AI RESEARCH
PHBench: A Benchmark for Predicting Startup Series A Funding from Product Hunt Launch Signals
arXiv CS.LG
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ArXi:2605.02974v1 Announce Type: cross Structured launch signals on Product Hunt contain statistically significant predictive information for Series A funding outcomes. We construct PHBench from 67,292 featured Product Hunt posts spanning 2019-2025, linked to Crunchbase funding records via deterministic domain matching, identifying 528 verified Series A raises within 18 months of launch (positive rate: 0.78