Automation library · Alerts and monitoring

Monitor competitor funding with Apify and Gemini

Started by a clock, and works across Google Sheets and Slack. It hands the judgement calls to Gemini. 13 steps, 1 branch: a working afternoon to understand properly.

MediumCalls a model: Gemini

13 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
1Branch: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
2Services it connects to

The flow

Starts it 1Model 3Logic 4Service 5

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Every Monday 8AM TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Google Gemini ModelLm Chat Google GeminiModel
  3. 3Parse Structured AI OutputOutput Parser StructuredModel
  4. 4Read Competitors from SheetsGoogle SheetsService
  5. 5Strategic Analysis AgentAgentModel
  6. 6Prepare Scraper InputCodeLogic
  7. 7Parse AI Analysis OutputCodeLogic
  8. 8Post to Apify Scraper APIHttp RequestService
  9. 9Send Slack Alert MessageSlackService
  10. 10Calculate Funding BaselineCodeLogic
  11. 11Update Sheet on Funding ChangeGoogle SheetsService
  12. 12If New Funding FoundIfLogic
  13. 13Update Sheet for No ChangesGoogle SheetsService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
13, with 1 branch
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Google Sheets, Slack
Model
Gemini

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Google Sheets and Slack accounts, and a key for Gemini. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls Gemini. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 13 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 13 steps before you point it at anything that matters.