Startup Funding Rounds Monitor

Track recent startup funding announcements and export normalized funding-event records for sales prospecting, VC scouting, accelerator research, and market monitoring.

At a glance

• Primary job: turn public startup funding announcements into deduplicated funding lead records.
• Input: choose sources, date windows, keywords, round types, minimum amount, and result limits.
• Output: company, amount, round type, source link, published date, evidence text, confidence, and diagnostics.
• Best for: daily funding alerts, newly funded account lists, VC deal-flow scans, and category-specific market research.

Who is this for?

• Sales teams: find newly funded accounts before competitors reach them.
• VC and angel investors: scan fresh funding signals and source evidence.
• Accelerators and founders: monitor peer companies, round stages, and market categories.
• Market researchers: export repeatable funding datasets for spreadsheets and dashboards.

Input recipes

Recent funding leads

{
  "sources": ["techcrunch"],
  "maxAgeDays": 30,
  "maxResults": 25,
  "dedupe": true
}

Seed and Series A prospecting

{
  "sources": ["techcrunch"],
  "roundTypes": ["seed", "series a", "pre-seed"],
  "maxAgeDays": 90,
  "maxResults": 50,
  "dedupe": true
}

AI startup funding monitor

{
  "sources": ["techcrunch"],
  "keywords": ["AI", "artificial intelligence"],
  "maxAgeDays": 90,
  "maxResults": 50,
  "dedupe": true
}

Input example

{
  "sources": ["techcrunch"],
  "maxAgeDays": 30,
  "maxResults": 25,
  "dedupe": true
}

What data can you extract?

Field	Description
eventKey	Stable dedupe key for the funding event.
companyName	Extracted company name when available.
fundingAmountText / fundingAmountUsd	Original amount text and normalized USD amount.
roundType	Seed, Series A, debt, grant, or other detected round type.
investors	Investors detected from public evidence text.
source, sourceUrl, sourcePublishedAt	Where the funding signal came from and when it was published.
headline, summary, evidenceText	Human-reviewable source evidence.
categories	Source categories and tags.
ycCompany, secFiling	Optional public enrichment fields when available.
confidence	Confidence score for the funding-event extraction.
sources, warnings	Merged source references and source-level diagnostics.

Input configuration

Setting	JSON key	Use it for	Example
Sources	sources	Select public source lanes.	["techcrunch"]
Keywords	keywords	Keep only matching sectors, themes, or terms.	["AI"]
Round types	roundTypes	Focus on stages such as seed or Series A.	["seed", "series a"]
Minimum amount	minAmountUsd	Skip extracted amounts below a threshold.	5000000
Since date	sinceDate	Use an exact UTC start date.	2026-07-01
Maximum age	maxAgeDays	Scan a recent rolling window.	30
Maximum funding events	maxResults	Cap saved rows and spend.	25
Deduplicate	dedupe	Merge repeated funding events.	true
Try YC enrichment	includeYcEnrichment	Reserve optional public YC enrichment fields.	false
Proxy configuration	proxyConfiguration	Optional Apify proxy settings.	{ "useApifyProxy": false }

Example output

{
  "eventKey": "fora-60000000-series-d-2026-07-16",
  "companyName": "Fora",
  "fundingAmountText": "$60M",
  "fundingAmountUsd": 60000000,
  "roundType": "series d",
  "investors": ["Forerunner", "Tactile Ventures"],
  "source": "techcrunch",
  "sourceUrl": "https://techcrunch.com/...",
  "sourcePublishedAt": "2026-07-16T16:08:40.000Z",
  "headline": "AI-powered travel agency Fora hits unicorn status, raises $60M",
  "confidence": 0.95,
  "warnings": []
}

Pricing

Event	Price	Charged when
Run start	$0.005 per run	Once when the Actor starts.
Funding event	$0.003 per saved funding event on the BRONZE tier	Each normalized funding event saved to the dataset.

Discount tiers: Free $0.00345, Bronze $0.003, Silver $0.00234, Gold $0.0018, Platinum $0.0012, Diamond $0.00084 per funding event.

Tips for best results

• Start small: use maxResults: 25 while checking a new workflow.
• Use date windows: set maxAgeDays or sinceDate for scheduled monitoring.
• Review confidence: use confidence, evidenceText, and sourceUrl before high-value outreach.
• Expect public-source gaps: not every article contains amount, investors, and round type.

API usage

Node.js:

import { ApifyClient } from "apify-client";

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor("fetch_cat/startup-funding-rounds-monitor").call({
  sources: ["techcrunch"],
  maxAgeDays: 30,
  maxResults: 25,
  dedupe: true
});
console.log(run.defaultDatasetId);

Python:

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("fetch_cat/startup-funding-rounds-monitor").call(run_input={
    "sources": ["techcrunch"],
    "maxAgeDays": 30,
    "maxResults": 25,
    "dedupe": True,
})
print(run["defaultDatasetId"])

cURL:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/fetch_cat~startup-funding-rounds-monitor/runs?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"sources":["techcrunch"],"maxAgeDays":30,"maxResults":25,"dedupe":true}'

MCP and AI agents

Use this Actor from MCP-compatible tools through the official Apify MCP Server.

$claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=fetch_cat/startup-funding-rounds-monitor"

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=fetch_cat/startup-funding-rounds-monitor"
    }
  }
}

Example prompt: "Run Startup Funding Rounds Monitor for recent AI startup funding and summarize the highest-confidence records."

Limits and caveats

• Coverage: this Actor monitors selected public sources; it is not an exhaustive global funding database.
• Extraction: amount, round, investors, and company names are extracted from public evidence and may require review.
• Empty runs: narrow keywords, dates, or round filters can validly produce zero funding events.
• Freshness: source content can change after a run finishes.

Legality and responsible use

Process only data that you are allowed to access. Follow website terms, Apify's terms, and applicable laws.

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• Website Contact Finder
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FAQ

Can I export results?

Yes. Apify datasets support JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, RSS, and API access.

Why are some fields empty?

Some source items do not expose every field publicly. The Actor leaves unavailable fields empty instead of guessing.

Can I schedule this?

Yes. Schedule daily or weekly runs and compare eventKey values across datasets to find new funding events.

Support

Open an issue from the Actor page if a run fails or output looks wrong. Include the run ID or run URL, input JSON, expected output, actual output, and one reproducible public URL when relevant.