A warm way in
Investors read what arrives with a name attached. Walk in introduced, not unannounced.
You're making something. Good.
Now get it funded. Get introduced to the investors, accelerators and grant makers who back your stage and sector, and walk in with someone vouching for you.
Why raise this way
A cold email gets skimmed. A name someone trusts gets read.
Only the rooms that can say yes
Stage, sector and place decide who can fund you. Skip everyone who cannot.
More than venture checks
Accelerators, grants and studios fund what venture will not. All of them are on the table.
Who writes the checks
Different money wants different things
Know which kind you are asking before you ask.
Venture firms9,416 on record. They back companies that can get very large, and they want a board seat or a say.Family officesPrivate wealth that invests directly. Slower to find, often patient once in.Venture studiosThey build the company with you and take a larger share for it.Private equityLater money for companies with revenue. Rarely a first check.
Investors
The firms founders ask about first
Each one opens to what the firm backs, the programs it runs and where to reach it.
InvestorEmpowering founders to build significant businesses.
InvestorInvesting in the future of technology.
InvestorPartnering with exceptional teams to build iconic businesses.
InvestorInvesting in disruptive technology companies.
InvestorInvesting in transformative technology companies.
Accelerators
Money, a cohort and a deadline
An accelerator invests a set amount and puts you in front of investors at the end. Read the terms before you apply.
AcceleratorEmpowering entrepreneurs through mentorship and investment.
AcceleratorEmpowering founders globally through capital and resources.
AcceleratorInvesting in founders from Day Zero.
AcceleratorAccelerating enterprise-focused startups.
Sectors
Start with the people who already fund your field
Investors are sorted by what they back. Pick your sector and the list is already shorter.
Sector
16,211 investors on record back Healthcare.
Sector
12,025 investors on record back Fintech.
Sector
11,939 investors on record back Artificial Intelligence.
Sector
10,315 investors on record back Consumer.
Sector
7,045 investors on record back Biotech & Life Sciences.
Sector
6,871 investors on record back SaaS & Cloud Software.
Raising looks different from where you stand
Pick the one that sounds like you.
Fundraising founderYou are in the round right now and need the next meeting.First-time founderNobody has funded you before. That is where everyone starts.Pre-product founderYou have a thesis and a plan, not a product yet.Solo founderOne person, every job. Investors will ask about it.Repeat founderYou have done this before and want a faster round.Student founderYou are building between classes and need a first check.
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Get Pro- Search that narrowsInvestors, programs, accelerators, incubators and studios, by stage, sector and place.
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Questions founders ask before raising
How do the intros work?
Join and say what you are making and what you are raising. An introduction happens only when an investor's stated focus matches and both sides say yes. No introduction is guaranteed, and nobody can pay for one.
Does a profile mean an investor is writing checks right now?
No. A profile records what a firm has published and what research found. Check pace and fit against a recent source before you count on it.
Why are accelerators, studios and grants here?
Because venture is one kind of money. The terms, the selection and what you give up differ a lot between them, so each kind stays separate.
Does Pro get me funded?
No. Pro keeps your research and your shortlist in one place. It does not buy an introduction, a reply or a check.
Start here
Say what you're making. Get it in front of the right people.
Your stage, your sector and what you are raising. It takes a few minutes.