{
    "action": "tool_call",
    "reasoning": "No tool results are in evidence, so I need to run the query before stating any numbers. Amount in USD is VARCHAR with commas, so I strip the commas and use TRY_CAST. This returns the top and bottom deals, excluding nulls.",
    "tool": "query_sql",
    "args": {
        "sql": "WITH t AS (SELECT \"Sr No\" AS sr_no, \"Startup Name\" AS startup, \"Date dd/mm/yyyy\" AS deal_date, \"InvestmentnType\" AS round_type, TRY_CAST(REPLACE(\"Amount in USD\", ',', '') AS DOUBLE) AS amount_usd FROM raw.startup_funding), r AS (SELECT *, ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY amount_usd DESC) AS rn_high, ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY amount_usd ASC) AS rn_low FROM t WHERE amount_usd IS NOT NULL) SELECT CASE WHEN rn_high <= 5 THEN 'highest' ELSE 'lowest' END AS kind, sr_no, startup, deal_date, round_type, amount_usd FROM r WHERE rn_high <= 5 OR rn_low <= 5 ORDER BY kind, amount_usd DESC",
        "purpose": "Highest and lowest parsed Amount in USD deals, excluding missing/unparseable values",
        "source": "raw"
    }
}