> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://apidoc.cufinder.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Funding Round Announced

> A new funding round was announced.

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Signal key" icon="code">
    `funding_round_announced`
  </Card>

  <Card title="Category" icon="category">
    Funding
  </Card>

  <Card title="Source" icon="world">
    Funding records (rounds list).
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

A new funding round was announced.

## When it fires

<Card title="Trigger condition" icon="bolt">
  A new entry appears in the funding rounds list.
</Card>

## Stored fields

This signal persists the following metadata you can read downstream:

| Field  | Description                                                         |
| ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `meta` | Round details (amount, stage, date, and more) stored on the signal. |

## Magnitude

Hyper-priority, the single clearest budget event.

<Note>
  For the full bucket definitions used across percentage-based signals, see [Magnitude buckets](/buying-signals/concepts/magnitude-buckets).
</Note>

## Why it matters

A new round is the single clearest 'they have budget now' event. Fresh capital is earmarked for growth, hiring, and tooling, companies that just raised are actively shopping and have the budget approved. This is the highest-intent signal in the catalog.

## How to read it

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  <Card title="Budget unlocked">
    A raise means approved capital to deploy.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Active shopping">
    Newly funded companies buy fast to deploy capital.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Composite fuel">
    Underpins pre\_ipo\_signal and pairs with hiring surges.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Outreach playbook

<Tip>
  Top-tier alert. Reach out within days; budget is fresh and decisions move fast.
</Tip>

## Related signals

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  <Card title="Last Funding Round Change" href="/buying-signals/signals/funding/last-funding-round-change">
    The company's funding stage advanced.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Total Funding Increase" href="/buying-signals/signals/funding/total-funding-increase">
    The company's total funding raised increased.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Jobs Open Spike" href="/buying-signals/signals/growth/jobs-open-spike">
    Open job postings jumped sharply above the recent baseline.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Executive Team Buildout" href="/buying-signals/signals/composite/executive-team-buildout">
    A company rapidly built out its leadership team.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

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