Selva Data Ontology

Formal schema for the Selva LATAM startup & venture-investor dataset. All monetary values are USD (local currency converted). Country scope is Latin America only. Machine version: /ontology.json.

Access tiers

• public — Visible to everyone (identity, description, rolled-up totals)
• login — Free account required (round structure & dates, portfolio list — amounts hidden)
• premium — Paid ($39/mo): exact amounts, valuations, revenue, check sizes
• admin — Operator-only: contact details (email/phone)

Classes

Startup (≈ schema.org/Organization)

A Latin America-headquartered startup / venture-backed tech company.

property	type	tier	notes
name	string	public
slug	string	public	URL id
country	enum:country	public
hq_city	string	public
sector	string	public	primary industry
description	string	public
founded_year	integer	public
website	url	public
product_url	url	login
linkedin	url	public
is_unicorn	boolean	public	valuation ≥ $1B
employees	integer	public
total_raised_usd	number	public	rolled-up disclosed funding; rounded total is public, per-round amounts are premium · USD
rounds	list:FundingRound	login	funding history; dates/investors at login tier, amounts at premium
valuations	list:Valuation	premium
financials	list:Financial	premium
people	list:Person	public
contacts	list:Contact	admin

Investor (≈ schema.org/Organization)

An investor active in LATAM: VC, angel, accelerator, CVC, PE, institutional, etc.

property	type	tier	notes
name	string	public
slug	string	public
type	enum:investor_type	public
country	enum:country	public
thesis	string	public	investment focus
stages	list:enum:round_type	public
sectors	list:string	public
website	url	public
linkedin	url	public
portfolio	list:Startup	login	companies invested in; amounts premium
coinvestors	list:Investor	login
contacts	list:Contact	admin

FundingRound (≈ schema.org/MonetaryGrant)

A single financing event of a Startup. Links a Startup to its Investors.

property	type	tier	notes
round_type	enum:round_type	login
amount_usd	number	premium	amount raised, converted to approx USD · USD
announced_date	date	login
valuation_usd	number	premium	USD
investors	list:Investor	login	participants; each may be is_lead
source_url	url	login	news article evidence

Person (≈ schema.org/Person)

A founder, executive or partner affiliated with a Startup or Investor.

property	type	tier	notes
name	string	public
role	string	public
linkedin	url	public

Valuation

A point-in-time company valuation.

property	type	tier	notes
valuation_usd	number	premium	USD
date	date	premium

Financial

A reported financial metric for a year.

property	type	tier	notes
metric	enum:financial_metric	premium
value_usd	number	premium	USD
year	integer	premium

Contact

Business contact point (admin/operator-only, never public).

property	type	tier	notes
name	string	admin
role	string	admin
email	string	admin
phone	string	admin
linkedin	url	admin

Relationships

• Startup hasRound FundingRound — a startup's funding history
• FundingRound hasInvestor Investor — participants in a round (is_lead flag)
• Investor invested_in Startup — derived via rounds → portfolio
• Investor coInvestedWith Investor — shared a round
• Startup hasKeyPerson Person — founders / execs
• Investor hasPartner Person — GPs / partners
• Startup hasValuation Valuation — valuation history
• Startup hasFinancial Financial — revenue / ARR / GMV by year
• Startup reportedIn Article — news evidence (public)

Controlled vocabularies

round_type: pre-seed (Pre-seed round), seed (Seed round), series-a (Series A), series-b (Series B), series-c (Series C), series-d (Series D), series-e (Series E or later), bridge (Bridge / extension round), debt (Venture debt or credit facility), grant (Non-dilutive grant / award), ipo (Initial public offering), m&a (Merger or acquisition), venture (Venture round (stage unspecified)), equity (Equity round (stage unspecified)), unknown (Uncategorized)

investor_type: vc (Venture capital firm), angel (Angel investor), accelerator (Accelerator / incubator), cvc (Corporate venture capital), pe (Private equity), institutional (Institutional investor), family_office (Family office), government (Government / public program), crossover (Crossover / public-markets fund)

financial_metric: revenue (Annual revenue (USD)), arr (Annual recurring revenue (USD)), gmv (Gross merchandise / transaction volume (USD))

country: Latin American markets only (Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Peru, Uruguay, Ecuador, Venezuela, Bolivia, Paraguay, Costa Rica, Panama, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico) or LATAM (pan-regional). Non-LATAM HQ companies are out of scope.