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Automate Funding Insights with Crunchbase, Google Sheets & Airtable

ByAvkash Kakdiya @itechnotion on n8n.io

This workflow runs daily to collect the latest funding round data from Crunchbase. It retrieves up to 100 recent funding events, including company, investors, funding amount, and industry details. The data is cleaned and filtered to only include rounds announced in the last 30…

Cron / scheduled trigger★★★★☆ complexity9 nodesGoogle SheetsAirtableHTTP Request
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This workflow corresponds to n8n.io template #8584 — we link there as the canonical source.

This workflow follows the Airtable → Google Sheets recipe pattern — see all workflows that pair these two integrations.

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{
  "name": "28 - Funding Insights Pipeline",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "4e26cbbf-8379-4aae-811a-853970151119",
      "name": "\ud83d\udd50 Daily Check",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger",
      "position": [
        -60,
        200
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "rule": {
          "interval": [
            {}
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1.2
    },
    {
      "id": "6ddcfc63-0cee-4e3f-9288-6b5f463f7bdb",
      "name": "\ud83d\udcc4 Parse Funding Data",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "position": [
        380,
        200
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "// Parse and structure the funding data\nconst items = [];\n\nif ($input.first().json.entities) {\n  for (const entity of $input.first().json.entities) {\n    const properties = entity.properties;\n    const fundedOrg = properties.funded_organization_identifier;\n    \n    // Extract investor names\n    let investors = '';\n    if (properties.investor_identifiers && properties.investor_identifiers.length > 0) {\n      investors = properties.investor_identifiers.map(inv => inv.value).join(', ');\n    }\n    \n    // Extract categories\n    let categories = '';\n    if (fundedOrg && fundedOrg.categories && fundedOrg.categories.length > 0) {\n      categories = fundedOrg.categories.map(cat => cat.value).join(', ');\n    }\n    \n    // Format funding amount\n    let fundingAmount = 'N/A';\n    if (properties.funding_round_money_raised && properties.funding_round_money_raised.value_usd) {\n      fundingAmount = `$${(properties.funding_round_money_raised.value_usd / 1000000).toFixed(2)}M`;\n    }\n    \n    items.push({\n      json: {\n        company_name: fundedOrg ? fundedOrg.value : 'N/A',\n        funding_amount: fundingAmount,\n        funding_type: properties.investment_type ? properties.investment_type.value : 'N/A',\n        announced_date: properties.announced_on ? properties.announced_on.value : 'N/A',\n        description: fundedOrg && fundedOrg.short_description ? fundedOrg.short_description : 'N/A',\n        website: fundedOrg && fundedOrg.website ? fundedOrg.website.value : 'N/A',\n        industry: categories || 'N/A',\n        investors: investors || 'N/A',\n        crunchbase_url: fundedOrg ? `https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/${fundedOrg.permalink}` : 'N/A',\n        scraped_at: new Date().toISOString().split('T')[0]\n      }\n    });\n  }\n}\n\nreturn items;"
      },
      "typeVersion": 2
    },
    {
      "id": "de6857e8-7ec0-4433-b36e-50df001acbbb",
      "name": "\ud83d\udcca Save to Google Sheets",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets",
      "position": [
        820,
        100
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "columns": {
          "values": {
            "Website": "={{$json.website}}",
            "Industry": "={{$json.industry}}",
            "Investors": "={{$json.investors}}",
            "Scraped At": "={{$json.scraped_at}}",
            "Description": "={{$json.description}}",
            "Company Name": "={{$json.company_name}}",
            "Funding Type": "={{$json.funding_type}}",
            "Crunchbase URL": "={{$json.crunchbase_url}}",
            "Date Announced": "={{$json.announced_date}}",
            "Funding Amount": "={{$json.funding_amount}}"
          },
          "mappingMode": "defineBelow"
        },
        "options": {
          "cellFormat": "USER_ENTERED"
        },
        "operation": "appendOrUpdate",
        "sheetName": "Funding Tracker",
        "documentId": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "id",
          "value": "YOUR_GOOGLE_SHEET_ID"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 4.4
    },
    {
      "id": "05653b74-d30c-4af6-8b17-f4f9fba3cf38",
      "name": "\ud83d\uddc2\ufe0f Save to Airtable",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.airtable",
      "position": [
        820,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "table": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "id",
          "value": "YOUR_AIRTABLE_TABLE_ID"
        },
        "options": {},
        "operation": "append",
        "application": {
          "__rl": true,
          "mode": "id",
          "value": "YOUR_AIRTABLE_APP_ID"
        },
        "authentication": "airtableOAuth2Api"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "0fcd4232-c492-4597-8751-874098f23427",
      "name": "Workflow Info",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        -120,
        -140
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "color": 4,
        "width": 420,
        "height": 620,
        "content": "## 1. Workflow Trigger & Data Fetching (\ud83d\udd50 Daily Check + \ud83d\udcca Fetch Recent Funding)\n\n*The workflow is scheduled to run daily.\n\nIt calls the Crunchbase API (funding_rounds endpoint) to fetch the latest 100 funding rounds, including company details, investors, categories, and funding amounts.\n\nAPI key must be filled in the request URL (user_key={{YOUR_CRUNCHBASE_API_KEY}}).*"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "31bcef8a-6b0b-40e6-acb8-a3ce53012dea",
      "name": "\ud83d\udcc5 Filter Recent (30 days)",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.filter",
      "position": [
        600,
        200
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {},
        "conditions": {
          "options": {
            "leftValue": "",
            "caseSensitive": true,
            "typeValidation": "strict"
          },
          "combinator": "and",
          "conditions": [
            {
              "id": "condition-filter",
              "operator": {
                "type": "dateTime",
                "operation": "after",
                "rightType": "expression"
              },
              "leftValue": "={{$json.announced_date}}",
              "rightValue": "={{DateTime.now().minus({days: 30}).toFormat('yyyy-MM-dd')}}"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 2
    },
    {
      "id": "8f996c64-c96b-4e20-bb13-469a8e7e69cd",
      "name": "\ud83d\udcca Fetch Recent Funding",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "position": [
        160,
        200
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "url": "https://api.crunchbase.com/api/v4/searches/funding_rounds?user_key={{YOUR_CRUNCHBASE_API_KEY}}",
        "method": "POST",
        "options": {
          "response": {
            "response": {
              "responseFormat": "json"
            }
          }
        },
        "sendBody": true,
        "bodyParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            {
              "name": "field_ids",
              "value": "[\"identifier\",\"funding_round_money_raised\",\"announced_on\",\"funded_organization_identifier\",\"funded_organization_description\",\"funded_organization_website\",\"funded_organization_categories\",\"investor_identifiers\",\"investment_type\"]"
            },
            {
              "name": "order",
              "value": "[{\"field_id\":\"announced_on\",\"sort_order\":\"desc\"}]"
            },
            {
              "name": "limit",
              "value": "100"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 4.2
    },
    {
      "id": "dcdb1747-d79a-4845-bd63-198580af7ec6",
      "name": "Workflow Info1",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        320,
        -140
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "width": 420,
        "height": 620,
        "content": "## 2. Data Processing (\ud83d\udcc4 Parse Funding Data + \ud83d\udcc5 Filter Recent 30 days)\n\n*The raw Crunchbase response is parsed into a clean, structured format with readable fields. Only funding rounds announced in the last 30 days are kept, ensuring the dataset stays fresh and relevant.*"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "b9049419-7c57-4da7-9d72-0f4b037dc937",
      "name": "Workflow Info2",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        760,
        -140
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "color": 3,
        "width": 340,
        "height": 620,
        "content": "## 3. Storage Outputs (\ud83d\udcca Save to Google Sheets + \ud83d\uddc2\ufe0f Save to Airtable)\n\n*Filtered funding records are saved into both Google Sheets (for easy sharing and reporting) and Airtable (for database-style management). Both outputs store the same standardized fields, ensuring consistency across tools.*"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "active": false,
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "connections": {
    "\ud83d\udd50 Daily Check": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "\ud83d\udcca Fetch Recent Funding",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "\ud83d\udcc4 Parse Funding Data": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "\ud83d\udcc5 Filter Recent (30 days)",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "\ud83d\uddc2\ufe0f Save to Airtable": {
      "main": [
        []
      ]
    },
    "\ud83d\udcca Fetch Recent Funding": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "\ud83d\udcc4 Parse Funding Data",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "\ud83d\udcca Save to Google Sheets": {
      "main": [
        []
      ]
    },
    "\ud83d\udcc5 Filter Recent (30 days)": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "\ud83d\udcca Save to Google Sheets",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          },
          {
            "node": "\ud83d\uddc2\ufe0f Save to Airtable",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}
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About this workflow

This workflow runs daily to collect the latest funding round data from Crunchbase. It retrieves up to 100 recent funding events, including company, investors, funding amount, and industry details. The data is cleaned and filtered to only include rounds announced in the last 30…

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