Use cases · Funding signals

Funding signals: know who just raised, and who is spending it on your team

A round is a budget. Tell reads SEC Form D filings, matches them to the companies it follows and tells you which ones raised and are already hiring for the team you sell to.

Free first list. Nothing to connect. Included in the plan.

Example in your Inbox

A security startup

  • Evidence
    Filed a Form D for $18M last month and is hiring its first security engineer to “own SOC 2”.SEC Form D · Job post
  • Next step
    Call the VP Engineering with the compliance timeline in mind.
You get: “Raised $X” on the companies that matter, ranked by whether they're also hiring for your team.

Why it predicts a purchase

  • After a round, companies hire and buy fast: the plan that convinced investors needs tools to happen.
  • A raise alone is noisy. A raise plus hiring on your buyer's team is a real reason to call.
  • Form D filings are public, often before the announcement.

How Tell finds it

Every signal is checked against your market by an AI analyst before it reaches you, with the sentence that proves it.

  1. Reads Form D filings

    New SEC Form D filings, the notice companies file when they raise.

  2. Matches them to companies

    Each filing is matched to the companies Tell already follows through their job boards.

  3. Ranks raised and hiring higher

    “Raised $X” shows on the lead. A company that raised and is hiring for your team ranks above one that only raised.

Questions

Included in the plan. See every source and price on Solutions.

What is a Form D?

A notice US companies file with the SEC when they sell securities in a private round. It shows the amount and date, often before the press release.

Does Tell cover companies outside the US?

Form D covers US filings. Hiring signals cover companies anywhere that post on the job boards Tell reads.

Is it included?

Yes, funding is included in the plan.

Related signals

They all land in the same ranked Inbox.

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