Automated Collection and Consolidation of Recent Startup Financing Information
This workflow automates the collection and organization of startup financing information, retrieving the latest Seed, Series A, and Series B financing events from Piloterr on a daily schedule. Through multi-step data processing, key financing information is integrated and updated in Google Sheets, allowing users to view and manage it in real time. This automation process significantly enhances the efficiency and accuracy of data updates, helping investors and entrepreneurial service organizations quickly grasp market dynamics and saving a substantial amount of human resources.
Workflow Name
Automated Collection and Consolidation of Recent Startup Financing Information
Key Features and Highlights
This workflow automatically fetches the latest startup financing events daily from Piloterr (powered by Crunchbase data), covering Seed, Series A, and Series B investment stages. Through multi-step data processing and enrichment, it ultimately appends or updates structured financing information into a designated Google Sheets spreadsheet, enabling users to conveniently view and manage the most up-to-date financing activities in real time.
Core Problems Addressed
Manual collection and organization of startup financing data is time-consuming and prone to omissions. This workflow automates data retrieval, cleansing, and supplementation of key information (such as company website, LinkedIn links, financing amounts, etc.), significantly improving data update efficiency and accuracy. It helps investors and entrepreneurial service organizations quickly grasp market dynamics.
Use Cases
- Venture capital firms and investment analysts tracking financing progress of startups in target sectors in real time
- Startup consulting and incubation organizations monitoring industry financing trends to guide resource allocation
- Market research and business intelligence teams acquiring the latest financing data for competitive analysis
- Media and content creators rapidly obtaining financing news leads
Main Process Steps
- Scheduled workflow trigger (daily at 8:00 AM)
- Call Piloterr API to retrieve Seed, Series A, and Series B financing round data from the past 24 hours
- Split the returned financing results list and process each record individually
- Prepare and consolidate key fields such as company name, financing amount, financing date, and relevant links
- Enrich company information via additional API requests, including employee count, founding date, country, LinkedIn URL, and traffic data
- Parse and extract the company’s LinkedIn URL
- Integrate all data and format fields to comply with Google Sheets structure
- Append or update the data in the specified Google Sheets document to maintain the latest status
Systems and Services Involved
- Piloterr API (based on Crunchbase data) for obtaining financing and company details
- Google Sheets as the data storage and presentation platform
- n8n workflow automation platform for scheduling and managing the entire process
Target Users and Value
- Venture capitalists and angel investors
- Startup incubators and accelerator operators
- Market researchers and industry analysts
- Enterprises and media professionals requiring real-time financing data to support decision-making
This workflow achieves automated collection and structured management of financing data, greatly saving manual gathering time while enhancing the timeliness and completeness of information. It serves as a powerful data tool for professional investment and entrepreneurial service teams.