Skip to main content

What is Investor Interest Signals?

Marco Squarci avatar
Written by Marco Squarci
Updated over 3 months ago

Investor Interest Signals

Specter tracks the online and social behaviour of leading investors and industry insiders. We are the only ones in the market to predict future funding rounds, mergers and acquisitions, and partnerships.


How it Works

We filter thousands of social interactions to surface only the most meaningful signals:

  1. Who’s showing interest?
    We score signals based on who is engaging — the seniority, position, and relevance of the individual matter.

  2. What type of interaction?
    A LinkedIn connection? High signal. A Twitter follow? Weaker, but still tracked. We focus on actions that indicate real-world intent.

  3. Context matters.
    We combine these signals with what we know from Company Signals and Talent Signals — funding history, growth metrics, career moves — to assess whether this interest suggests an upcoming funding round or valuation shift.

  4. Timing is everything.
    If a company hasn’t raised recently but is attracting new investor attention, it’s a prime candidate to appear in your Investor Interest Signals feed.


Who We Track

Filter by Source Type to focus on the stakeholders that matter to your strategy:

Source

Why it matters

VCs & Angels

Spot companies drawing attention from top-tier investors before term sheets land.

Private Equity Funds

Identify businesses on the radar of buyout funds or strategic capital.

Corporates & Investment Banks

Detect M&A interest and early partnership signals.

Influencers

Gauge which companies are building early momentum in the ecosystem.

Journalists

Track press attention as an early indicator of market buzz.

Did this answer your question?