This is a submission for the Runner H "AI Agent Prompting" Challenge
👋 Meet Startup Scout Agent — your weekly AI researcher that finds new startups, fills your spreadsheet, and sends it to your inbox. Built entirely with one prompt, using Runner H.
What I Built
I built Startup Scout Agent, an autonomous AI agent powered by Runner H that scans the web for newly launched startups every week and sends a neatly formatted report to my inbox.
It’s designed for:
- Investors who want early access to rising startups
- Job seekers exploring new, fast-growing companies
- Startup community builders curating newsletters and communities
This project completely automates what normally takes hours of research — all with a single Runner H prompt.
Demo
📽️ Watch the full demo here:
🖼️ Screenshots:
- ✅ Sample Google Sheet: “Weekly Startup Radar”
- ✅ Confirmation Email
How I Used Runner H
I used Runner H’s autonomous agent system with this one prompt:
Every Sunday evening, find 10–15 recently launched startups in AI, HealthTech, or FinTech from sites like TechCrunch, Crunchbase, Product Hunt, or LinkedIn.
For each startup, extract the following:
- Startup name
- Description (what they do)
- Industry or category
- Funding stage (e.g., seed, Series A)
- Location
- Founders' names
- Public founder email (if available)
Add this data to a Google Sheet titled “Weekly Startup Radar”.
Once the sheet is updated, email it to me at [your-email@example.com] with the subject: “Your Weekly Startup Report is Ready 🚀”.
Repeat this task automatically every Sunday at 6:00 PM IST.
I also connected:
- Google Sheets (to store the data)
- Gmail (to send me the weekly email)
This prompt runs autonomously every Sunday, so I wake up to a fresh, curated startup list in my inbox.
Use Case & Impact
🔍 Real-world use cases:
- VC analysts tracking fresh startups in specific sectors
- Newsletter writers curating early-stage startup coverage
- Job seekers or students exploring fast-moving companies
- Accelerators and incubators scouting leads
⏱️ Impact:
- Saves 4–5 hours/week of manual research
- No scraping, no APIs, no code — just prompt + Runner H
- Runs 100% hands-free
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Let me know what you think — and feel free to fork the prompt for your own industry! Thanks to @hcompany_ai and @thepracticaldev for making this challenge happen!
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