The Leadalise blog

Field notes on B2B buying signals, deal timing, and signal-based selling — for small teams that need to reach the shortlist first.

A new executive is sold as a buyer with a fresh budget. The evidence that survives a source check says something narrower, and more useful.

September 7, 2026funding signalsbuying signalsfunding rounds

Companies that raised in the first week of September

Five US B2B companies announced funding between August 31 and September 5, each with its lead investor, announcement date and a link to the source.

September 7, 2026buying signalsfundingdata quality

Who raised the money is not who is in the headline

Funding alerts routinely name the investor, the publisher or a namesake instead of the company that raised. Here is how to tell them apart.

August 31, 2026buying signalsresearchdata quality

The date on a signal is not the date of the event

A buying signal carries two dates — when it happened, and when a tool saw it. Confusing them puts the wrong accounts at the top of your list.

August 21, 2026funding signalsbuying signalsfunding rounds

Companies that raised in August

Four B2B companies that announced funding in the first half of August, each with its lead investor, announcement date and a link to the source.

August 19, 2026hiring signalsbuying signalsjob postings

How to read a job posting like a buyer

A job posting is a public plan. What role clusters, seniority, and pain wording reveal about a company's next purchase, and when the window closes.

August 11, 2026buying signalsresearchICP

What buying signals look like by company size

We measured how many buying signals companies actually produce, split by headcount. Small companies are mostly silent, and that silence is real.

August 10, 2026buying signalsfunding signalsprospecting

What a funding round actually tells you in 2026

Record venture dollars, fewer funded companies, leaner teams. Why the they-just-raised heuristic broke, and how a small team should read a round now.

August 6, 2026funding signalsbuying signalsweekly rounds

3 companies that raised this week — and what that opens

Three funding rounds from the week of August 4, 2026, each with its source — and what a new round usually changes for anyone selling into that company.

July 28, 2026buying signalstimingsales strategy

Why timing beats volume in B2B sales

Most B2B deals are decided before the first call. Here is what the research says about why reaching a buying window early beats more volume.

What a leadership change actually tells you