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Generate weekly Seed & Series A scouting reports with PredictLeads and OpenAI

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1. Workflow Overview

Monitor a company watchlist for new Seed and Series A funding rounds and deliver a formatted weekly scouting report via email and Slack. This workflow reads company domains from a Google Sheets wat...

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  • Market Research automation workflows
  • AI Summarization automation workflows
  • intermediate n8n builders looking for reusable templates

Tools used

n8n-nodes-base.stickynote, n8n-nodes-base.scheduletrigger, n8n-nodes-base.googlesheets, n8n-nodes-base.splitinbatches, n8n-nodes-base.httprequest, n8n-nodes-base.code, n8n-nodes-base.gmail

Source and attribution

This workflow is cataloged by N8N Workflows and links back to its original n8n.io source page by Yaron Been.

Original n8n.io source

1.1 Workflow description

Title
Generate weekly Seed & Series A scouting reports with PredictLeads and OpenAI
Workflow name
Generate weekly Seed & Series A scouting reports with PredictLeads and OpenAI

Monitor a company watchlist for new Seed and Series A funding rounds and deliver a formatted weekly scouting report via email and Slack.

This workflow reads company domains from a Google Sheets watchlist, checks each one for recent financing events via the PredictLeads Financing Events API, filters for Seed and Series A rounds from the past 7 days, then uses OpenAI to generate a professional weekly scouting report with a summary table and trend analysis. The report is delivered via Gmail and Slack.

How it works:

  1. Weekly schedule trigger runs every Monday.
  2. Reads company domains from the Google Sheets watchlist.
  3. Loops through each company and fetches financing events from PredictLeads.
  4. Filters for Seed and Series A rounds that occurred in the last 7 days.
  5. Aggregates all filtered funding events into a single dataset.
  6. Sends the aggregated data to OpenAI to generate a formatted scouting report.
  7. The report includes a markdown table (Company, Round Type, Amount, Date, Key Investors) and trend analysis.
  8. Sends the full report via Gmail.
  9. Posts a summary notification to Slack.

Setup:

  • Create a Google Sheet with a "Watchlist" tab containing a column: domain.
  • Configure the Gmail recipient address in the Send Report Email node (default: [email protected]).
  • Set up a Slack incoming webhook URL in the Slack Summary node.
  • Add your OpenAI API key in the Generate Scouting Report HTTP Request node.
  • Add your PredictLeads API credentials (X-Api-Key and X-Api-Token headers).

Requirements:

  • Google Sheets OAuth2 credentials.
  • Gmail OAuth2 credentials.
  • Slack incoming webhook URL.
  • OpenAI API account (uses gpt-4o-mini, ~$0.003-0.008 per call).
  • PredictLeads API account (https://docs.predictleads.com).

Notes:

  • The 7-day lookback window is configured in the Filter Seed & Series A code node.
  • Funding categories include "seed", "series_a", and "series a" variations.
  • If no funding rounds are found, the report states that clearly rather than failing.
  • PredictLeads Financing Events API docs: https://docs.predictleads.com

1.2 Logical Blocks

This catalog entry is organized from the workflow JSON. The node-level section below shows the executable blocks available for review before importing the template.

2. Block-by-Block Analysis

Block 1 - About This Workflow

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 2 - 📌 TRIGGER & INPUT

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 3 - 🔍 ENRICHMENT

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 4 - ⚙️ PROCESSING

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 5 - 🤖 AI REPORT

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote - stickyNote
Config choices
Version 1

Block 6 - ⏰ Weekly Schedule

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - scheduleTrigger
Config choices
Version 1.2

Block 7 - 📋 Read Watchlist

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - googleSheets
Config choices
Version 4.5

Block 8 - 🔄 Loop Companies

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches - splitInBatches
Config choices
Version 3

Block 9 - 🔍 Fetch Financing Events

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices
Version 4.2

Block 10 - ⚙️ Filter Seed & Series A

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.code - code
Config choices
Version 2

Block 11 - ⚙️ Aggregate Results

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.code - code
Config choices
Version 2

Block 12 - 🤖 Generate Scouting Report

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices
Version 4.2

Block 13 - 📧 Send Report Email

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.gmail - gmail
Config choices
Version 2.1

Block 14 - 💬 Slack Summary

Type / Role
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest - httpRequest
Config choices
Version 4.2

3. Summary Table

Workflow Generate weekly Seed & Series A scouting reports with PredictLeads and OpenAI
Complexity intermediate
Nodes 14
Categories Market Research, AI Summarization
Author Yaron Been
Published 17 Mar 2026

4. Reproducing the Workflow from Scratch

  1. 1. Download the workflow JSON

    Use the JSON export at /data/workflows/14102/14102.json as the source template for this automation.

  2. 2. Import the template into n8n

    Open n8n, import the downloaded JSON, and review each node before activating the workflow.

  3. 3. Configure credentials and variables

    Replace placeholder credentials, API keys, webhook URLs, account IDs, and environment-specific values with your own settings.

  4. 4. Test with sample data

    Run the workflow manually or in a staging workspace, inspect node output, and confirm downstream systems receive the expected data.

  5. 5. Activate and monitor

    Enable the workflow only after testing, then monitor executions, errors, and rate limits during the first production runs.

5. General Notes & Resources

Review imported nodes carefully before activation. This catalog entry is intended to help you inspect the workflow structure, understand required services, and find related templates faster.

Node names, credentials, schedules, webhook paths, and external service limits may need adjustment for your workspace.

Frequently asked questions

What does Generate weekly Seed & Series A scouting reports with PredictLeads and OpenAI do?

Monitor a company watchlist for new Seed and Series A funding rounds and deliver a formatted weekly scouting report via email and Slack. This workflow reads company domains from a Google Sheets wat...

What do I need before importing this workflow?

Review the workflow JSON, configure any required credentials in n8n, and test the automation in a safe workspace before using it in production.

Can I customize this workflow?

Yes. Use the block-by-block analysis and the downloadable JSON to inspect each node, then adjust credentials, prompts, schedules, filters, or destinations for your Market Research, AI Summarization use case.