# Startup funding research automation with Claude: n8n workflow > Started by an event in a connected app, and works across Airtable. It hands the judgement calls to Claude and OpenRouter. Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/startup-funding-research-automation-with-claude (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Automation library](https://millionrounds.com/workflows) · [Research and reporting](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?category=Research+and+reporting#library) # Startup funding research automation with Claude Started by an event in a connected app, and works across Airtable. It hands the judgement calls to Claude and OpenRouter. 35 steps: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live. Large Calls a model: Claude, OpenRouter [Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fstartup-funding-research-automation-with-claude) **35 steps** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live **0** Branches: places the flow splits **0** Loops or waits **1** Service it connects to ## The flow Starts it 2 Model 11 Logic 14 Service 8 The steps in the order they run, from what starts it. - 1 **When clicking ‘Test workflow’** Manual trigger *Starts it* - 2 **Structured Output Parser** Output Parser Structured *Model* - 3 **Perplexity** Lm Chat Open Router *Model* - 4 **Claude 3.5 Sonnet** Lm Chat Anthropic *Model* - 5 **Claude 3.5 Haiku** Lm Chat Anthropic *Model* - 6 **Extract Structured JSON** Output Parser Structured *Model* - 7 **When Executed by Another Workflow** Execute Workflow trigger *Starts it* - 8 **JINA Deep Search** Http Request *Service* - 9 **Claude 3.5 Sonnet** Lm Chat Anthropic *Model* - 10 **Techcrunch (TC)** Http Request *Service* - 11 **Venturebeat (VB)** Http Request *Service* - 12 **Extract URL** Chain Llm *Model* - 13 **Research URL** Chain Llm *Model* - 14 **Extract Structured Data** Information Extractor *Model* - 15 **Auto-fixing Output Parser** Output Parser Autofixing *Model* - 16 **Prompts** Set *Logic* - 17 **Pick data (jina)** Set *Logic* - 18 **Extract Structured Data** Chain Llm *Model* - 19 **Parse TC XML** Xml *Logic* - 20 **Parse VB XML** Xml *Logic* - 21 **Collect Data** Set *Logic* - 22 **Deep Research** Http Request *Service* - 23 **Write Results to Airtable** Airtable *Service* - 24 **Split TC Articles** Split Out *Logic* - 25 **Split VB Articles** Split Out *Logic* - 26 **Route to Deep Research** Execute Workflow *Logic* - 27 **Airtable** Airtable *Service* - 28 **Pick data (Perplexity)** Set *Logic* - 29 **Filter** Filter *Logic* - 30 **Filter1** Filter *Logic* - 31 **Get Funding Article HTML for scraping (TC)** Http Request *Service* - 32 **Get Funding Article HTML for scraping (VB)** Http Request *Service* - 33 **TC HTML Parser** Html *Logic* - 34 **VB HTML Parser** Html *Logic* - 35 **Merge Extracted Data** Merge *Logic* ## How it's built - **Starts on:** An event in a connected app - **Steps:** 35 - **Size:** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live - **Connects to:** Airtable - **Model:** Claude, OpenRouter ## Questions What does it need to run? An n8n account, plus your own Airtable account, and a key for Claude and OpenRouter. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included. What starts it? It starts on an event in a connected app. Does it use AI? Yes. It calls Claude and OpenRouter. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n. How long does it take to set up? Take your time. At 35 steps it is large: read it before trusting it with anything live. 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 35 steps before you point it at anything that matters. ## Run it in n8n - **Create your n8n account** Free to start. n8n is where the workflow runs. [Create an n8n account ↗](https://millionrounds.com/n8n) - **Download the workflow** Free with a Millionrounds account. [Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fstartup-funding-research-automation-with-claude) - **Paste it into n8n** Open a new workflow in n8n and paste. Then connect your own accounts. Stored with the author's traces removed: canvas notes, instance identifiers, saved credential names and any live document they had left behind. ## Connects to Each opens the other workflows that use it. 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