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Poll EDGAR EFTS
A cron job queries SEC EDGAR for new N-2, S-1, and N-1A filings every hour, filtered by keywords like 'pre-IPO', 'late-stage private', and 'venture'.
Pre IPO Radar watches every CEF and ETF that registers with the SEC to invest in late-stage private companies — surfacing new filings the moment they hit EDGAR, so retail investors can position themselves before liquidity events.
The hard part isn't the app — it's the data sourcing. Here's the end-to-end pipeline.
A cron job queries SEC EDGAR for new N-2, S-1, and N-1A filings every hour, filtered by keywords like 'pre-IPO', 'late-stage private', and 'venture'.
A weighted-keyword scorer handles the obvious cases. Anything uncertain gets enriched by Claude (claude-opus-4-7, structured output, prompt-cached rubric) so we don't miss novel funds that don't match the lexicon.
Hits land in Neon Postgres. The dashboard exposes filters by status, form type, and category so you can spot funds at the registration stage — before they trade.
Honest difficulty ratings, taken straight from the MVP brief.
| Aspect | Approach | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| N-2 / S-1 filings from EDGAR | Free EFTS API · ~10 req/s | Straightforward |
| Keyword classification of prospectus text | Heuristic + optional LLM | Medium |
| Post-launch NAV & premium/discount | CEFConnect scrape | Medium |
| Real-time alerts on new filings | EDGAR RSS → webhook | Easy |
| Specific private companies named | Prospectus NLP | Hard |
The MVP page hits SEC EDGAR in real time, classifies filings, and stores them in Neon. Click below to scan the last 90 days of N-2 / S-1 activity.
Open the MVP dashboard →