> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://firecrawl-abimaelmartell-agent-default-model.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Investment & Finance

> Track companies and extract financial insights from web data

Monitor portfolio companies, track market movements, and extract financial signals from across the web. Firecrawl turns public web data into structured inputs for due diligence, earnings prep, and ongoing surveillance workflows.

## Start with a Template

<Card title="Firecrawl Observer" icon="github" href="https://github.com/firecrawl/firecrawl-observer">
  Monitor portfolio companies for material changes and trigger events
</Card>

## What You Can Track

* **Company Metrics**: Growth indicators, team changes, product launches, funding rounds
* **Market Signals**: Industry trends, competitor moves, sentiment analysis, regulatory changes
* **Risk Indicators**: Leadership changes, legal issues, regulatory mentions, customer complaints
* **Financial Data**: Pricing updates, revenue signals, partnership announcements
* **Alternative Data**: Job postings, web traffic, social signals, news mentions

## Customer Stories

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card href="https://www.firecrawl.dev/blog/how-athena-intelligence-empowers-analysts-with-firecrawl">
    **Athena Intelligence**

    Discover how Athena Intelligence leverages Firecrawl to fuel its AI-native analytics platform for enterprise analysts.
  </Card>

  <Card href="https://www.firecrawl.dev/blog/how-cargo-empowers-gtm-teams-with-firecrawl">
    **Cargo**

    See how Cargo uses Firecrawl to analyze market data and power revenue intelligence workflows.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## FAQs

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Can I track private companies?">
    Yes, you can monitor publicly available information about private companies from their websites, news mentions, job postings, and social media presence.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="How real-time is the data?">
    Firecrawl extracts data in real-time when called. Build your own monitoring system to fetch data at intervals that match your investment strategy - from minute-by-minute for critical events to daily for routine tracking.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="What alternative data sources can I monitor?">
    Public web sources such as company websites, news sites, job boards, review sites, forums, social media, government filings, and open-access industry data.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="How can I track ESG and sustainability signals?">
    Extract data from company ESG reports, sustainability pages, news mentions of environmental initiatives, and regulatory filings. Build tracking systems to identify changes in sustainability commitments or ESG-related developments.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Can Firecrawl help with earnings call preparation?">
    Yes. Extract recent company updates, product launches, executive changes, and industry trends before earnings calls. Combine with competitor data to anticipate questions and identify key discussion points.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Related Use Cases

* [Competitive Intelligence](/use-cases/competitive-intelligence) - Track market competitors
* [Deep Research](/use-cases/deep-research) - Comprehensive market analysis
* [Lead Enrichment](/use-cases/lead-enrichment) - B2B investment opportunities