Market Intelligence
News Event Signals
30+ news event subtypes covering funding rounds, acquisitions, product launches, executive hires, partnerships, and market expansions. Real-time business intelligence across 4M+ companies.
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Event Subtypes
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What Are News Event Signals?
News events are the broadest category of business intelligence signals, covering everything from funding announcements and acquisitions to product launches and executive appointments. Unlike SEC filings which cover only public companies, news event signals span both public and private companies across 4M+ organizations.
Autobound extracts 30+ distinct news event subtypes from thousands of media sources. Each event is classified by type (funding, M&A, product, partnership, expansion, executive change), enriched with company and contact data, scored for relevance, and delivered within days of publication. Our entity resolution ensures that news about the same company is correctly attributed regardless of how different publications name it.
What differentiates our news signals from generic news monitoring is the sales context enrichment. Each signal includes a sales_relevance field that explains why this event matters for outbound prospecting. A Series C funding round is not just financial news - it means the company has validated product-market fit and is about to scale rapidly, creating urgent needs for sales tools, cloud infrastructure, and recruiting services.
News event signals are also valuable as composite triggers. A single news event rarely tells the full story, but when combined with other Autobound signals, patterns emerge. A company that raised a Series B, hired a new CTO, and started posting 40 engineering jobs tells a compelling story of technology transformation that multiple vendor categories can sell into.
Example Signal Subtypes
See It in Action
Real-World Example
Signal Detected
Wiz raises $1B Series E at a $12B valuation led by Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed, signaling massive infrastructure buildout ahead.
Sales Action
A cloud infrastructure vendor targets Wiz within 48 hours: 'Congrats on the Series E! Companies at your stage typically 3x their infrastructure spend in 12 months — here's how we help hyper-growth security companies scale.'
Result
Intro call booked same week because post-funding companies make vendor decisions in a 90-day sprint.
Data Schema
News Event Signal Schema
News signals include event classification, source attribution, and sales context enrichment. Each signal is linked to resolved company and contact entities.
{
"signal_id": "c3d4e5f6-a7b8-4c9d-0e1f-2a3b4c5d6e7f",
"signal_type": "news",
"signal_subtype": "fundingRound",
"detected_at": "2026-01-23T14: 00: 00Z",
"association": "company",
"company": {
"name": "Wiz",
"domain": "www.wiz.io",
"linkedin_url": "linkedin.com/company/wizsecurity",
"industries": ["Cloud Security"],
"employee_count_low": 1800
},
"data": {
"summary": "Raised $1B Series E at $12B valuation, led by Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed.",
"detail": "Cloud security platform Wiz closed a $1B funding round, making it one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity companies...",
"relevance": 0.95,
"confidence": "high",
"sentiment": "positive",
"source_url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/23/wiz-raises-1b...",
"event_type": "funding",
"funding_amount_millions": 1000,
"funding_round": "Series E",
"valuation_millions": 12000,
"investors": ["Andreessen Horowitz", "Lightspeed Venture Partners"],
"signal_category": "growth",
"sales_relevance": "Mega-round funding signals rapid scaling, infrastructure buildout, and vendor evaluation"
}
}Use Cases
How Sales Teams Use News Event Signals
Funding-Triggered Outreach
Companies that just raised a funding round are about to hire aggressively, build infrastructure, and evaluate vendors. The 90-day window after funding is the highest-intent period for selling into startups.
M&A Technology Consolidation
Acquisitions create immediate needs for systems integration, data migration, and technology stack rationalization. Both the acquirer and target company become sales targets.
Executive Change Prospecting
New executive hires covered in the news indicate strategic direction changes. A new CTO or VP of Engineering will evaluate and potentially replace existing vendors.
Partnership and Integration Opportunities
When companies announce strategic partnerships, they often need integration support, complementary tools, and ecosystem solutions that fit their partner architecture.
Market Expansion Signals
Companies opening new offices, entering new markets, or launching in new geographies need localized solutions for HR, compliance, payments, and infrastructure.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of news events do you track?
How quickly are news events detected?
How do news signals compare to 8-K filing signals?
Can I filter news events by event type or company size?
How It Works
From Raw Data to Actionable Signals
Autobound transforms unstructured data into structured, scored signals your team can act on immediately.
Autobound Ingests
Raw data from News APIs, website monitoring, technographic scanners is continuously collected and normalized.
AI Extracts & Scores
ML models extract signal subtypes with relevance scoring, confidence levels, and sentiment analysis.
You Receive
Structured JSONL signals delivered via REST API, GCS Push, Generate Insights API, or Flat File export.
Flexible Delivery
Access News Event Signals Your Way
News Event Signals are available through all Autobound delivery methods. Choose the approach that fits your infrastructure.
REST API
Real-time access with subtype filtering
300 req/min
GCS Push
Automated delivery to your bucket
JSONL + Parquet
Generate Insights API
On-demand LLM-ranked insights
AI relevance scoring
Flat File
Bulk exports for data warehouses
CSV, JSON, ParquetRelated Signals
Combine for Deeper Intelligence
News Event Signals become more powerful when combined with related signal types. Cross-referencing multiple signals reveals patterns that no single source can surface alone.
“News and competitive signals give our customers a real-time view of their market. It's the kind of intelligence that used to require a dedicated research team.”
Platform Partner
VP of Product, Sales Intelligence Platform
API Documentation
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Full schema reference, sample requests, and integration guides. Everything you need to start consuming News Event Signals in your application.
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