Raise capital for your startup: search 75,000+ verified VCs and angels, get a free pitch deck score, and track every investor conversation. No credit card.
What the startup fundraising platform does
StartupFundraising.com is a startup fundraising platform for founders running a round end to end: building the target list, pressure-testing the pitch, running outreach, and keeping track of every investor conversation. The fundraising tools below are available from one account, and the free tier covers the whole workflow before any upgrade is required.
Investor directory — search verified VC firms, angel investors, family offices and accelerators by stage, sector, cheque size and location, and open a full profile for each one.
Pitch deck analysis — upload a deck and get a scored, slide-by-slide read on what an investor sees first, plus the gaps worth fixing before you send it.
Investor CRM — track outreach, replies, meetings and next steps per investor so a live round stays in one pipeline instead of a spreadsheet.
Warm intros — find the people in your own network who can introduce you to a target investor, instead of cold-emailing the firm.
Raising capital for a startup follows the same sequence whether you are raising a friends-and-family round or a Series A. Work it in order — most rounds stall because a founder starts outreach before the first three steps are done.
Decide how much you need and why. Size the raise off a milestone (18–24 months of runway to a specific proof point), not off a valuation you want. See how much money to raise.
Pick the right kind of capital. Angels, pre-seed funds, accelerators, venture debt and revenue-based finance all suit different stages. Start with how funding rounds work.
Build the deck and the numbers behind it. Ten to fifteen slides, one idea per slide, a model you can defend line by line. Run it through a free pitch deck review before it goes out.
Build a real target list. Investors who fund your stage, sector and geography — usually 80–150 names, not 20. Filter them in the investor directory.
Get introduced instead of cold-emailing. A warm intro converts several times better than a cold approach; check who in your network already knows the fund with warm intros.
Run the round as a process. Batch outreach, keep every conversation in one pipeline, and create real timing pressure by talking to firms in parallel — track it in the investor CRM.
Close and report. Diligence, term sheet, then monthly updates that make the next round easier. See investor updates.
