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Super Intelligence for Fundraising

Identify investors in North America that lead Series A rounds for consumer startups, specifically focusing on marketplaces with network effects
Who within my network is best positioned to introduce me to First Round Capital?
Based on my metrics, how do I rank on investment readiness for a $5-10m Series A round in Europe?
Does my pipeline have all the investors I need, or am I missing something?
How does my pitch deck compare with other seed stage decks for companies that successfully closed rounds?
Which partners at a16z are most relevant for me?
Who is most actively leading Series A rounds in consumer in India?

Use Empirical Precision to Qualify Investors

Analyze the prior investing patterns of investors to evaluate if a given investor is a relevant target at the current stage of your raise process. Learn more

Identify Investors in Similar Companies

Leverage Metal’s algorithm to identify VC-backed companies that are similar to yours. Develop lists of "similar companies" to view and filter the investors that backed them. Learn more

Identify the Investing Thesis for Investors

Metal uses historical data on venture investments to identify the core thesis that each investor has been investing in. Users can view investing thesis by sector at an investor level. Learn more

Bring Your Network Data to Life

Connect Gmail, LinkedIn, existing investors and past experiences to automatically populate your network.
Metal maps these connections into actionable intro pathways, helping you uncover the warmest routes to investors.

Leverage Your Team's Collective Network

Invite teammates and collaborators to your organization. By pooling networks, Metal expands your intro pathways, ensuring you never miss a potential connection to the right investor.

View Intro Pathways for Each Investor

Using your LinkedIn, Gmail and other data sources, Metal identifies who you know that can introduce you to a given investor. Learn more

Real-time Intelligence to Guide the Process

Equipped with historical data on venture deals, Metal’s investor CRM provides run-time guidance on your fundraising process. Learn more

Collaborate Beyond Metal

Share investor pipelines externally with partners, advisors, or colleagues. Grant guest access for seamless viewing and editing, so you can manage your fundraising process together—even with those not on Metal.

Iterate on round collateral

From pitch decks and company blurbs to round memos, our Round Coach is trained on industry data to provide data-driven feedback to help improve your collateral.

Prepare for and learn from every investor call

Trained in industry data from thousands of calls, Round Coach helps you prepare for and learn from every investor call.

Nail down your round strategy with empirical insights

On important questions related to valuations, round size, metrics and how much to raise, Round Coach is particularly useful in providing context-rich guidance on the right strategy.

Join other data-driven founders using Metal's intelligence platform

Join other data-driven founders using Metal's intelligence platform

Creating Access

Leverage Your Network to Identify Intro Paths

Use your existing investors or close contacts to "share" their connections to power your intro pathways

Sort Investors by Availability of Intro Pathways

Limit your search to investors with which you have strong introduction pathways

View Portfolio Founders by Sector & Country

Use granular filters to sort through portfolio founders for specific investors

View Investing Partners by Sector & Country

Seamlessly identify investing partners that are most relevant to your stage, sector and/or geography

Fundraising Pitfalls

Use AI-driven investor research to
avoid common frustrations

Jumping into an investor call only to find out that their “sweet spot” is very different from the current stage of your business.

Trying to piece together lists of relevant investors through news articles, generic databases and Google searches.

Not hearing back from a given investor after a call, then researching them to find out they are in a state of hibernation.