A recent funding round is the clearest growth signal a startup sends. Connect https://api.leadocean.io/mcp first (setup is on the MCP page) and paste the prompt below.
The prompt
I sell to fast-growing US startups.
1. Call leadocean_list_enum_values for employee_range and job_level and use the exact strings.
2. Call leadocean_count_leads for C-Team people at companies with 11-50 or 51-200 employees that raised money in 2025 or later, in the US.
3. Tell me the count and every filter you used.
4. Do not call leadocean_search_leads until I say go.Last funding year is the growth signal this prompt filters on. minLastFundingYear only matches companies with a funding year on file, so bootstrapped startups drop out.
What it resolves to
| Filter | Value |
|---|---|
| jobLevel | C-Team |
| employeeRange | 11-50, 51-200 |
| minLastFundingYear | 2025 |
| country | US |
Run it monthly. The dataset is refreshed monthly, so new rounds show up as the count moves. Each record also carries its own fetched_at date, so you can see how fresh a row is.
How many match
1,916 mailable people matched on 2 October 2026. Filters: jobLevel C-Team, employeeRange 11-50 or 51-200, minLastFundingYear 2025, country US.
Mailable means verified, catch_all_valid or catch_all, the count_leads default. The count is free. It is wider than a funding-type list: no round type is applied. leadocean_count_leads does not accept fundingType, so add a round such as Seed at search time to narrow the list.
What you get back
Search rows carry the fields below. These are placeholder values, not real records.
| Title | Company size | Industry | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executive Officer | 11-50 | Software Development | US |
| Chief Technology Officer | 51-200 | Computer Software | US |
| Chief Operating Officer | 51-200 | Technology; Information and Internet | US |
Variations
- Replace "C-Team" with "VP, jobFunction Sales & Business Development" to reach the people who buy sales tools.
- Change the funding year to 2024 and compare the count to see how many startups raised a year earlier.
- Add "country GB" to size the same signal in the UK before choosing a market.
Records it spends
The enum lookups and the count are free. leadocean_search_leads costs 1 record per person returned, so a limit of 25 costs 25 records. Free gives you 1,000 records one-off with no card. Pro is $499 a month. See pricing.
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