Solutions by role
Pick your job. See the flow.
The same directory + signals power very different workflows. Here's how founders, investors, and operators use StartupHub — from getting listed and ranked to watching the whole market.
One signal, four speeds
Every use case below picks a cadence. The faster you need to know, the more it's worth — real-time webhooks are the premium tier.
Real-time webhook
Latency seconds–minutes
Act-now events: funding, pricing moves, exits
Hourly
Latency ≤ 1 hour
Job postings, status incidents
Daily
Latency ≤ 24 hours
Tech stack, headcount, news (default)
Weekly digest
Latency ≤ 7 days
Sector trends, long-tail watchlists
Founders & Builders
Get your product on the market — and ranked in Google AND AI chat answers.
List your startup or product
Indexed < 24hIncludes: Server-rendered profile · JSON-LD structured data · sitemap + IndexNow ping · daily auto-enrichment
You get: Your profile ranks on Google and gets cited by ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini & Perplexity — our SEO/AEO strength means new listings surface in AI chat answers fast.
Get found by AI agents
Always-onIncludes: Agent-readiness structuring · llms.txt-friendly · MCP-discoverable directory
You get: When someone asks an AI assistant for tools in your space, your profile is structured to be the answer it returns.
Launch with a backlink
On publishIncludes: Do-follow backlink · editorial roundups · 62k-subscriber newsletter
You get: A do-follow link from an AI-startup authority domain, plus distribution to the newsletter and relevant category pages.
Investors — VC & PE
Source, monitor, and diligence companies before the market does.
Deal sourcing
Daily + instant webhook on matchMonitors: New domains · stealth-mode · sector + technology filters
You get: Pre-qualified leads land in Slack / Airtable the morning they appear.
Portfolio monitoring
Real-time webhookMonitors: Funding · headcount · news · pricing · status
You get: Know the moment a portfolio company raises, hires fast, or has an outage — without emailing founders.
Diligence sprint
On-demand burstMonitors: Tech stack · team emails · hiring trend · raise history
You get: Memo inputs in minutes — stack, team contacts, growth trend, funding history.
Live market map
WeeklyMonitors: Companies using a given technology
You get: A market map of your thesis that refreshes itself.
Sales & GTM
Reach accounts the moment they show a buying signal.
Signal selling
Real-time webhook → CRM taskMonitors: Funding · hiring surge in your buyer’s function · new tech adoption
You get: A task appears in Affinity / HubSpot; reps reach out on the signal the same day.
Account intent
DailyMonitors: Tech-stack changes on target accounts
You get: Spot when an account adopts (or drops) a tool you integrate with or replace.
Competitive Intelligence
Never get surprised by a competitor move.
Competitor watch
Daily + webhook on pricing changeMonitors: Pricing diffs · tech stack · jobs · news
You get: Before/after pushed to Slack #compete so PMM can respond the same day.
Recruiting & Talent
Find talent the moment it becomes available.
Talent signals
DailyMonitors: Headcount deltas · job postings
You get: Layoffs flag available talent; hiring surges flag competitors scaling a function.
Corp Dev / M&A
Track acquisition targets and market moves.
Acquisition watchlist
Real-time webhookMonitors: Funding · exits · new subsidiary domains
You get: Evaluate targets and market shifts before they are common knowledge.
Build your workflow
Start a watch, hit the API, or sync it straight into your CRM or AI agent.