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Job postings data feed for VC and PE research

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What VC & PE research need from job postings feed, what Forager returns, and how teams like yours test it.

1 recipe uses job postings feed for VC/PE sourcing and research.

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A selection of VC and PE research teams using Forager for job postings feed · plus other teams on Forager

For VC/PE sourcing and research

The job: Surface pre-seed and seed companies worth a partner's time before competing funds see them.
When: New companies appear in the company feed, or founders leave notable employers to start something.
Outcome: Partners see a prioritised list of early-stage companies ahead of competing funds and an earlier read on portfolio traction.

Lead recipe 1

Score early-stage startups on founder pedigree and team growth for VC deal sourcing

When to use it: New companies appear in the company feed, or founders leave notable employers to start something.

Detect new companies in company_feed (founded_date recent) and founders leaving employers in people_feed
Score founder pedigree from work history and education
Score traction from headcount growth and job_postings_feed velocity
Rank and push a weekly list to partners' CRM
Track job-posting velocity across portfolio as a health signal

Inputs	Outputs
company feed	`founder pedigree score`
people feed	`headcount growth`
jobs feed	`posting velocity`
fund thesis	`ranked deal list`

Related recipe

Benchmark AI talent density and hiring across an industry

When to use it: A research firm updates its quarterly AI-readiness index.

Show the steps

Classify AI roles in people_feed by title and skills
Compute AI talent per company normalised by headcount from company_feed
Add AI hiring velocity and talent moves from job_postings_feed and people_feed changes
Publish ranked benchmarks and competitor deltas

Inputs	Outputs
company universe	`AI talent density`
AI role taxonomy	`AI hiring velocity`
feeds	`talent inflow/outflow`
	`index rank`

Open the recipe: Benchmark AI talent density and hiring across an industry

Fields

Fields you get back

founder pedigree score
headcount growth
posting velocity
ranked deal list
AI talent density
AI hiring velocity
talent inflow/outflow
index rank

From the workflows above. Full field reference: Job postings feed and the Job postings feed documentation.

Who owns this

Who evaluates job postings feed at VC/PE sourcing and research, and what they are judged on

Data engineering lead who ingests the feed: judged on fields and freshness
Data acquisition or partnerships lead: judged on licence terms and cost
Product owner of the search or intelligence product: judged on what users find

A selection of VC and PE research teams using Forager for job postings feed · plus other teams on Forager

SeekOut
- Talent intelligence
Selected use case: Forager’s people data feed, used to keep candidate profiles current.

2–3 years on the Forager people data feed, by SeekOut’s own account¹
Chamaeleon
- VC & PE research
Early-stage venture firm that analyses companies with its own AI and quantitative engine.
MarketMapr
- Talent intelligence
Selected use case: licensed people and company feeds that let recruiters map a whole niche.
DealSource
- VC & PE research
Selected use case: company and people data for private-company profiles.
Evident
- Market intelligence
Publisher of the Evident AI Index, which ranks banks, insurers and payments firms on AI maturity.
SBR2TH
- Staffing firms
Selected use case: people and job-postings feeds loaded into its own data lake for AI search.
Vieu
- ABM & intent
Relationship-mapping platform that helps sales teams and AI agents find warm introductions.
Adzact
- ABM & intent
B2B advertising platform that models ideal buyers from business signals.

Sources

¹ SeekOut: SeekOut, customer interview, Sep 2026.

“Forager leads in accuracy across all regions, Forager's dual strength in accuracy and volume makes it a powerhouse for sales teams that are targeting businesses around the globe.”

ClayStefan K.Data Partnerships

800M+people

65M+companies

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How do VC and PE research use the job postings feed?

Surface pre-seed and seed companies worth a partner's time before competing funds see them. A licensed bulk feed of job postings, delivered to Snowflake or S3 for workforce and hiring-signal products. This page walks through 3 workflows with the exact steps.

How much does the job postings feed cost for VC and PE research?

Job postings feed is a flat annual licence, global or regional, not priced in credits. The price depends on the records, fields and refresh schedule you license, so talk to sales with your use case and we quote it.

Why do VC and PE research add the job postings feed?

Source founders and operators without scraping profiles. Products like yours are judged on freshness and fields, which is why the cost that counts is per result that reaches the right person. Run your own sample to see what the job postings feed returns for your users before you build on it.

How do I detect new startups from founder job changes?

Detect new companies in company_feed (founded_date recent) and founders leaving employers in people_feed. Score founder pedigree from work history and education.

Can we show Forager data inside our product?

Yes, under platform terms. Self-serve plans cover internal use by your own team. Showing Forager data to your users, or passing records on, is licensed separately: talk to sales about volume and which fields your users need to see.

Is there a free way to try Forager?

Yes. Request a sample extract of the job postings feed on a 30-minute call and check the fields against your own records before you license it.

How do I add hiring status to company listings?

Match listings to company_feed by domain or linkedin_slug and store forager_id. Count active postings per company from job_postings_feed (is_active, organization_forager_id).

How accurate is Forager data?

The test that counts is your own: send a list of profiles you care about. We run it and show you what we find, number by number, so you can measure hit rate and connect rate yourself.

Should I use the job postings feed or the job postings API?

Use the job postings API to check hiring at specific companies on demand. License the job postings feed when you analyse hiring across the market and want postings loaded into your warehouse on a schedule.

Does Forager integrate with the tools we already use?

Delivered as a data share to Snowflake, Databricks and Amazon S3. Everything else connects through the REST API with one API key.

Is there a contract or minimum commitment?

Data feeds are licensed on an annual agreement, with the term, volume and refresh schedule written into it. There are no self-serve plans for feeds.

Where does Forager data come from, and is it compliant?

VC and PE research often have to explain their data source to their own customers. Bring your legal and security questions to a call with our team, and we take you through how Forager data is sourced and the terms that cover job postings feed for VC and PE research. Forager's privacy policy is public, and anyone can send a request about their own personal data through the consumer rights form on forager.ai.