Automated Crunchbase Funding Round Alerts
Every morning, WebRun opens Crunchbase, checks your watchlist for companies that announced a new funding round overnight, drafts a short congratulatory intro email in Gmail for each one and leaves it unsent for review, then logs the round size and date to Airtable so the sales team has a running record of who to follow up with.
How do I reach out automatically when a target account raises funding?
Every morning, WebRun checks the companies on your Crunchbase watchlist for a newly announced funding round, drafts a short congratulatory intro email in Gmail for each one, and leaves it unsent for a rep to review. It also logs the round size and date to Airtable, so a fresh funding event becomes a tracked, ready to send outreach opportunity instead of old news.
- A funding announcement turns into a drafted intro the same morning
- Every round is logged so no target account slips through
- Reps only need to review and send, not research and write
Built for B2B sales teams · venture backed SaaS · account executives · business development
What does WebRun do on every run?
The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.
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WebRun signs in and gets to work
Opens
crunchbase.comin a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys. -
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Crunchbase - find watchlist companies that just raised
crunchbase.com
WebRun opens Crunchbase to find watchlist companies that just raised. - Open Crunchbase and check your saved watchlist for updates
- Find companies that announced a new funding round since the last run
- Note the round stage, amount, and lead investor for each
Done when Every new funding event on your watchlist is captured with its details.
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Gmail - draft a congratulatory intro email
gmail.com
WebRun opens Gmail to draft a congratulatory intro email. - Draft a short, personalized congratulatory email referencing the round for each company
- Address it to the best available contact at the company
- Save every message as a draft and leave it unsent for review
Done when A ready to send intro draft sits in Gmail for every company that just raised.
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Airtable - log the funding event
airtable.com
WebRun opens Airtable to log the funding event. - Log the company, round stage, amount, and date to the funding tracker
- Mark whether an intro draft was created for it
- Skip any company already logged this week
Done when The funding tracker in Airtable reflects every new round from today's check.
How is each run configured?
Secure by default
Connect once, stays signed in
WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.
Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.
Questions, answered
Will it email these companies without me?
No. WebRun only drafts the intro email in Gmail and leaves it unsent. A rep reviews and personalizes each draft before deciding whether to send it.
How does it know which companies to watch?
It reads the watchlist you have already set up in Crunchbase, so it only checks the accounts you have chosen to track, not the entire funding database.
What if a company already got an intro drafted?
It checks the Airtable log before drafting, so a company that already has an intro from this week is skipped instead of getting a duplicate.
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