| Type: Audience | Signals: Funding + executive hire | Coverage: Global | Updated: Daily | Tools: Lusha, Claude, ChatGPT, API |
This dataset surfaces companies where two high-intent signals have fired within the same window — a funding event (Seed through IPO) and a C-level executive hire. Either signal alone is worth acting on. Both signals together mean the account is in a full transformation moment: new money has arrived, new leadership is in place, and every vendor relationship is up for re-evaluation.
This is the highest-intent account list available in B2B outbound.
WHY TWO SIGNALS ARE BETTER THAN ONE
Funding alone
High intent
Executive hire alone
High intent
Funding + executive hire
Highest intent
WHAT YOU’LL GET BACK — LIVE SIGNAL SAMPLE
Axxxxc
IPO filed $36B debt financing 3 executive hires
Sxxxxxe
$6B AWS investment $113M Series B led Executive hire
MxxxxB
$25M Series A investment Executive hire + promotion
Vxxxxa
$5.8B valuation round 3 executive hires
Real signal events from the Lusha API, June 13, 2026. Names abbreviated for privacy. Decision maker contact details available on enrichment.
USE CASES
Enterprise sales — highest-priority accounts
This is your tier-one outbound list. Companies with both signals are in active transformation — new money, new leadership, and an open evaluation window. These accounts should be at the top of every rep’s call list.
Competitive displacement
A new C-level exec at a funded company is the most receptive buyer for displacement. The existing vendor stack hasn’t been ratified by the new leader, and the company has budget to make a change. Reach them before the incumbent does.
ABM prioritization
Use this dataset to tier your ABM account list. Companies with both signals move to tier one — highest outreach priority, shortest follow-up cadence, and most personalized messaging.
Customer success — double churn risk
A current customer with both signals is your highest churn-risk account. New leadership + new funding means a full stack review is coming. Assign a proactive CSM outreach immediately — before the renewal conversation starts under new terms.
HOW TO ACCESS THIS AUDIENCE
In Claude or ChatGPT
With the Lusha connector enabled, ask: “Find B2B SaaS companies that raised a funding round in the last 90 days AND hired a new C-level executive. Give me the new exec’s verified email and direct dial.”
Via the Lusha API
Use prospecting_company_search with signals: { names: ["financialEventsNews", "peopleNews"] } to pull companies where both signals have fired. Layer ICP filters to narrow to your target segment.
Via Make, n8n, or Zapier
Run both signals as parallel triggers. When a company fires on both within a set window, the play automatically enriches the record, finds the new exec’s contact, and fires your highest-priority outreach sequence.
