Research and compare startups by keyword automatically

Finds recent startups matching a keyword, has AI compare them, and saves the results to a spreadsheet.

How the work actually flows

A straight line. Runs once per each matching startup.

Pattern: Sequence (1) ยท Multiple Instances with a priori Run-Time Knowledge (14)

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A stepRuns once per itemA personA record or sheetResultPayoff
Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
Spreadsheet & Database OpsResearch & Market IntelligenceSurvey & Feedback
Connects
Bright DataGoogle GeminiGoogle Sheets

The problem it solves

Researching startups in a given space means searching multiple sources, copying data into a spreadsheet, and trying to compare companies side by side by hand. It's slow work when you're scouting investments, competitors, or partners.

Who it fits

An investor, analyst, or business development team scouting startups in a specific industry or trend.

How it works

  1. You submit a keyword describing the industry or trend you're interested in
  2. The system searches a startup database for matching companies
  3. It pulls the ten most recently founded matches and cleans up their data
  4. AI compares all ten companies and writes a summary analysis
  5. Every company's details plus the AI analysis are added to a Google Sheet
What you get

Startup shortlists ready before you search

You get a spreadsheet of matching startups with an AI comparison ready whenever you want to scout a new market.

What you get

A Google Sheet of matching startups with full company details and an AI-written comparison.

What you need

A Bright Data account, a Google Gemini API key, and Google Sheets.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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