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Starbridge Integration

Starbridge.ai provides district intelligence for school districts, higher education institutions, and government entities. PILLAR ingests 120+ buyer attributes and stores them across account enrichment fields and dedicated entity tables.

Data Flow

  1. Initial Sync: When an account is matched by starbridge_buyer_id or nces_id, a full attribute pull enriches the account record with 120+ fields
  2. Webhook Updates: Real-time notifications for job changes, RFP publications, budget shifts, and document postings
  3. On-Demand Refresh: Manual or scheduled re-sync of buyer attributes
  4. Signal Generation: Starbridge data changes trigger signals in the STARBRIDGE, RENEWAL, EXPANSION, and ACCOUNT families

Data Categories

CategoryStorageFieldsSync
Buyer Attributesaccounts table columns80+ fields (budget, enrollment, scores, demographics)On-demand + webhook
Job Changesstarbridge_job_changes tableDepartures, hires, promotionsWebhook (real-time)
Contractsstarbridge_contracts tablePublic contract recordsOn-demand
Purchase Ordersstarbridge_purchase_orders tableLine-item procurement dataOn-demand
Conferencesstarbridge_conferences tableEdTech conference intelligencePeriodic
RFPsstarbridge_rfps tableBids and solicitationsWebhook (real-time)
Documentsstarbridge_documents tableBoard minutes, strategic plansOn-demand
Competitor Contractscompetitor_contracts tableCompetitive spend intelligenceOn-demand

Scoring Impact

Starbridge data feeds into multiple scoring categories:
  • Fit: Tech spend propensity (FIT-004), AI adoption (FIT-005), budget capacity (FIT-006), strategic theme match (FIT-007), procurement complexity (FIT-008), coop pathways (FIT-009), startup friendliness (FIT-011)
  • Intent: Grant funding (INT-003), competitive displacement window (INT-005), RFP activity (INT-007), budget trend (INT-008), strategic alignment (INT-009), hiring intent (INT-010), board discussions (INT-011)
  • Risk: Budget decline risk (RSK-002), market context risk (RSK-006), procurement timing risk (RSK-011)
  • Forecast Confidence: Procurement alignment variable (procurement_complexity, coop_pathway_exists, fiscal_year_aligned)
  • Renewal Risk: Market context variable (budget_trend_yoy, tech_budget_pct_of_total, grant_dependency_pct)

Signal Types from Starbridge

Signal TypeFamilySeverity Logic
competitive_displacement_windowPIPELINECRITICAL if under 60d, WARNING if under 180d
rfp_activePIPELINEAlways CRITICAL
board_discussion_relevantACCOUNTAlways WARNING
strategic_alignmentEXPANSIONAlways WARNING
grant_funding_availableEXPANSIONAlways WARNING
budget_shift_detectedRENEWALCRITICAL if decline over 10%, WARNING if over 5%
hiring_intentACCOUNTAlways INFO
stakeholder_departure_starbridgeACCOUNTCRITICAL if champion, WARNING otherwise
procurement_pathway_updateSTARBRIDGEVaries
conference_engagementSTARBRIDGEAlways INFO