end-to-end-funding-signal

name	end-to-end-funding-signal
version	1.0.0
description	Full pipeline from funding signal discovery to outreach-ready campaign. Scans the web for recent funding announcements (no company list needed), qualifies against your company context, finds decision-makers, drafts personalized email sequences, and packages for your outreach tool. Combines funding-signal-monitor and funding-signal-outreach into a single zero-to-campaign workflow.
tags	["lead-generation","outreach"]
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End-to-End Funding Signal

Full pipeline from signal discovery to outreach-ready campaign in a single run. No company list required — this skill discovers recently-funded companies from scratch, qualifies them against your context, finds the right people, drafts personalized emails, and packages everything for your outreach tool.

When to Auto-Load

Load this composite when:

• User says "find recently funded companies and reach out to them"
• User says "end-to-end funding signal", "funding pipeline", "funding outreach from scratch"
• User wants to go from zero to outreach campaign based on funding signals
• User has no existing company list but wants to target companies that just raised

Do NOT load if:

• User already has a company list → use funding-signal-outreach instead
• User only wants to monitor signals without outreach → use funding-signal-monitor instead

Architecture

This composite chains funding-signal-monitor (discovery) into funding-signal-outreach (qualification → contacts → emails → handoff). The monitor's output feeds directly into the outreach pipeline.

┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    END-TO-END FUNDING SIGNAL                             │
│                                                                          │
│  ┌───────────┐   ┌──────────┐   ┌──────────┐   ┌──────────┐   ┌──────┐ │
│  │ DISCOVER  │──▶│ QUALIFY  │──▶│  FIND    │──▶│  DRAFT   │──▶│LAUNCH│ │
│  │ Signals   │   │ & Rank   │   │  People  │   │  Emails  │   │      │ │
│  └───────────┘   └──────────┘   └──────────┘   └──────────┘   └──────┘ │
│       │                │              │              │             │      │
│  Multi-source     Your company   Buyer personas  Signal-based   Tool-    │
│  web scan         context (LLM)  + contact tool  personalization agnostic│
│  (no input list)                                  (LLM)         export   │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

---

Step 0: Configuration (One-Time Setup)

On first run, collect and store all configuration needed for the full pipeline. Skip on subsequent runs.

Signal Discovery Config

Question	Options	Stored As
What funding stages are you targeting?	Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D+	target_stages
Any industry filters?	SaaS, AI, fintech, healthtech, devtools, etc. (or "all")	target_industries
Minimum funding amount?	e.g. "$5M" or none	min_amount
How far back should we search?	7 / 14 / 30 days	lookback_days

Contact Finding Config

Question	Options	Stored As
How should we find contacts?	Apollo / LinkedIn Sales Nav / Clearbit / Web search / Manual	contact_tool
Do you have API access?	Yes (provide key) / No (use web search)	contact_api_access

Outreach Config

Question	Options	Stored As
Where do you want outreach sent?	Smartlead / Instantly / Outreach.io / Lemlist / Apollo / CSV export	outreach_tool
Email or multi-channel?	Email only / Email + LinkedIn	outreach_channels

Your Company Context

Question	Purpose	Stored As
What does your company do? (1-2 sentences)	Qualification + email personalization	company_description
What problem do you solve?	Email hook	pain_point
Who are your ideal buyers? (titles, departments)	Contact finding filters	buyer_personas
Name 2-3 proof points (customers, metrics, results)	Email credibility	proof_points
What's your product's price range? (SMB / Mid-Market / Enterprise)	Funding stage qualification	price_tier

Store config in: clients/<client-name>/config/end-to-end-funding-signal.json or equivalent.

---

Step 1: Discover Funding Signals

Purpose: Scan multiple web sources for recent funding announcements matching the target criteria. No company list input needed.

This step uses the funding-signal-monitor skill's multi-source approach.

Input Contract

target_stages: string[]           # From config: ["Series A", "Series B"]
target_industries: string[]       # From config (optional)
min_amount: string | null         # From config (optional)
lookback_days: integer            # From config (default: 7)

Process

Run all source searches in parallel:

A) Web Search (WebSearch tool — free)

Run 4-6 varied queries:

• "Series A announced this week 2026"
• "Series B funding round 2026"
• "startup raised Series A"
• "raised $" AND "Series" AND "2026"
• "[industry] startup funding" (if industry filter specified)

For each result, extract: company name, amount, stage, date, lead investors.

B) Twitter Search (twitter-scraper — ~$0.05-0.10)

python3 skills/twitter-scraper/scripts/search_twitter.py \
  --query "\"excited to announce\" AND (\"raised\" OR \"Series A\" OR \"Series B\" OR \"funding\")" \
  --since <lookback-start> --until <today> --max-tweets 50 --output json

Funding announcements often break on Twitter first via founder posts.

C) Hacker News (funding-signal-monitor helper script — free)

python3 skills/funding-signal-monitor/scripts/search_funding.py \
  --stages "Series A,Series B" --days 7 --min-points 5 --output json

D) Reddit Search (reddit-scraper — ~$0.05-0.10)

python3 skills/reddit-scraper/scripts/search_reddit.py \
  --subreddit "startups,SaaS,technology" \
  --keywords "raised,Series A,Series B,funding round" \
  --days 7 --sort hot --output json

Consolidation

1. Deduplicate across sources. Same company from multiple sources = higher confidence.
2. Filter by target stages, industries, and min amount.
3. Score each company:
   • +3: Appears in multiple sources
   • +2: Stage matches target exactly
   • +2: Industry matches target
   • +1: High cloud likelihood (tech/SaaS/AI)
   • +1: Announced within last 3 days
   • -1: Stage outside target range
   • -2: Non-tech industry (unless specifically targeted)
4. Rank by score descending.

Output Contract

discovered_companies: [
  {
    name: string
    domain: string
    industry: string
    funding_amount: string
    funding_stage: string
    funding_date: string
    lead_investors: string[]
    source_urls: string[]
    sources: string[]              # ["web", "twitter", "hn", "reddit"]
    confidence: "high" | "medium"
    score: integer
    outreach_angle_hint: string    # Stage-based angle from monitor
  }
]

Human Checkpoint

Found X companies with recent funding matching your criteria:

| Rank | Company | Amount | Stage | Date | Sources | Confidence |
|------|---------|--------|-------|------|---------|------------|
| 1    | Acme    | $15M   | A     | 2026-03-28 | web, twitter, hn | High |
| 2    | Beta    | $40M   | B     | 2026-03-25 | web | Medium |
| ...  | ...     | ...    | ...   | ...  | ...     | ...        |

Proceed to qualification? You can remove any companies before continuing.

---

Step 2: Qualify & Prioritize

Purpose: Rank discovered companies by relevance to your product. Pure LLM reasoning — no external tools needed.

Input Contract

discovered_companies: [...]       # From Step 1 output
your_company: {
  description: string
  pain_point: string
  buyer_personas: string[]
  proof_points: string[]
  price_tier: string
}

Process

For each discovered company, evaluate:

Criterion	Weight	Assessment
Stage fit	High	Does funding stage match your price tier? A → SMB/mid-market, C → enterprise
Industry relevance	High	Is their industry one where your product solves a real problem?
Timing urgency	Medium	<14 days = urgent. 14-30 = viable. 30+ = cooling
Size signal	Medium	Post-raise team size. Enough people to need your product?
Round size	Low	Larger rounds = more budget for tooling

Assign priority tiers:

• Tier 1 (Act Today): Stage fit + industry relevance + funded within 14 days
• Tier 2 (Act This Week): Two of three criteria, or 15-30 days with strong fit
• Tier 3 (Queue): Marginal fit or 30+ days old. Worth reaching out but not urgent
• Drop: No relevance to your product/market

For each qualified company, generate:

• Relevance reasoning: 1-2 sentences on why they'd care about your product now
• Outreach angle: Specific hook connecting their funding to your value
• Recommended approach: Direct pain-point, aspirational growth, or operational efficiency

Output Contract

qualified_companies: [
  {
    ...discovered_company_fields,
    priority_tier: "tier_1" | "tier_2" | "tier_3"
    relevance_reasoning: string
    outreach_angle: string
    recommended_approach: string
    estimated_team_size: string
  }
]
dropped_companies: [
  { name: string, drop_reason: string }
]

Human Checkpoint

## Qualification Results

### Tier 1 — Act Today (X companies)
| Company | Stage | Amount | Angle | Why |
|---------|-------|--------|-------|-----|

### Tier 2 — Act This Week (X companies)
| Company | Stage | Amount | Angle | Why |
|---------|-------|--------|-------|-----|

### Tier 3 — Queue (X companies)
| Company | Stage | Amount | Angle | Why |
|---------|-------|--------|-------|-----|

### Dropped (X companies)
| Company | Reason |
|---------|--------|

Approve before we find contacts? You can promote, demote, or drop any company.

---

Step 3: Find Decision-Makers

Purpose: For each qualified company, find people matching your buyer personas.

Input Contract

qualified_companies: [...]        # From Step 2 output
buyer_personas: [
  {
    title_patterns: string[]
    department: string
    seniority: string
    role_type: "buyer" | "champion" | "user"
  }
]
contact_tool: string              # From config
max_contacts_per_company: integer # Default: 3-5

Process

For each qualified company, use the configured contact_tool:

1. Search for people matching buyer personas (title/seniority filters)
2. Collect per person: full name, title, email, LinkedIn URL, role type
3. Prioritize: Buyers → Champions → Users
4. Cap at max_contacts_per_company (3-5)
5. Deduplicate against contact-cache to avoid repeat outreach across runs

Output Contract

contacts: [
  {
    person: {
      full_name: string
      first_name: string
      last_name: string
      title: string
      email: string | null
      linkedin_url: string | null
      role_type: "buyer" | "champion" | "user"
    }
    company: {
      name: string
      domain: string
      funding_amount: string
      funding_stage: string
      funding_date: string
      priority_tier: string
      outreach_angle: string
      relevance_reasoning: string
    }
  }
]
contacts_without_email: [...]     # Same structure, flagged for manual lookup

Human Checkpoint

## Contacts Found

### Acme Corp (Tier 1 — Series A, $15M)
| Name | Title | Role | Email | LinkedIn |
|------|-------|------|-------|----------|

### Beta Inc (Tier 2 — Series B, $40M)
| Name | Title | Role | Email | LinkedIn |
|------|-------|------|-------|----------|

Total: X contacts across Y companies (Z without email)

Approve before we draft emails?

---

Step 4: Draft Personalized Emails

Purpose: For each contact, draft a personalized email sequence connecting the funding signal to your product's value. Pure LLM reasoning.

Input Contract

contacts: [...]                   # From Step 3 output
your_company: {
  description: string
  pain_point: string
  proof_points: string[]
}
sequence_config: {
  touches: integer                # Default: 3
  timing: integer[]               # Default: [1, 5, 12] (days)
  personalization_tier: 1 | 2 | 3 # Default: 2
  tone: string                    # Default: "casual-direct"
  cta: string                     # Default: "15-min call"
}

Process

1. Select framework: Funding signal → Signal-Proof-Ask (reference raise, show proof, soft ask). If funding is for the exact problem you solve → BAB (before/after).

2. Build personalization context per contact:

   Field	Source
   Signal reference	Step 1 — "Congratulations on the $15M Series A"
   Company context	Step 2 — "As you scale post-raise..."
   Role-specific pain	Step 3 role_type — Buyer→budget, Champion→friction, User→workflow
   Proof point	Config — "Companies like [peer] use us to..."
   Outreach angle	Step 2 — "Scale fast with fresh capital"

3. Generate emails per email-drafting skill rules:

   • Touch 1: 50-90 words. Hook with funding signal + proof + soft CTA
   • Touch 2: 30-50 words. New angle (different proof point or asset offer)
   • Touch 3: 20-40 words. Social proof drop or breakup
   • All hard rules apply: no filler, no "just checking in", one CTA per email

4. By personalization tier:

   • Tier 1: One template per touch with merge fields
   • Tier 2: One template per (role_type + priority_tier) combination
   • Tier 3: Unique email per contact

Output Contract

email_sequences: [
  {
    contact: { full_name, email, company_name, priority_tier, ... }
    sequence: [
      {
        touch_number: integer
        send_day: integer
        subject: string
        body: string
        framework: string
        word_count: integer
      }
    ]
  }
]

Human Checkpoint

Present 3-5 sample sequences (one per tier/role combination):

## Sample Emails for Review

### Jane Doe, VP Sales @ Acme Corp (Tier 1, Series A $15M)

**Touch 1 — Day 1**
Subject: Before the Series A hiring sprint
> [full email]

**Touch 2 — Day 5**
Subject: How [peer company] handled post-raise scaling
> [full email]

**Touch 3 — Day 12**
Subject: One last thought
> [full email]

Approve these samples? I'll generate the rest in the same style.
Iterate? Tell me what to change (tone, length, angle, CTA).

---

Step 5: Launch Campaign

Purpose: Package contacts + email sequences for the configured outreach tool.

Input Contract

email_sequences: [...]            # From Step 4 output
outreach_tool: string             # From config
outreach_channels: string         # From config

Process

Tool	Action
Smartlead	Chain to cold-email-outreach Smartlead MCP automation
Instantly	Generate Instantly-format CSV
Outreach.io	Generate Outreach-compatible CSV
Lemlist	Generate Lemlist-format CSV
Apollo	Generate Apollo sequence import CSV
CSV export	Generate generic CSV with all fields

If outreach_channels includes LinkedIn:

• Chain to linkedin-outreach for LinkedIn message sequences
• Output CSV for LinkedIn automation tool

Output Contract

campaign_package: {
  tool: string
  file_path: string
  contact_count: integer
  sequence_touches: integer
  estimated_send_days: integer
  next_action: string
}

Human Checkpoint

## Campaign Ready

Tool: [configured tool]
Contacts: X people across Y companies
Sequence: 3 touches over 12 days
Tier breakdown: Z Tier 1, W Tier 2, V Tier 3
File: output/{campaign-name}-{date}.csv

Ready to launch? (Final gate before emails are sent or files are created)

---

Execution Summary

Step	What	Tool	Checkpoint	Time
0	Config	None	First run only	5 min (once)
1	Discover signals	WebSearch + Twitter + HN + Reddit	Review discovered companies	3-5 min
2	Qualify & rank	LLM reasoning	Approve tier rankings	2-3 min
3	Find people	Configurable (Apollo, LinkedIn, etc.)	Approve contact list	2-3 min
4	Draft emails	LLM reasoning	Review samples, iterate	5-10 min
5	Launch	Configurable (Smartlead, CSV, etc.)	Final approval	1 min

Total: ~15-25 minutes from "find me funded companies to reach out to" to outreach-ready campaign.

Cost

Component	Cost
Web Search	Free
Hacker News (Algolia)	Free
Twitter scraper (Apify)	~$0.05-0.10
Reddit scraper (Apify)	~$0.05-0.10
Contact finding (varies by tool)	$0-0.50

Typical run: $0.10-0.70 total depending on contact tool.

Tips

• Run weekly — funding signals have a 1-3 week outreach window before vendor flood
• Tier 1 contacts within 48 hours of funding announcement for maximum impact
• 3-5 contacts per company is the sweet spot to avoid carpet-bombing
• Multi-source appearances are the strongest signal — a company on TechCrunch + HN + Twitter is higher quality
• Don't mention the funding amount in emails unless public and impressive. Focus on what the funding means for them
• Track contacts in contact-cache to avoid duplicate outreach across weekly runs
• Web Search is your best discovery source — Twitter and HN provide supplementary early signals

Example Prompt

"Find companies that raised Series A or B in the last week. We sell developer tools for API monitoring. Our buyers are VP Engineering and CTOs. Target SaaS and AI companies. Use web search for contacts and export to CSV."

The agent should run the full pipeline: discover → qualify → find contacts → draft emails → export CSV.