Dbochman/researching-inception

Inception Research

Research NVIDIA Inception startups, VCs, and accelerators via sf CLI.

Setup

# Requires: sf (Salesforce CLI)
sf org login web --alias nvcrm-dev --instance-url https://test.salesforce.com

Inception Objects

| Object | Records | Use | |--------|---------|-----| | Inception_Connect_Profile__c | ~49K | Main startup profiles | | Inception_Request__c | ~44K | Application data & use cases | | Inception_VC_Firm__c | ~1.9K | VC firm connections | | Inception_VC_Alliance_Profile__c | ~1.8K | VC Alliance partners | | Inception_Accelerator__c | ~3.9K | Accelerator affiliations | | Inception_Capital_Connect_Requests__c | ~5.9K | Funding match requests |

Quick Reference

All commands require --target-org nvcrm-dev (or -o nvcrm-dev).

Search Startups

# By company name
sf data query -o nvcrm-dev --query "SELECT Id, Company_Name__c, Membership_Status__c, HQ_Location__c, Total_Funding_Raised_USD__c, Industry_Tagify__c FROM Inception_Connect_Profile__c WHERE Company_Name__c LIKE '%OpenAI%'"

# By industry
sf data query -o nvcrm-dev --query "SELECT Id, Company_Name__c, HQ_Location__c, Total_Funding_Raised_USD__c FROM Inception_Connect_Profile__c WHERE Industry_Tagify__c LIKE '%Healthcare%' AND Membership_Status__c = 'Member - Community' LIMIT 30"

# By location
sf data query -o nvcrm-dev --query "SELECT Id, Company_Name__c, Industry_Tagify__c, Total_Funding_Raised_USD__c FROM Inception_Connect_Profile__c WHERE HQ_Location__c = 'Germany' AND Membership_Status__c = 'Member - Community' LIMIT 30"

# By funding range
sf data query -o nvcrm-dev --query "SELECT Id, Company_Name__c, HQ_Location__c, Total_Funding_Raised_USD__c, Industry_Tagify__c FROM Inception_Connect_Profile__c WHERE Total_Funding_Raised_USD__c > 10000000 AND Membership_Status__c = 'Member - Community' ORDER BY Total_Funding_Raised_USD__c DESC LIMIT 30"

Get Startup Details

# Full profile with descriptions
sf data query -o nvcrm-dev --query "SELECT Id, Company_Name__c, Company_Description__c, PB_Company_Description__c, Membership_Status__c, HQ_Location__c, Total_Funding_Raised_USD__c, Industry_Tagify__c, Workloads_Tagify__c, Website__c FROM Inception_Connect_Profile__c WHERE Id = 'aGBxxxx'" --json

# With investor details
sf data query -o nvcrm-dev --query "SELECT Id, Company_Name__c, PB_Active_Investors__c, PB_Financing_Status_Note__c, Engagement_Level_Justification__c FROM Inception_Connect_Profile__c WHERE Id = 'aGBxxxx'" --json

Search by Use Case (from Applications)

# By AI technology
sf data query -o nvcrm-dev --query "SELECT Id, Name, Company_Name__c, Current_Use_Case__c, How_GPUs_Used__c FROM Inception_Request__c WHERE Current_Use_Case__c LIKE '%Computer Vision%' LIMIT 20"

# By GPU usage
sf data query -o nvcrm-dev --query "SELECT Id, Name, Company_Name__c, Current_Use_Case__c, How_Are_GPUs_being_Used__c FROM Inception_Request__c WHERE How_GPUs_Used__c LIKE '%Training%' LIMIT 20"

# By value proposition
sf data query -o nvcrm-dev --query "SELECT Id, Name, Company_Name__c, Company_s_value_proposition__c, Current_Use_Case__c FROM Inception_Request__c WHERE Company_s_value_proposition__c LIKE '%autonomous%'" --json

Membership Status

# Active members
sf data query -o nvcrm-dev --query "SELECT Id, Company_Name__c, HQ_Location__c, Total_Funding_Raised_USD__c FROM Inception_Connect_Profile__c WHERE Membership_Status__c = 'Member - Community' ORDER BY Total_Funding_Raised_USD__c DESC NULLS LAST LIMIT 30"

# Pending review
sf data query -o nvcrm-dev --query "SELECT Id, Company_Name__c, HQ_Location__c, Program_Affiliation__c FROM Inception_Connect_Profile__c WHERE Membership_Status__c = 'Pending Review' LIMIT 30"

# Past members
sf data query -o nvcrm-dev --query "SELECT Id, Company_Name__c, Past_Member_Reason__c, Past_Member_Conversion_Date__c FROM Inception_Connect_Profile__c WHERE Membership_Status__c = 'Past Member' LIMIT 30"

# Rejected (for patterns)
sf data query -o nvcrm-dev --query "SELECT Id, Company_Name__c, Rejection_Reason__c, Rejection_Date__c FROM Inception_Connect_Profile__c WHERE Membership_Status__c = 'Rejected' LIMIT 20"

VC Connections

# VC Alliance partners
sf data query -o nvcrm-dev --query "SELECT Id, Name, Account__c FROM Inception_VC_Alliance_Profile__c LIMIT 30"

# VC firms linked to startups
sf data query -o nvcrm-dev --query "SELECT Id, Name, VC_Firm_Name__c, Inception_Request__c FROM Inception_VC_Firm__c WHERE VC_Firm_Name__c != 'Other' LIMIT 30"

# Find startups by investor
sf data query -o nvcrm-dev --query "SELECT Id, Company_Name__c, PB_Active_Investors__c, Total_Funding_Raised_USD__c FROM Inception_Connect_Profile__c WHERE PB_Active_Investors__c LIKE '%Sequoia%'" --json

Accelerator Participation

# Accelerator records
sf data query -o nvcrm-dev --query "SELECT Id, Name, Accelerator__c, Inception_Request__c FROM Inception_Accelerator__c LIMIT 30"

# Find by accelerator name
sf data query -o nvcrm-dev --query "SELECT Id, Name, Accelerator__c FROM Inception_Accelerator__c WHERE Accelerator__c LIKE '%Y Combinator%'"

Capital Connect Requests

# Recent funding requests
sf data query -o nvcrm-dev --query "SELECT Id, Name, CreatedDate FROM Inception_Capital_Connect_Requests__c ORDER BY CreatedDate DESC LIMIT 20"

Workflows

Research a Startup

# 1. Profile overview
sf data query -o nvcrm-dev --query "SELECT Id, Company_Name__c, Membership_Status__c, HQ_Location__c, Total_Funding_Raised_USD__c, Industry_Tagify__c, Workloads_Tagify__c, Website__c FROM Inception_Connect_Profile__c WHERE Company_Name__c LIKE '%CompanyName%'"

# 2. Descriptions (use ID from step 1)
sf data query -o nvcrm-dev --query "SELECT Company_Description__c, PB_Company_Description__c, Engagement_Level_Justification__c FROM Inception_Connect_Profile__c WHERE Id = 'aGBxxxx'" --json

# 3. Investor details
sf data query -o nvcrm-dev --query "SELECT PB_Active_Investors__c, PB_Financing_Status_Note__c FROM Inception_Connect_Profile__c WHERE Id = 'aGBxxxx'" --json

# 4. Application details (find by company name)
sf data query -o nvcrm-dev --query "SELECT Id, Name, Current_Use_Case__c, Company_s_value_proposition__c, Brief_Company_Description_140_character__c, How_GPUs_Used__c FROM Inception_Request__c WHERE Company_Name__c LIKE '%CompanyName%'" --json

# 5. VC connections
sf data query -o nvcrm-dev --query "SELECT Id, VC_Firm_Name__c FROM Inception_VC_Firm__c WHERE Inception_Request__c IN (SELECT Id FROM Inception_Request__c WHERE Company_Name__c LIKE '%CompanyName%')"

Find Startups for Outreach

# 1. Filter (example: Healthcare, >$1M funding, US)
sf data query -o nvcrm-dev --query "SELECT Id, Company_Name__c, Total_Funding_Raised_USD__c, Industry_Tagify__c FROM Inception_Connect_Profile__c WHERE Industry_Tagify__c LIKE '%Healthcare%' AND Total_Funding_Raised_USD__c > 1000000 AND HQ_Location__c = 'United States' AND Membership_Status__c = 'Member - Community' ORDER BY Total_Funding_Raised_USD__c DESC LIMIT 20"

# 2. Get descriptions for top prospects
sf data query -o nvcrm-dev --query "SELECT Company_Name__c, Company_Description__c, PB_Company_Description__c, Website__c FROM Inception_Connect_Profile__c WHERE Id IN ('aGBxxxx','aGBxxxx','aGBxxxx')" --json

# 3. Find contacts via Account link
sf data query -o nvcrm-dev --query "SELECT Account__c FROM Inception_Connect_Profile__c WHERE Id = 'aGBxxxx'"
# Then query Contact with AccountId

Analyze Portfolio Segment

# Example: AI Infrastructure startups
sf data query -o nvcrm-dev --query "SELECT Id, Company_Name__c, HQ_Location__c, Total_Funding_Raised_USD__c FROM Inception_Connect_Profile__c WHERE Industry_Tagify__c LIKE '%Cloud Services%' AND Workloads_Tagify__c LIKE '%Infrastructure%' AND Membership_Status__c = 'Member - Community' ORDER BY Total_Funding_Raised_USD__c DESC LIMIT 30"

Find Similar Companies

# 1. Get target profile
sf data query -o nvcrm-dev --query "SELECT Industry_Tagify__c, Workloads_Tagify__c, HQ_Location__c FROM Inception_Connect_Profile__c WHERE Company_Name__c = 'TargetCompany'"

# 2. Find similar (same industry + workload)
sf data query -o nvcrm-dev --query "SELECT Id, Company_Name__c, Total_Funding_Raised_USD__c FROM Inception_Connect_Profile__c WHERE Industry_Tagify__c LIKE '%Healthcare%' AND Workloads_Tagify__c LIKE '%Computer Vision%' AND Membership_Status__c = 'Member - Community' LIMIT 20"

Notes

Key Objects: Inception_Connect_Profile__c (profiles), Inception_Request__c (applications), Inception_VC_Firm__c, Inception_Accelerator__c

Membership statuses: Member - Community, Pending Review, Rejected, Past Member