# List Private Markets Companies

`GET` `https://api.unusualwhales.com/api/private-markets/companies`

Returns Nasdaq Private Markets companies, optionally filtered by sector or name. Sorted alphabetically.

This is a premium endpoint. Contact dev@unusualwhales.com to request access.



## Authentication

```
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
```

## Query Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `sector` | string | No | Exact-match sector filter (e.g. "Technology"). |
| `name` | string | No | Case-insensitive substring match against company name. |
| `limit` | integer | No |  |
| `offset` | integer | No |  |


## Response (200)

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `description` | string |  |
| `doing_business_as` | string |  |
| `headquarters` | string |  |
| `id` | string |  |
| `marketing_url` | string |  |
| `name` | string |  |
| `npm_ticker` | string | Nasdaq Private Markets ticker for the company. |
| `sector` | string |  |
| `sub_sectors` | array[string] |  |
| `year_founded` | integer |  |


## Example

### curl

```bash
curl -X GET "https://api.unusualwhales.com/api/private-markets/companies" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"
```

### Python

```python
import http.client

conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("api.unusualwhales.com")
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY", "Accept": "application/json"}
conn.request("GET", "/api/private-markets/companies", headers=headers)
response = conn.getresponse()
print(response.read().decode("utf-8"))
```

## Response Example

```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "description": "string",
      "doing_business_as": "string",
      "headquarters": "San Francisco, CA",
      "id": "string",
      "marketing_url": "https://openai.com"
    }
  ]
}
```