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How to monitor competitor funding rounds and hiring spikes automatically

How-to guides·1 min read·Updated 2026-05-13·3 sections

The best time to reach a prospect is the 48 hours after they announce a funding round or C-level hire. Funding = new budget. New CTO = new vendor preferences. Hiring spike = scaling pain. Kavex Trigger Watches automate detection so you never miss a window.

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Set up a watch

/triggers/new — provide a name, up to 50 company URLs, trigger types, posts to scan per company.

Rate
2 credits / company
Trigger Events
1 credit
$0.001
credits never expire
Per 1,000
$2.00
2,000 credits
RUN SIZECREDITSCOST
30 companys60$0.06
100 companys200$0.20
500 companys1,000$1.00
1,000 companys2,000$2.00
2 credits a company · 1 credit = $0.001 · a run that finds fewer pays less
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Detection patterns (7 types, 6 languages)

Each watch run scrapes the last N posts per company, classifies each against 7 trigger patterns.

  • Funding: "raised $X", "Series A/B/C", "secured funding"
  • C-level change: new CEO/CTO/CFO/etc joins
  • Hiring spike: "we're hiring", "N open roles"
  • Anniversary: "5-year anniversary"
  • Office expansion: "new office in X"
  • Product launch: "introducing X", "now available"
  • Layoffs: "restructuring", "reducing workforce"
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Cost: 100 credits/day/watch

$0.10/day per watch. 5 watches × 50 companies = 250 monitored at $0.50/day = $182/year. Compare to PitchBook ($30k/year) or CB Insights ($60k+).

Written after running it
Last run
plumbers · London · Google Maps
Rows
30
Time
23s
Cost
€0.06
30 rows × 2 credits = 60 credits · 1 credit = $0.001

Every number on this page comes from that run, not from a price list.

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