Monitor and integrate funding rounds into company profiles

We need to analyze websites that announce funding rounds and integrate this data into our company profiles. This will allow us to track recent fundraises, provide real-time alerts, and enrich company financial data with structured funding information.

🔹 Why?

• Enables real-time insights into newly funded companies.

• Helps users track startup growth and investment trends.

• Improves company profiling with detailed financial event tracking.

🔹 How it works?

1. Identify key funding data sources:

• Websites like Crunchbase, PitchBook, CB Insights, TechCrunch, Dealroom, and AngelList.

• Public announcements, press releases, and investment databases.

2. Develop an AI-powered data extraction pipeline:

• Use web scraping and AI NLP models to analyze funding news.

• Extract funding amount, investors, round type (Seed, Series A, B, etc.), and date.

3. Structure and store funding data in company profiles:

• Add a funding_rounds field in the JSON profile:

{ "funding_rounds": [ { "amount": "25M", "currency": "USD", "round": "Series A", "investors": ["Sequoia Capital", "Accel"], "date": "2024-03-10" } ] }

4. Set up real-time alerts for new funding events:

• Trigger notifications via webhooks, Slack, and email.

• Allow users to subscribe to funding updates for specific industries or companies.

5. Enable search and filtering by funding status:

• Add API endpoints to search for companies based on funding rounds.

• Allow filtering by investment amount, round type, or date.

6. Ensure data accuracy and validation:

• Cross-check funding details across multiple sources before confirming.

• Maintain a confidence score for each funding event to track reliability.

7. Automate periodic updates:

• Implement a continuous monitoring system to detect new funding events.

• Use AI to validate and refine extracted data over time.