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If you just heard about GitDealFlow and aren't sure what it does, this page is for you. No jargon. No code. Two minutes and you'll know whether it's worth your email address.

What is GitDealFlow?

GitDealFlow tells you which startups are about to raise money, before anyone else knows. It does this by reading their public code activity on GitHub. When a startup's engineers suddenly start shipping far more code than usual, that's a signal something big is happening internally. GitDealFlow spots that signal and sends you the names every Sunday, in plain English.

It is not a fund. It is not a database. It is a signal tool, built by an independent researcher who goes by "The Data Nerd" and published the methodology openly on SSRN. The tool tracks 350+ startup organizations every week and flags the ones accelerating.

Who is it for?

People who invest in startups. If you write angel cheques, scout deals for a fund, run a syndicate, or source companies for corporate development, GitDealFlow is built for you. Specifically:

Angel investors writing EUR 5k-50k cheques who want to find deals before they hit the warm-intro circuit
Scouts and syndicate leads who need a steady pipeline of names that aren't already circulating
Seed funds and solo GPs who want a leading indicator alongside their existing databases
Corporate development teams tracking which startups in their sector are accelerating technically

How does it work?

It watches GitHub.
Every Monday, GitDealFlow reads the public commit activity of 350+ startup organizations. It measures how much code each team shipped, how many contributors joined, and whether new projects appeared.

It spots the accelerators.
When a startup suddenly ships far more than usual, the tool flags it. Not absolute volume, deviation from their own baseline. A team that normally pushes 20 commits a week and suddenly pushes 80 gets flagged. A team that normally pushes 500 a week does not.

You get five names every Sunday.
The Sunday email lands with five named startups, each with its sector, stage, and a plain-English note on why it's moving. No code. No graphs. Just the names and the reason.

Is it free?

Yes. The Sunday email, five named startups with plain-English notes, is free forever. No credit card, no trial expiration, no fine print. There are paid tiers if you want deeper data (a live dashboard with 350+ ranked orgs, CSV exports, sector deep-dives, a private group), but you never need to pay to get the core signal.

The methodology, the dataset, the MCP server for developers, and the Chrome extension are all free and open. Read the full methodology on SSRN (abstract=6606558).

Where do I start?

Get the free Sunday email

Five startups, one email, every Sunday. The core signal, forever free. This is where 90% of users start.

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Play the Scout Score game

Paste your GitHub username and see how many unicorns you starred before they hit $1B. Free, no login, takes 8 seconds. A fun way to test the signal concept on your own taste.

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See a sample report

Not ready to hand over your email? See exactly what a Sunday issue looks like first.

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