diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2ae4ed8..f6d2d64 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@
 
 /chroma_db
 
-/*__pycache__*/
+*__pycache__
 
 /*.db
 
-/*.cypython-*
\ No newline at end of file
+*.cypython
+
diff --git a/app/schemas/__pycache__/py_schemas.cpython-312.pyc b/app/schemas/__pycache__/py_schemas.cpython-312.pyc
index e923ca2..e89ff8e 100644
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diff --git a/app/schemas/__pycache__/router_schemas.cpython-312.pyc b/app/schemas/__pycache__/router_schemas.cpython-312.pyc
index e90b44a..b8cad73 100644
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diff --git a/app/schemas/py_schemas.py b/app/schemas/py_schemas.py
index ad902d0..4fa88ec 100644
--- a/app/schemas/py_schemas.py
+++ b/app/schemas/py_schemas.py
@@ -145,31 +145,31 @@ class InvestorSchema(BaseModel):
         ge=0, description="Investor ID, must be 0 or greater. Use 0 if uncertain."
     )
     name: str = Field(
-        description="Investor name. Leave empty string if not clearly identifiable."
+        description="Investor name. Do not return any special characters, Just the name as a string."
     )
     description: Optional[str] = Field(
         default="",
         description="Investor description. Leave empty if not clearly available or uncertain.",
     )
-    aum: int = Field(
+    aum: int | None = Field(
         ge=0,
         description="Assets Under Management in USD, must be 0 or greater. Use 0 if not clearly identifiable or uncertain.",
     )
-    check_size_lower: int = Field(
+    check_size_lower: int | None = Field(
         ge=0,
         description="Lower bound of typical investment check size in USD, must be 0 or greater. Use 0 if not clearly identifiable.",
     )
-    check_size_upper: int = Field(
+    check_size_upper: int | None = Field(
         ge=0,
         description="Upper bound of typical investment check size in USD, must be 0 or greater. Use 0 if not clearly identifiable.",
     )
-    geographic_focus: str = Field(
-        description="Geographic investment focus. Leave empty string if not clearly identifiable."
+    geographic_focus: str | None = Field(
+        description="Geographic investment focus. Do not return any special characters, Just locations separated by commas. Leave empty if not clearly identifiable.",
     )
     stage_focus: InvestmentStage = Field(
         description="Investment stage focus. Use SEED as default if uncertain."
     )
-    number_of_investments: int = Field(
+    number_of_investments: int | None = Field(
         ge=0,
         default=0,
         description="Total number of investments made, must be 0 or greater. Use 0 if not clearly identifiable.",
diff --git a/app/schemas/router_schemas.py b/app/schemas/router_schemas.py
index 5e34ee2..1d1a685 100644
--- a/app/schemas/router_schemas.py
+++ b/app/schemas/router_schemas.py
@@ -25,50 +25,51 @@ class SectorSchema(BaseModel):
 class InvestorMemberSchema(BaseModel):
     id: int
     name: str
-    role: str
-    email: str
+    role: str | None
+    email: str | None
 
     class Config:
         from_attributes = True
 
+
 class CompanyMemberSchema(BaseModel):
     id: int
-    name: Optional[str] = None
-    linkedin: Optional[str] = None
-    role: Optional[str] = None
+    name: Optional[str]
+    linkedin: Optional[str]
+    role: Optional[str]
     company_id: int
 
     class Config:
         from_attributes = True
 
+
 class CompanySchema(BaseModel):
     id: int
     name: str
-    industry: str
-    location: str
+    industry: str | None
+    location: str | None
     description: Optional[str]
     founded_year: Optional[int]
     website: Optional[str]
-    created_at: Optional[datetime]
-    updated_at: Optional[datetime]
+    created_at: Optional[datetime] = None
+    updated_at: Optional[datetime] = None
 
     class Config:
         from_attributes = True
 
 
-
 class InvestorSchema(BaseModel):
     id: int
     name: str
     description: Optional[str]
-    aum: int
-    check_size_lower: int
-    check_size_upper: int
-    geographic_focus: str
+    aum: int | None
+    check_size_lower: int | None
+    check_size_upper: int | None
+    geographic_focus: str | None
     stage_focus: InvestmentStage
-    number_of_investments: int
-    created_at: Optional[datetime]
-    updated_at: Optional[datetime]
+    number_of_investments: int | None
+    created_at: Optional[datetime] = None
+    updated_at: Optional[datetime] = None
 
     class Config:
         from_attributes = True
@@ -95,5 +96,6 @@ class CompanyData(BaseModel):  # Renamed from CompaniesData for consistency
     class Config:
         from_attributes = True
 
+
 class InvestorList(BaseModel):
-    investors: List[InvestorData]
\ No newline at end of file
+    investors: List[InvestorData]
diff --git a/app/services/__pycache__/llm_parser.cpython-312.pyc b/app/services/__pycache__/llm_parser.cpython-312.pyc
index 0837f36..17400ff 100644
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diff --git a/app/services/llm_parser.py b/app/services/llm_parser.py
index b2966ef..4e5dc19 100644
--- a/app/services/llm_parser.py
+++ b/app/services/llm_parser.py
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class InvestorProcessor:
 
         try:
             # Process rows in batches asynchronously
-            batch_size = 15  # Adjust batch size as needed
+            batch_size = 20  # Adjust batch size as needed
             rows = [(idx, row) for idx, row in df.iterrows()]
 
             for i in range(0, len(rows), batch_size):
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ class InvestorProcessor:
 
         try:
             # Process rows in batches asynchronously
-            batch_size = 15  # Adjust batch size as needed
+            batch_size = 20  # Adjust batch size as needed
             rows = [(idx, row) for idx, row in df.iterrows()]
 
             for i in range(0, len(rows), batch_size):