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.
Apr '26 - Seniority Categories
Upstream seniority categories updated on Hiring Velocity and Hiring Trends signals. non_manager and owner removed; junior and mid_senior added.
The data.seniority[].category enum is now: c_level, director, founder, head, junior, manager, mid_senior, partner, president, vice_president.
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 - S3 Delivery Recovery
Our S3 delivery pipeline experienced a 29-day sync outage (Feb 25 – Mar 26). GCS (primary) was unaffected throughout. All 121 missing deliveries across 36 buckets were fully backfilled as of April 16. The sync architecture has been upgraded to prevent recurrence. See 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
May '26 - Full Coverage Windows + Date Range Folders
Delivery batches will cover their full date range with no gaps, and folder names will reflect the actual data period inside. Expect 8-15% more signals per batch due to eliminated tail-end gaps.
May '26 - LinkedIn Comments Timestamps
Adding comment_posted_at and parent_post.posted_date to LinkedIn Comments signals. Currently detected_at is the only time reference (when Autobound ingested the signal). The new fields provide exact timestamps for when the comment and parent post were actually published on LinkedIn. Additive change — no existing fields modified. View schema →
May '26 - Daily News
Moving news from weekly to daily refresh cadence.
Jun '26 - Product Review Source URLs
Adding source_url to product review signals with a direct link to the original review page.
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 Product Reviews schema pattern.
H2 '26 - SEO Signal Overhaul
Expanding the SEO & Traffic signal universe from 2M to 4M+ domains with improved coverage and new subtypes.
H2 '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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