Startup deal sourcing

1. 01Read yesterday's leaderboard

   Launches for a date returns the day's ranked launches with votes, comments, topics, and the launch URL. Yesterday's board has final ranks; today's is still moving.

   GET /v1/launches?date=2026-09-23&period=daily · results.0

   {
     "rank": 1,
     "daily_rank": 1,
     "weekly_rank": 4,
     "monthly_rank": 20,
     "id": "1256789",
     "name": "Solid",
     "tagline": "Agents with their own computers, accounts, and budgets.",
     "slug": "solid-9",
     "url": "https://www.producthunt.com/posts/solid-9",
     "product": {
       "id": "1105902",
       "slug": "solid-3",
       "url": "https://www.producthunt.com/products/solid-3"
     },
     "votes": 456,
     "launch_day_votes": 435,
     "comments": 46,
     "topics": [
       {
         "name": "Productivity",
         "slug": "productivity"
       },
       {
         "name": "Artificial Intelligence",
         "slug": "artificial-intelligence"
       }
     ],
     "launched_at": "2026-09-23T00:01:00-07:00"
   }

2. 02Open each launch you keep

   Product returns the website, makers, and hunter for the launch, with profile links. Pass the launch's /posts/ URL so the makers are the ones for that launch.

   GET /v1/launches/product?slug=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.producthunt.com%2Fposts%2Fsolid-9 · product

   {
     "id": "1105902",
     "name": "Solid",
     "tagline": "Agents with their own computers, accounts, and budgets.",
     "slug": "solid-3",
     "url": "https://www.producthunt.com/products/solid-3",
     "website": "https://solid.tech",
     "votes": 456,
     "rating": 4.6,
     "hunter": {
       "name": "Zac Zuo",
       "username": "zaczuo",
       "headline": "Flowtica & AI Frontiers",
       "url": "https://www.producthunt.com/@zaczuo",
       "avatar": null
     },
     "makers": [
       {
         "name": "Riley S",
         "username": "riley_ss",
         "headline": "A Hacker",
         "url": "https://www.producthunt.com/@riley_ss",
         "avatar": null
       },
       {
         "name": "Trevor Keith",
         "username": "tkeith",
         "headline": "Founder of Solid",
         "url": "https://www.producthunt.com/@tkeith",
         "avatar": null
       }
     ],
     "topics": [
       {
         "name": "Productivity",
         "slug": "productivity"
       },
       {
         "name": "Artificial Intelligence",
         "slug": "artificial-intelligence"
       }
     ],
     "alternatives": [
       {
         "name": "Base44",
         "slug": "base44",
         "url": "https://www.producthunt.com/products/base44",
         "tagline": null,
         "logo": null,
         "rating": null,
         "reviews": null
       }
     ],
     "media": [
       {
         "type": "video",
         "platform": "youtube",
         "video_id": "4zCqr3HkpCY",
         "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zCqr3HkpCY",
         "image": null
       }
     ],
     "launch": {
       "slug": "solid-9",
       "url": "https://www.producthunt.com/posts/solid-9",
       "votes": 456,
       "launch_day_votes": 435,
       "daily_rank": 1,
       "comments_count": 46,
       "pricing": "free_options"
     }
   }

3. 03Add contacts and Crunchbase facts

   The Website Contacts API reads the product's site for emails and social profiles. Crunchbase has no search, so try the product name as the permalink and keep the profile only when its website matches.

   GET /v1/organization?engine=crunchbase&permalink=stripe · organization

   {
     "name": "Stripe",
     "permalink": "stripe",
     "url": "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/stripe",
     "legal_name": "Stripe, LLC.",
     "website": "https://stripe.com",
     "operating_status": "active",
     "company_type": "for_profit",
     "ipo_status": "private",
     "employee_range": "5001-10000",
     "rank": 51,
     "headquarters": {
       "city": "South San Francisco",
       "region": "California",
       "country": "United States",
       "continent": "North America"
     },
     "funding": {
       "num_rounds": 25,
       "last_funding_type": "secondary_market",
       "num_investors": 74
     },
     "founders": [
       {
         "name": "John Collison",
         "permalink": "john-collison"
       },
       {
         "name": "Patrick Collison",
         "permalink": "patrick-collison"
       }
     ],
     "similar_companies": [
       {
         "name": "Checkout.com",
         "permalink": "checkout-com"
       },
       {
         "name": "Nuvei",
         "permalink": "nuvei"
       }
     ],
     "locked_fields": [
       "founded_on",
       "funding_total",
       "last_funding_at"
     ]
   }

# Daily deal flow: yesterday's top Product Hunt launches in chosen topics,
# each with its makers, website contacts, and Crunchbase profile if one exists.
import datetime, os, re, requests
from urllib.parse import urlparse
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo

API = "https://api.clair.im"
HEADERS = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['CLAIR_API_KEY']}"}
TOPICS = {"artificial-intelligence", "developer-tools", "fintech"}

def get(path, **params):
    r = requests.get(f"{API}{path}", headers=HEADERS, timeout=90, params=params)
    r.raise_for_status()
    return r.json()

day = (datetime.datetime.now(ZoneInfo("America/Los_Angeles")) - datetime.timedelta(days=1)).date()
board = get("/v1/launches", date=day.isoformat(), period="daily")
for launch in board["results"][:20]:
    if not TOPICS & {t["slug"] for t in launch["topics"]}:
        continue
    product = get("/v1/launches/product", slug=launch["url"])["product"]
    makers = ", ".join(m["name"] for m in product["makers"])
    print(f"#{launch['daily_rank']} {launch['name']}: {launch['tagline']} ({launch['votes']} votes)")
    print(f"   makers: {makers or 'not listed'}")
    if product["website"]:
        site = get("/v1/contacts", domain=urlparse(product["website"]).hostname, pages=3)
        linkedin = next((s["url"] for s in site["social"] if s["network"] == "linkedin"), None)
        print(f"   {product['website']} {[e['value'] for e in site['emails']][:2]} {linkedin or ''}")
    # Crunchbase has no search: try the product name as the permalink.
    permalink = re.sub(r"[^a-z0-9]+", "-", launch["name"].lower()).strip("-")
    try:
        org = get("/v1/organization", engine="crunchbase", permalink=permalink)["organization"]
        if org["website"] and urlparse(org["website"]).hostname == urlparse(product["website"] or "").hostname:
            print(f"   Crunchbase: {org['employee_range']} employees, {org['funding']['num_rounds']} rounds")
    except requests.HTTPError:
        pass  # no profile under that name

Set CLAIR_API_KEY to a key subscribed to the Product Hunt API and Website Contacts API and Crunchbase API. Each call is one request against that API's monthly quota.

• Most new launches have no Crunchbase profile yet, and names collide: check that the profile's website matches before trusting it. A 404 means no profile under that permalink.
• Crunchbase hides total funding and founding dates from signed-out visitors; they are listed in locked_fields, not returned.
• A launch's rank reflects Product Hunt votes, which favour consumer and developer tools. It is a signal of attention, not of traction.