Screen deals in under 30 minutes. IC memos in one click.
Built for PE and VC teams stuck on analyst-heavy screening: deck reading, benchmarking, and IC memos in under thirty minutes, so diligence starts where the work matters.
Signal · AI deal screening software for private equity
Who this is for
Built for PE firms, VC funds, and strategic acquirers reviewing 10–50+ deals per quarter where analyst-heavy screening is the primary bottleneck between sourcing and diligence.
What it does
Agentic Deal Intelligence for PE & VC
Signal is the deal intelligence application in the Echo 1 Labs business lifecycle. PE/VC firms and strategic acquirers that have outgrown spreadsheets and analyst-heavy deal screening use Signal to consolidate deal sourcing, financial analysis, deck reading, industry benchmarking (61 BizMiner ratios across 5,000+ NAICS codes), screening gates, and one-click IC memo generation. It cuts deal screening from 2-4 hours to under 30 minutes. Agent-based automation replaces the manual analyst workflow that does not scale past 20 deals a quarter.
Capabilities
Built into Signal.
Extracts data from pitch decks and CIMs, then analyzes against success statistics from top-producing companies.
4 hard-filter gates (Revenue Floor, EBITDA Margin, Entry Multiple, Data Quality) with instant pass/fail.
61 BizMiner financial ratios with P25/Median/P75 overlay, auto-matched by NAICS code and revenue band.
Unified intake from Kumo (100K+ deals), BizBuySell (200K+ via Apify), and manual submissions.
Generated investment committee memos with financials, risk assessment, and recommendation. PDF export.
Post-acquisition KPI dashboards with QuickBooks integration, health scores, and forecast projections.
What this replaces
One system. Not six.
Most companies at this stage are stitching together Reads decks, screens against four gates, benchmarks 61 industry ratios, and drafts IC memos in under 30 minutes. Each tool solves part of the problem. None of them share data, and you manage the gaps manually.
Signal is built to replace that stack. One system, one data model, one bill, with agent-based automation running the workflow end-to-end and a human operator staying in control.
Frequently asked
Common questions about Signal.
- What is Echo 1 Labs Signal?
- Signal is the deal intelligence application in the Echo 1 Labs Business Lifecycle Management system. It combines deal sourcing integrations (Kumo, BizBuySell), AI deck reading, automated screening gates, 61-ratio industry benchmarking via BizMiner, and one-click IC memo generation into a single agent-based workflow for PE firms, VC funds, and strategic acquirers.
- Who is Signal built for?
- Signal is built for private equity firms, venture capital funds, and strategic acquirers reviewing 10–50+ deals per quarter where analyst-heavy screening is the primary bottleneck. Typical profile: a 3–15 person investment team spending 2–4 hours per deal on preliminary screening before any real analysis begins.
- How fast can Signal screen a deal?
- Signal reduces deal screening from the typical 2–4 hour manual process to under 30 minutes. This includes deck reading, financial data extraction, four-gate automated screening, industry benchmarking against 61 BizMiner ratios, and preliminary IC memo generation.
- What industry benchmark data does Signal use?
- Signal integrates BizMiner data covering 61 financial ratios across 5,000+ NAICS codes, segmented by company size and revenue band. Benchmarks include P25, median, and P75 ranges for every metric, so every deal is compared to its specific industry peer group, not generic SMB averages.
- What are Signal's four automated screening gates?
- Signal applies four hard-filter gates before advanced analysis: Revenue Floor (minimum revenue threshold), EBITDA Margin (profitability floor), Entry Multiple (maximum acquisition price multiple), and Data Quality (minimum completeness for a reliable outcome). Deals failing a gate are flagged for analyst review, not automatically discarded.
Other stages in the lifecycle
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