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Opening — Purpose and scope
GroundUp Toolkit is an open-source automation framework aimed at venture capital teams. It centralizes dealflow and meeting operational tasks via an OpenClaw-based WhatsApp gateway and an AI assistant, integrating with HubSpot, Google Workspace, Claude AI and other services.
Key Features
• Meeting automation: WhatsApp reminders with attendee context sourced from HubSpot, LinkedIn and Crunchbase.
• Meeting bot: automatic join of Google Meet sessions, recording and extraction of action items using Claude AI for summarization.
• Deal automation: monitoring of inbound Gmail to auto-create HubSpot companies and deals.
• Deck analysis: structured extraction from pitch decks stored in DocSend, Google Drive and Dropbox.
• Operational tooling: health checks, WhatsApp watchdogs, and a Shabbat-aware scheduler to control timing for automations.
Technical implementation and architecture
• The gateway layer is OpenClaw which mediates WhatsApp team chat and routes messages to internal skills and scripts.
• Core integrations rely on HubSpot APIs (via a Maton gateway in the original stack), Google Workspace operations (calendar, Gmail, Docs) and Claude AI for NLP-based extraction and summarization.
• Auxiliary services include Twilio for phone alerts and Brave Search for external research inputs; deck parsing operates against common storage backends (DocSend/Drive/Dropbox).
Use cases
• Streamlining pre-meeting context delivery and automated follow-ups for VC partners.
• Reducing manual CRM updates by converting meeting notes and WhatsApp discussions into HubSpot records.
• Maintaining a watchlist with monthly research digests and action tagging (keep/pass/note).
Limitations and considerations
• The toolkit depends on hosted third-party services (OpenClaw, Claude/Anthropic, HubSpot, Twilio) that require accounts and API access.
• Operational stability requires gateway uptime and a monitoring layer; the repo includes watchdog scripts but external reliability of WhatsApp sessions can be a constraint.
• Some features (Google Workspace operations, OAuth flows) imply credential management and proper permissions, which influence deployment and access models.
References & tags
OpenClaw, Claude AI, HubSpot, Google Workspace, Twilio, DocSend
🔹 tool #openclaw #whatsapp #claude_ai #hubspot
🔗 Source: https://github.com/navotvolkgroundup/groundup-toolkit