeCurrency` string
      - `estimated` boolean
    - `yearFounded` integer
    - `website` string
    - `countInvestmentProfessionals` integer
    - `tradeAssociations` InvestorTradeAssociationDto[]
      - `name` string
  - `limitedPartnerBio` LimitedPartnerBioDto
    - `limitedPartnerId` string
    - `limitedPartnerName` EntityNameDto
      - `formalName` string
      - `alsoKnownAs` string
      - `legalName` string
      - `formerlyKnownAs` string
    - `hqLocation` HqLocationDto
      - `city` string
      - `stateProvince` string
      - `postCode` string
      - `country` string
    - `description` string
    - `limitedPartnerTypes` EntityTypeDto[]
      - `type` DictionaryDto
        - `code` string
        - `description` string
      - `primary` boolean
    - `assetsUnderManagement` MoneyDto
      - `amount` number
      - `currency` string
      - `nativeAmount` number
      - `nativeCurrency` string
      - `estimated` boolean
    - `yearFounded` integer
    - `website` string
    - `managementStaff` integer
  - `serviceProviderBio` ServiceProviderBioDto
    - `serviceProviderId` string
    - `serviceProviderName` EntityNameDto
      - `formalName` string
      - `alsoKnownAs` string
      - `legalName` string
      - `formerlyKnownAs` string
    - `serviceProviderTypes` EntityTypeDto[]
      - `type` DictionaryDto
        - `code` string
        - `description` string
      - `primary` boolean
    - `hqLocation` HqLocationDto
      - `city` string
      - `stateProvince` string
      - `postCode` string
      - `country` string
    - `description` string
    - `website` string
    - `employees` integer
    - `servicedCompanies` integer
    - `servicedDeals` integer
    - `servicedInvestors` integer
    - `servicedFunds` integer
    - `servicedLimitedPartners` integer

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `402`: Payment Required
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Not Found
- `429`: Too Many Requests
- `500`: Internal Server Error
- `503`: Service Unavailable
- `504`: Gateway Timeout

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/pitchbook/apis/pitchbook-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/pitchbook/apis/pitchbook-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/pitchbook/apis/pitchbook-api/revisions/a4e8c243ea73?raw)