High growth hiring signals

High growth hiring signals

Accelerate pipeline by targeting accounts with fresh funding and clear hiring momentum, ranked for action.

Accelerate pipeline by targeting accounts with fresh funding and clear hiring momentum, ranked for action.

Why this matters

Why this matters

Sales teams waste time on stagnant accounts while fast-growing companies go unnoticed. Funding events and workforce acceleration are strong buying signals, but they’re scattered and hard to compare. Whether clients provide account lists or strategic filters (by sector, size, or geography), this segment standardizes growth and hiring signals into a unified score. GTM teams can then focus on the right accounts, at the right moment.

How Starzdata solves this

How Starzdata solves this

  • Accept client inputs: account list (name + URL) or sector/size filters

  • Retrieve candidate accounts via curated APIs

  • Enrich with hiring, workforce, and funding signals; compute growth scores

This segment is activated with a blend of trusted sources and your own inputs

Curated APIs

User Input

What you get:

What you get:

A ready-to-use dataset that:

  • Ranks your accounts with an actionable growth score.

  • Integrates funding recency and hiring momentum.

  • Delivers simple Tiering (Tier 1, Tier 2, Watchlist) to help your teams activate quickly.

Sample data for this segment

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1Acme Roboticshttps://www.acmerobotics.comArtificial Intelligence201-1000US54171590%42086%5088%6584%1882%293%4500000090%8890%Tier 1100%
2NeoCloud Analyticshttps://www.neocloud.aiCloud Computing51-200FR51821088%21083%4086%3282%980%192%1200000088%7988%Tier 1100%
3GreenGrid Energyhttps://www.greengrid.energyRenewable Energy1001-5000DE22111491%98089%6.585%7084%5882%90%80%4684%Tier 2100%
4Medisynth Biohttps://www.medisynth.bioBiotechnology51-200UK32541490%13082%52.986%2482%680%293%2800000089%9090%Tier 1100%
5Finovate Systemshttps://www.finovate.ioFinTech1-50SE52232087%7580%7.184%680%478%192%500000087%5885%Watchlist100%
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Each row represents one company account, enriched with hiring and funding momentum. The outputs combine employee growth (12-month trend, recent hires vs. departures), funding activity (rounds and latest amounts), and a unified growth signal score that prioritizes accounts into tiers (Tier 1, Tier 2, Watchlist). Every field carries a confidence score, making the dataset audit-ready and easy to plug into CRM or BI for immediate GTM action.

Your questions on this segment, answered

Do you flag anomalies, like one-off funding without sustained hiring?

Do you flag anomalies, like one-off funding without sustained hiring?

Do you flag anomalies, like one-off funding without sustained hiring?

How does this differ from traditional firmographic or technographic data?

How does this differ from traditional firmographic or technographic data?

How does this differ from traditional firmographic or technographic data?

Can these signals be directly integrated into our CRM or account scoring models?

Can these signals be directly integrated into our CRM or account scoring models?

Can these signals be directly integrated into our CRM or account scoring models?

How should we interpret Tier 1 vs. Tier 2 vs. Watchlist in practice?

How should we interpret Tier 1 vs. Tier 2 vs. Watchlist in practice?

How should we interpret Tier 1 vs. Tier 2 vs. Watchlist in practice?

How reliable are workforce growth estimates compared to official filings?

How reliable are workforce growth estimates compared to official filings?

How reliable are workforce growth estimates compared to official filings?

How recent are the hiring and funding data updates?

How recent are the hiring and funding data updates?

How recent are the hiring and funding data updates?

How is the unified growth signal score calculated and weighted?

How is the unified growth signal score calculated and weighted?

How is the unified growth signal score calculated and weighted?

How do you define which companies qualify as “high growth”?

How do you define which companies qualify as “high growth”?

How do you define which companies qualify as “high growth”?

Your questions on this segment, answered

Do you flag anomalies, like one-off funding without sustained hiring?

Yes. The growth score penalizes isolated events, ensuring that Tier 1 accounts reflect consistent hiring and funding momentum, not just a single spike.

How does this differ from traditional firmographic or technographic data?

Traditional datasets describe company size or tech stack but rarely capture momentum. Growth signals show directional change—who is expanding fast, raising capital, and scaling teams.

Can these signals be directly integrated into our CRM or account scoring models?

Yes. Data is exportable in CSV, Sheets, JSON, or via API, making it easy to plug into CRMs, BI tools, or custom account scoring models.

How should we interpret Tier 1 vs. Tier 2 vs. Watchlist in practice?

Tier 1 highlights accounts with the strongest combined hiring and funding momentum. Tier 2 indicates steady but moderate growth. Watchlist flags accounts with early or weaker signals worth monitoring.

How reliable are workforce growth estimates compared to official filings?

Workforce estimates are built from multiple verified sources, tested for consistency and quality. Historical back-testing shows strong correlation between headcount growth and future revenue performance.

How recent are the hiring and funding data updates?

Hiring and workforce data are refreshed monthly, with quarterly QA cycles. Funding rounds and amounts are updated as soon as events are disclosed.

How is the unified growth signal score calculated and weighted?

The score blends workforce growth trends, hiring vs. departures, and funding activity into a 0–100 index. Each factor is weighted to highlight sustained growth over one-off events.

How do you define which companies qualify as “high growth”?

High growth companies are identified by combining hiring momentum, workforce expansion, and recent funding events. A unified growth score ranks accounts by priority (Tier 1, Tier 2, Watchlist).

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