B2B Sales Triggers Scraper

Detect high-intent B2B sales triggers — hiring surges, funding rounds, executive changes, and news momentum — from a list of company names. Produces a graded (A/B/C/D) priority list with rationale and source signals.

What It Does

Input a list of company names. The actor scans Google News RSS feeds to detect the following signal types:

• Hiring Surge — New job openings, team expansions, recruiting announcements
• Funding Round — Venture funding, Series A/B/C, IPO filings, new investment
• Executive Change — CEO/CTO/CFO appointments, departures, leadership reshuffles
• News Momentum — General company news indicating business activity

Each signal record is graded A–D based on recency and keyword match strength:

Grade	Meaning
A	Article ≤7 days old with strong keyword confirmation — act now
B	Article ≤30 days old with keyword confirmation — high priority
C	Article ≤90 days old — monitor and follow up
D	Article >90 days old or weak signal — low priority

Input

{
  "companies": ["Salesforce", "HubSpot", "Outreach"],
  "signalTypes": ["hiring_surge", "funding_round", "executive_change", "news_momentum"],
  "maxItems": 100
}

Field	Type	Required	Description
companies	array	Yes	Company names to scan (1–100 names)
signalTypes	array	No	Signal types to collect. Default: all four types
maxItems	integer	No	Max records to return. Default: 100

Output

Each record contains:

{
  "company": "Salesforce",
  "signal_type": "funding_round",
  "grade": "A",
  "title": "Salesforce raises $500M to expand AI capabilities",
  "url": "https://techcrunch.com/...",
  "source": "TechCrunch",
  "published_at": "Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT",
  "summary": "Salesforce announced a new $500M funding round focused on AI...",
  "rationale": "High-priority funding round signal for Salesforce: article is 0 days old and confirms signal keywords.",
  "scraped_at": "2026-06-04T23:00:00.000Z"
}

Data Source

Data is sourced from Google News RSS — no API key required, no authentication needed. The actor constructs targeted search queries per company and signal type.

Use Cases

• Sales intelligence: Identify warm prospects showing growth signals before competitors do
• Account-based marketing: Time outreach to funding announcements and executive changes
• Lead scoring: Grade and prioritize target accounts by signal strength
• Market monitoring: Track competitor activity and market dynamics

Rate Limits

The upstream feeds are not aggressive with crawlers. Concurrency is capped at 4 concurrent requests to stay polite.

Pricing

Pay-per-event pricing at $0.001 per record (+ $0.10 per run at free tier). A typical 10-company scan with all signal types returns 20–50 high-grade records.