Scout and rank startups in a specific industry
Workflow: Evaluation
1. Describe the task
Startup scouting usually means searching news, LinkedIn, and funding trackers by hand, then tracking the shortlist in a spreadsheet. That list goes stale fast, since funding rounds close and companies change status in the meantime.
Hand the search and the first-pass rating to Prism. Name the topic, and it searches the signals pool and the web for startups working in that space, creates a company element for each, and rates them against the criteria configured on your company element type.
Example prompt:
Find 10 electric aviation startups in propulsion or battery systems, create a company element for each with a summary and funding stage, and rate their Strategic Fit.
2. Give context
Required inputs
- An element type with a Strategic Fit rating criterion configured.
3. What ITONICS AI creates
Example output:
10 company elements created, each with a summary, HQ country, and a Strategic Fit rating.
| Company | HQ Country | Strategic Fit |
|---|---|---|
| ZeroAvia | USA | Very High – 5 |
| Beta Technologies | USA | High – 4 |
| Electra.aero | USA | High – 4 |
| Lilium | Germany | High – 4 |
| LeydenJar | Netherlands | High – 4 |
| Joby Aviation | USA | Medium – 3 |
| Odys Aviation | USA | Medium – 3 |
| Heart Aerospace | Sweden | Medium – 3 |
| TCab Tech | China | Low – 2 |
| AIR | Israel | Low – 2 |
Top pick: ZeroAvia, hydrogen-electric propulsion mapped directly to the group's green hydrogen strategy.
Lowest fit: TCab Tech, limited by China-centric market access and geopolitical constraints on partnership.
Follow-up prompts:
Example prompt:
For the top three, summarize why they scored highest on Strategic Fit.
Example prompt:
Which of these have signals mentioning a partnership with an airframe manufacturer?
Example prompt:
Re-scout the same topic, limited to startups founded in the last two years.
