Track Weekly German Startup Funding
Weekly track and summarize new startup funding rounds in Germany, updating a sheet and sending a digest email.
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Track Newly Funded Startups in Germany
This workflow tracks and compiles information about startups in Germany that have received funding in the past week. It runs every Monday, searches for recent funding announcements using an AI agent, removes duplicates, updates a central Google Sheet, and sends a concise weekly email summary.
What This Workflow Does
- Triggers automatically every Monday at 8 AM Europe/Istanbul time.
- Uses an AI agent to search reputable online sources for startup funding news from the last 7 days.
- Parses the AI output into a structured list of startup funding events.
- Retrieves existing records from a Google Sheet for comparison.
- Filters out duplicates based on startup name and funding round.
- Updates the Google Sheet with new funding records.
- Sends a weekly email digest summarizing the latest startup funding activity.
Requirements
- A Needle account with AI agent and scheduling access.
- Google Sheets account with a properly formatted spreadsheet to store startup funding data.
- Gmail account configured for sending emails.
- Configured Needle connectors for Google Sheets (read and upsert) and Gmail (send email).
Workflow Overview
| Node | Role |
|---|---|
| Scheduled Trigger | Starts the workflow weekly on Monday at 8 AM Istanbul time. |
| AI Agent Search and Extract | Searches web for recent startup funding news in Germany and extracts detailed data as JSON. |
| Parse AI Output | Converts AI JSON response into a structured array of funding events. |
| Google Sheets Read | Reads existing data from Google Sheet for deduplication. |
| Merge Data | Combines new funding data with existing sheet data. |
| Filter Duplicates | Removes records already present based on startup name and funding round. |
| Prepare Upsert Data | Formats new unique entries for insertion into Google Sheets. |
| Google Sheets Upsert | Inserts or updates new startup funding records by startup name. |
| Generate Email Content | Creates a clean, concise weekly email digest summarizing the funding events. |
| Send Email | Sends the weekly funding digest to the specified recipients. |
Output
- An updated Google Sheet containing unique, up-to-date startup funding records for Germany.
- A professional weekly email summarizing the recent startup funding rounds.
Additional Notes
- Ensure the Google Sheet columns match the workflow's expected fields (e.g., Startup Name, Announcement Date, City, Funding Round).
- Duplicates are identified using the combination of startup name and funding round.
- Some fields may be "Unknown" if data is unavailable.
- Change the email recipient list in the email node to suit your distribution needs.
- You can customize the schedule by modifying the cron expression in the trigger node.
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