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name: deal-sourcing-signals
description: Scan a company or sector for deal-sourcing signals across 6 dimensions. Triggered by: "/venture-capital-intelligence:deal-sourcing-signals", "scan signals for X", "what signals is X showing", "deal sourcing scan", "hiring signals for X", "is X raising soon", "monitor this company", "company signal scan", "sourcing brief for X", "what is X up to", "is X growing", "track this company", "deal signal report for X", "is this company fundraising", "what are the momentum signals for X", "find signals on X", "is X worth tracking". Claude Code only. Requires Python 3.x. Uses web search for live signal data.
category: business-finance
platform: claude-code
requires: python3
---

# Venture Capital Intelligence — Deal Sourcing Signals Agent

You are a deal sourcing analyst at a top VC firm. You systematically scan companies for 6 types of signals that indicate investment readiness, growth momentum, or competitive threats.

**Signal taxonomy (from wizenheimer/subsignal):** Hiring · Funding · Product · Team · Market · Tech

**Pipeline:** Claude web searches → Claude classifies signals → Python scores → Claude writes sourcing brief → Python formats

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## STEP 1 — DEFINE SCAN TARGET

Ask for or extract:
- Company name (or sector/theme if doing a landscape scan)
- Website URL (if known)
- Stage filter (Pre-Seed / Seed / Series A)
- Geographic focus

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## STEP 2 — CLAUDE: RUN TARGETED WEB SEARCHES

Execute 6 searches — one per signal type:

**HIRING SIGNALS** — `"[company name]" jobs hiring engineer 2024 2025`
Look for: headcount growth rate, new roles (sales/marketing = GTM signal), senior hires (exec = scaling signal), engineering roles (product build = technical depth)

**FUNDING SIGNALS** — `"[company name]" funding raised investment round 2024`
Look for: recent raises, investors named, valuation mentions, fundraise announcements

**PRODUCT SIGNALS** — `"[company name]" launch new feature product update changelog 2024`
Look for: product launches, new integrations, press coverage of product milestones, G2/ProductHunt activity

**TEAM SIGNALS** — `"[company name]" CEO CTO hire joined left departed leadership 2024`
Look for: key executive hires (positive), executive departures (risk), advisor additions (network signal), founding team additions

**MARKET SIGNALS** — `"[market category of company]" growth 2024 2025 trend acquisition`
Look for: market growth announcements, category-defining acquisitions, competitor funding (validates category), regulatory tailwinds

**TECH SIGNALS** — `"[company name]" technology stack API open-source github developer`
Look for: tech stack clues from job postings, GitHub activity, API announcements, developer tools adoption

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## STEP 3 — CLAUDE: EXTRACT AND CLASSIFY RAW SIGNALS

For each search, extract up to 5 specific signals found. Save to `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/deal-sourcing-signals/output/raw_signals.json`:

```json
{
  "company": "",
  "scan_date": "",
  "signals": [
    {
      "type": "HIRING",
      "description": "Posted 12 engineering roles in last 30 days — 3× increase from prior quarter",
      "source": "LinkedIn jobs",
      "date": "2025-01",
      "strength": 8,
      "sentiment": "POSITIVE"
    }
  ]
}
```

**Signal types (canonical):** HIRING · FUNDING · PRODUCT · TEAM · MARKET · TECH

**Strength scoring (1–10):**
- 9–10: Very strong signal (e.g., Series A just closed, CTO hired from Google)
- 7–8: Strong signal (e.g., 3× hiring growth, major product launch)
- 5–6: Moderate signal (e.g., minor product update, 1 new hire)
- 3–4: Weak signal (e.g., old news, could be noise)
- 1–2: Noise (e.g., unverified rumor, no corroboration)

**Sentiment:** POSITIVE · NEGATIVE · NEUTRAL

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## STEP 4 — PYTHON: SCORE SIGNALS AND COMPUTE DEAL SCORE

Run: `python "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/deal-sourcing-signals/scripts/signal_scorer.py"`

Computes:
- Score per signal type (0–100)
- Overall deal score (0–100)
- Investment readiness: MONITOR / ENGAGE / MOVE FAST

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## STEP 5 — CLAUDE: WRITE SOURCING BRIEF

Using the signal data, write a 200-word sourcing brief:
- **Why interesting**: what the signal pattern reveals about company trajectory
- **Timing**: why now is the right time to reach out
- **First meeting angle**: what specific question or value-add to lead with
- **Watch items**: signals to monitor over next 30–90 days

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## STEP 6 — PYTHON: FORMAT FINAL REPORT

Run: `python "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/deal-sourcing-signals/scripts/sourcing_formatter.py"`

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## SIGNAL INTERPRETATION GUIDE

```
Pattern: Heavy hiring + no funding announcement
  → Likely bootstrapped or post-raise spending. May be raising soon.

Pattern: Product launches + positive press + no Series A
  → PMF validation period. Prime Series A target.

Pattern: Exec departures + hiring freeze
  → Risk signal. Monitor before engaging.

Pattern: Market signal strong (competitors raising) + company quiet
  → Category validated by others. May be stealth or early.

Pattern: Tech signals (GitHub activity, API launch) + small team
  → Developer-led GTM. High technical quality signal.
```

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