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Build a Unstuck VC-to-database pipeline in Python using dlt with AI Workbench support for Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex.

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The Unstuck VC API documentation is available at https://unstuck.vc/unstuck-api. It provides endpoints for accessing study materials and AI-generated study tools. The API focuses on simplifying study processes through AI. The REST API base URL is https://api.unstuckvc.com/v1 and All requests require an OAuth 2.0 Bearer access token..

dlt is an open-source Python library that handles authentication, pagination, and schema evolution automatically. dlthub provides AI context files that enable code assistants to generate production-ready pipelines. Install with uv pip install "dlt[workspace]" and start loading Unstuck VC data in under 10 minutes.


What data can I load from Unstuck VC?

Here are some of the endpoints you can load from Unstuck VC:

ResourceEndpointMethodData selectorDescription
startups/startupsGETdataPaginated list of startups in the Unstuck VC ecosystem
startup_details/startups/{startup_id}GETDetailed info for a single startup (company, rounds, team, metrics)
startup_rounds/startups/{startup_id}/roundsGETroundsAll investment rounds for a specific startup
investments/investmentsGETdataList of investments (user/application level)
rounds/roundsGETdataMarketplace investment rounds (open, future, watchlist filters supported)
auth_token/auth/tokenPOSTExchange client_id & client_secret for access_token (OAuth2 client_credentials)

How do I authenticate with the Unstuck VC API?

Obtain an OAuth2 client_credentials token via POST /auth/token with client_id and client_secret; include returned access_token in Authorization: Bearer header for all requests.

1. Get your credentials

  1. Sign up at https://unstuckvc.com (or sign in). 2) Go to Settings > Developer Options > API Access. 3) Request API access and provide your use case. 4) Once approved, create an OAuth2 client (client_id and client_secret). 5) Exchange credentials at POST https://api.unstuckvc.com/v1/auth/token using grant_type=client_credentials to receive access_token.

2. Add them to .dlt/secrets.toml

[sources.unstuck_vc_source] client_id = "your_client_id_here" client_secret = "your_client_secret_here"

dlt reads this automatically at runtime — never hardcode tokens in your pipeline script. For production environments, see setting up credentials with dlt for environment variable and vault-based options.


How do I set up and run the pipeline?

Set up a virtual environment and install dlt:

uv venv && source .venv/bin/activate uv pip install "dlt[workspace]"

1. Install the dlt AI Workbench:

dlt ai init --agent <your-agent> # <agent>: claude | cursor | codex

This installs project rules, a secrets management skill, appropriate ignore files, and configures the dlt MCP server for your agent. Learn more →

2. Install the rest-api-pipeline toolkit:

dlt ai toolkit rest-api-pipeline install

This loads the skills and context about dlt the agent uses to build the pipeline iteratively, efficiently, and safely. The agent uses MCP tools to inspect credentials — it never needs to read your secrets.toml directly. Learn more →

3. Start LLM-assisted coding:

Use /find-source to load data from the Unstuck VC API into DuckDB.

The rest-api-pipeline toolkit takes over from here — it reads relevant API documentation, presents you with options for which endpoints to load, and follows a structured workflow to scaffold, debug, and validate the pipeline step by step.

4. Run the pipeline:

python unstuck_vc_pipeline.py

If everything is configured correctly, you'll see output like this:

Pipeline unstuck_vc_pipeline load step completed in 0.26 seconds 1 load package(s) were loaded to destination duckdb and into dataset unstuck_vc_data The duckdb destination used duckdb:/unstuck_vc.duckdb location to store data Load package 1749667187.541553 is LOADED and contains no failed jobs

Inspect your pipeline and data:

dlt pipeline unstuck_vc_pipeline show

This opens the Pipeline Dashboard where you can verify pipeline state, load metrics, schema (tables, columns, types), and query the loaded data directly.


Python pipeline example

This example loads startups and rounds from the Unstuck VC API into DuckDB. It mirrors the endpoint and data selector configuration from the table above:

import dlt from dlt.sources.rest_api import RESTAPIConfig, rest_api_resources @dlt.source def unstuck_vc_source(client_credentials=dlt.secrets.value): config: RESTAPIConfig = { "client": { "base_url": "https://api.unstuckvc.com/v1", "auth": { "type": "bearer", "access_token": client_credentials, }, }, "resources": [ {"name": "startups", "endpoint": {"path": "startups", "data_selector": "data"}}, {"name": "rounds", "endpoint": {"path": "rounds", "data_selector": "data"}} ], } yield from rest_api_resources(config) def get_data() -> None: pipeline = dlt.pipeline( pipeline_name="unstuck_vc_pipeline", destination="duckdb", dataset_name="unstuck_vc_data", ) load_info = pipeline.run(unstuck_vc_source()) print(load_info)

To add more endpoints, append entries from the resource table to the "resources" list using the same name, path, and data_selector pattern.


How do I query the loaded data?

Once the pipeline runs, dlt creates one table per resource. You can query with Python or SQL.

Python (pandas DataFrame):

import dlt data = dlt.pipeline("unstuck_vc_pipeline").dataset() sessions_df = data.startups.df() print(sessions_df.head())

SQL (DuckDB example):

SELECT * FROM unstuck_vc_data.startups LIMIT 10;

In a marimo or Jupyter notebook:

import dlt data = dlt.pipeline("unstuck_vc_pipeline").dataset() data.startups.df().head()

See how to explore your data in marimo Notebooks and how to query your data in Python with dataset.


What destinations can I load Unstuck VC data to?

dlt supports loading into any of these destinations — only the destination parameter changes:

DestinationExample value
DuckDB (local, default)"duckdb"
PostgreSQL"postgres"
BigQuery"bigquery"
Snowflake"snowflake"
Redshift"redshift"
Databricks"databricks"
Filesystem (S3, GCS, Azure)"filesystem"

Change the destination in dlt.pipeline(destination="snowflake") and add credentials in .dlt/secrets.toml. See the full destinations list.


Next steps

Continue your data engineering journey with the other toolkits of the dltHub AI Workbench:

  • data-exploration — Build custom notebooks, charts, and dashboards for deeper analysis with marimo notebooks.
  • dlthub-runtime — Deploy, schedule, and monitor your pipeline in production.
dlt ai toolkit data-exploration install dlt ai toolkit dlthub-runtime install

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