Roadmap
Upcoming enhancements to the Autobound Signal Database, including new data sources, schema improvements, and platform capabilities.
This roadmap outlines planned enhancements to the Signal Database. Timelines are estimates and subject to change based on customer feedback.
Feedback welcome: Have a signal you'd like to see or a schema improvement that would help? Contact [email protected]
Recently Shipped
For full details on each release, see our Changelog.
Mar '26 - New Signals
We launched 7 new signal types, bringing the total to 32+ signal sources. See changelog →
| Signal | Entity | Refresh | Schema |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC Form D Funding | Company | 2× Daily | View → |
| New Business Formations | Company | Daily | View → |
| Federal Contract Awards | Company | Daily | View → |
| Conference & CFP Events | Company | Daily | View → |
| HackerNews Signals | Company | Daily | View → |
| ProductHunt Launches | Company | Daily | View → |
| Podcast Appearances | Contact | Daily | View → |
Mar '26 - Weekly Refresh
All SEC filings, news, and hiring signals moved from quarterly/monthly to weekly. New signal types launch on daily cadence. See changelog →
Mar '26 - Delivery Tools
- Manifest files - Live (Beta). Event-driven pipeline triggers on each data drop. Contact us for access. See changelog →
- Delivery changelog - Track every delivery at autobound-api.readme.io/changelog
- Bucket discovery - Service accounts can now run
gsutil ls -p autobound-signal-deliveryto discover all available signal buckets. See changelog →
Mar '26 - Velocity Update
Time window alignment, 1:1 department mapping, full distribution (top-5 cap removed). Interpretation guide → · See changelog →
In Progress
Apr '26 - Seniority Change ⚠️
Breaking change. Upstream data provider is splitting and removing seniority categories effective April 6th.
| Change | Detail |
|---|---|
| Removed | non_manager, owner values no longer returned |
| Added | junior, mid_senior replace non_manager |
| New fields | normalized_title (standardized job title), translated_title (English translation for non-English postings) |
The data.seniority[].category enum updates from c_level, director, founder, head, manager, non_manager, owner, partner, president, vice_president to c_level, director, founder, head, junior, manager, mid_senior, partner, president, vice_president.
Applies to Hiring Velocity and Hiring Trends signals. If you filter or alert on non_manager seniority, update your integration before April 6th.
Apr '26 - News Categories
10 new news subtypes expanding coverage of corporate events, financials, and risk signals.
| Subtype | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|
spins_off_company | Strategic | Company spins off a subsidiary |
spins_off_division | Strategic | Company spins off a division |
rebrands_to | Strategic | Company rebrands to a new name/identity |
splits_into | Strategic | Company splits into multiple entities |
declares_bankruptcy | Risk | Company files for bankruptcy |
loses_client | Revenue | Company loses a customer |
ends_partnership_with | Strategic | Company ends a partnership |
has_valuation | Financial | Company valuation reported |
has_earnings | Financial | Company earnings reported |
has_revenue | Financial | Company revenue reported |
These are additive - existing subtypes and schemas are unchanged. Total news subtypes: 40.
Apr '26 - G2 URLs
Direct links to G2 review pages on product review signals.
Apr '26 - Daily News
Moving news from weekly to daily refresh cadence.
Jun '26 - Confidence Scores
Unified 0.0–1.0 confidence scale across all signal sources.
Jun '26 - Company2 Enrichment
Second company + ticker on multi-company news events (acquisitions, partnerships, etc.).
Company2 enrichment - details
~25% of news signals involve two companies (acquirer/target, partner/partner, plaintiff/defendant). Currently only the primary company is included. We're adding:
{
"company": { "name": "Acquirer Corp", "domain": "acquirer.com" },
"company2": { "name": "Target Inc", "domain": "target.com", "ticker": "NYSE:TGT" }
}Affects: Acquisitions, Partnerships, Investments, New Customers, Departures, Retirements, and other multi-company news subtypes.
Coming Next
Jul '26 - Data Quality
| Enhancement | Description |
|---|---|
| Monitoring pool expansion | 2× current company/contact pool size by mid-2026 |
| Entity resolution | Targeting 95%+ company.linkedin_url, 99%+ company.domain |
| Industry normalization | ~150 standardized industries mapped to NAICS/SIC/LinkedIn |
| Historical backfill | Expanding to 12-month lookback for Hiring, Glassdoor, LinkedIn, Reddit |
Aug '26 - New Products
| Product | Description |
|---|---|
| LinkedIn Relationship Classification | Commenter-poster relationship types on LinkedIn comment signals |
| Cross-signal subtype standardization | Same business event → same subtype name regardless of source |
| Cross-signal deduplication | related_signals array linking duplicate events across sources |
Sep '26 - New Sources
| Source | Entity | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Capterra | Company | Product reviews and ratings |
| TrustRadius | Company | Enterprise software reviews |
| Gartner Peer Insights | Company | Enterprise validation reviews |
| Quora | Company/Contact | Q&A discussions and expertise signals |
New review sources will follow the G2 Reviews schema pattern.
Oct '26 - Platform
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Canonical entity IDs | Stable autobound_id across all signals for consistent joins |
| API-first signal access | Real-time REST API lookup by company/contact, with webhook subscriptions |
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