funding-signal-monitor
Monitor web sources for Series A-C funding announcements. Aggregates signals from TechCrunch, Crunchbase (via web search), Twitter, Hacker News, and LinkedIn. Filters by stage, amount, and industry. Returns qualified recently-funded companies ready for outreach.
npx skills add gooseworks-ai/goose-skills --skill funding-signal-monitor --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Funding Signal Monitor Detect recently-funded startups as buying signals. When a company raises a round, they have fresh capital, aggressive growth plans, and urgent needs for tools and services. This skill finds those companies across multiple sources, qualifies them, and outputs a ranked list ready for outreach. ## Why This Works When a company announces funding, they've: - Received capital earmarked for growth (hiring, tooling, infrastructure) - Committed to investors on aggressive milestones - Entered a 12-18 month sprint to hit next-stage metrics - Begun evaluating vendors immediately (the "post-raise buying window" is 1-3 months) Series A-C companies are the sweet spot: enough money to buy, small enough to move fast. ## Cost | Component | Cost | |-----------|------| | Web Search (WebSearch tool) | Free | | Hacker News (Algolia API) | Free | | Twitter scraper (Apify) | ~$0.05-0.10 per run | | Reddit scraper (Apify) | ~$0.05-0.10 per run | **Typical run:** $0.10-0.20 total. Web Search + HN are free and provide the bulk of results. ## Setup ### 1. Dependencies ```bash pip3 install requests ``` ### 2. Apify API Token (for Twitter/Reddit scrapers) ```bash export APIFY_API_TOKEN=
- Why This Works
- Cost
- Setup
- 1. Dependencies
- 2. Apify API Token (for Twitter/Reddit scrapers)
- Usage
- Phase 1: Configuration
- Phase 2: Multi-Source Search
- Phase 3: Consolidation & Qualification
- Phase 4: Output
- Helper Script
- AI Agent Integration
- Tips
- Troubleshooting
pip3 install requests export APIFY_API_TOKEN="apify_api_YOUR_TOKEN_HERE" python3 skills/twitter-mention-tracker/scripts/search_twitter.py \ python3 skills/funding-signal-monitor/scripts/search_funding.py \ python3 skills/hacker-news-scraper/scripts/search_hn.py \ python3 skills/reddit-post-finder/scripts/search_reddit.py \ Search HN for Series A and B announcements in last 7 days Filter to high-engagement posts only Search all stages with industry keyword
What does the funding-signal-monitor skill do?
Monitor web sources for Series A-C funding announcements. Aggregates signals from TechCrunch, Crunchbase (via web search), Twitter, Hacker News, and LinkedIn. Filters by stage, amount, and industry. Returns qualified recently-funded companies ready for outreach.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add gooseworks-ai/goose-skills --skill funding-signal-monitor --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From gooseworks-ai/goose-skills, a repository with 1,091 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.