> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.firecrawl.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Investment & Finance

> Track companies and extract financial insights from web data

Turn public web data into structured financial signals. Firecrawl scrapes company websites, news sites, job boards, and regulatory filings, then returns clean JSON you can feed directly into due diligence workflows, earnings prep, or ongoing portfolio surveillance.

## 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 shifts, 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. Monitor publicly available information from company websites, news mentions, job postings, and social media presence.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="How real-time is the data?">
    Firecrawl extracts data on every call, so you always get the live page. Schedule your own monitoring at intervals that match your strategy, from minute-by-minute for critical events to daily for routine tracking.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="What alternative data sources can I monitor?">
    Any public web source, including 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 ESG reports, sustainability pages, news coverage of environmental initiatives, and regulatory filings. Re-run extractions on a schedule to flag shifts 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 ahead of the call, then 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