PHBench

In plain words

PHBench is a predictive tool that forecasts Series A funding likelihood based on Product Hunt launch performance. It analyzes data from over 67,000 featured launches linked to 528 verified Series A rounds to identify funding signals. The benchmark identifies team size and community engagement as the strongest predictors, with B2B companies in APIs, payments, and fintech showing three times higher conversion rates. Users can submit their launches on phbench.com and receive weekly predictions of high-probability Series A candidates. The dataset, code, and baseline models are publicly available.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

PHBench: the first public benchmark predicting Series A funding from Product Hunt launch signals. We analyzed 67,292 featured launches over 7 years, linked to 528 verified Series A rounds via Crunchbase. Champion model: 4.7x lift over random. Team size × community engagement is the strongest signal; B2B (API, Payments, Fintech) converts at 3x baseline; Rank #1 raises at 2.2x unranked. Dataset, code, and baselines open. Submit at phbench.com and subscribe for weekly high-probability launches.

An open benchmark for predicting Series A funding from Product Hunt launch signals. 67,292 launches, 528 verified Series A events. Weekly predictions and launch simulator.

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