The most comprehensive free database of startup investors — 7,884 verified VC funds sourced directly from SEC EDGAR Form D filings. Browse by industry, location, and funding stage to identify the right investors for your round.
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To find investors for your startup, filter our database by industry and stage, then prioritise funds whose portfolio companies are adjacent to yours. Reach out via warm introduction wherever possible, and complement outreach with content that surfaces you inbound. See the 5-step guide below for the full playbook.
Use the interactive dashboard to filter 7,884 VC funds by keyword, industry, stage, check size, and location. Reveal GP contact details with a single click.
Investors specialise. Finding a fund with deep domain expertise in your sector dramatically improves close rates and post-investment value. Select your vertical below.
Many VC funds have geographic investment mandates or strong preferences for local founders. Proximity also matters for board meetings and relationship building.
See also: Who funds AI startups | Pre-seed funding guide
VC funds have minimum and maximum check sizes baked into their fund documents. Sending a deck to a Series B fund when you need a $250K pre-seed check is a common — and avoidable — mistake. Filter by your current stage below.
The table below shows the largest SEC-verified VC funds in our database ranked by total offering amount disclosed in Form D filings. All data originates from EDGAR public records.
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Browse all VC funds →Source: SEC EDGAR Form D public filings. Offering amounts are self-reported by the issuer. Data updated nightly.
Every fund in our database is derived from a real SEC EDGAR Form D filing — the legally required disclosure a fund must submit when it raises capital from accredited investors. This is not a curated list, a scraped directory, or a sponsored placement. It is the same underlying regulatory dataset used by institutional investors, law firms, and data providers who charge thousands of dollars per seat.
We bulk-import quarterly TSV snapshots from SEC EDGAR and run nightly incremental updates via the EFTS search API. This captures approximately 140 new fund filings per week.
A classifier distinguishes genuine VC funds from broker-dealers, real-estate syndicates, and other Form D filers. Only funds with is_known_vc = true are promoted to the primary database.
We match each fund to GP LinkedIn profiles using DuckDuckGo search enrichment, achieving a 76% hit rate with zero API cost. Website scraping surfaces email patterns and contact pages.
Discovered email addresses undergo SMTP verification to confirm deliverability before being surfaced to users. This eliminates hard bounces and protects sender reputation.
Each fund receives an activity signal score based on recent Form D filings, Google News mentions, and LinkedIn post recency. Higher scores surface more active investors first.
The entire pipeline runs nightly. New filings are ingested, classified, enriched, and verified automatically — ensuring the database reflects the current state of the market.
This methodology gives founders a legally-sourced, continuously refreshed, and independently verified investor list — at no cost for browsing.
Cold emails have a sub-1% response rate. Structured, warm outreach to the right investors can achieve 20–40% meeting rates. Follow this process to maximise your chances of getting a first meeting.
Use our database to filter by your industry vertical, stage, and geography. Review each fund's portfolio page to confirm they invest in adjacent companies — not direct competitors. Aim for 50–100 funds where you can make a genuine case for strategic fit. A focused list of 75 outperforms a spray of 500 every time.
Useful filters: Pre-seed VCs, Seed VCs, Series A VCs
For each target fund, identify the GP or associate you want to reach. Then search your first- and second-degree LinkedIn network for shared connections. Portfolio founders are the highest-conversion introduction path — a warm intro from a current portfolio company converts 3–5x better than a cold email. Systematically work your network before sending a single unsolicited email.
Cold emails must be under 150 words and demonstrate you have done your homework. The proven structure is:
Subject: [Company] — [One-line value prop]
Hi [First Name],
I noticed you backed [Portfolio Co] — we're solving a similar problem in [adjacent space]. [Company] is [what you do] for [ICP], and we've hit [key traction metric: e.g. $50K MRR, 10K DAUs, 200% YoY growth].
Would you have 20 minutes to explore whether there's a fit? Happy to send a deck first.
[Your name] | [Title] | [Company]
Fundraising is a sales pipeline. Track every investor in a CRM (even a simple spreadsheet) with columns for: contact name, fund name, stage (introduced / meeting scheduled / deck sent / due diligence / term sheet / passed), last contact date, and next action. Send all outreach in batches — not one investor at a time — so you create social proof through simultaneous interest. Investors respond faster when they sense competition.
Related: What does a Series A fundraise cost?
The best fundraises happen when investors reach out to founders, not the reverse. Publish authentic content — technical deep-dives, customer case studies, market analyses — on LinkedIn and X (Twitter). Share metrics updates with a broad network quarterly. Speak at industry events. Enter accelerator programs that provide demo day visibility. Each touchpoint builds a public track record that investors find when they research your space.
Every industry page below contains the full list of SEC-verified VC funds that have filed Form Ds identifying that vertical. Pages update nightly.
Not every investor who has written a check in your industry is the right partner. Evaluating fit across four dimensions prevents wasted months chasing the wrong capital.
Read the fund's investment thesis, partner blog posts, and portfolio page. If a fund publicly writes about enterprise B2B SaaS and your company is a consumer social app, no amount of traction will move them. Thesis misalignment is the most common reason qualified startups receive quick passes.
A fund deploying $10M–$50M checks cannot write a $500K seed check without distorting their economics. Conversely, a micro-VC with a $25M fund cannot lead a $20M Series B. Match your ask to the fund size: early-stage funds are typically 10–30x their average check size.
Most VC funds will not invest in two direct competitors. If a target fund has already backed a company solving the same problem for the same customer, they are likely to pass to protect their portfolio relationship. Review portfolio pages carefully before spending time on outreach.
Beyond money, what does the fund bring? Operators-turned-VCs are often better at go-to-market and hiring support. Funds with deep regulatory networks help in healthcare or fintech. Funds with Fortune 500 LP relationships accelerate enterprise sales. Ask every investor: 'Beyond capital, what specific doors can you open for us?'
The startup funding ecosystem includes five distinct investor types, each suited to a different stage of company growth. Understanding who does what prevents category mistakes in your fundraising strategy.
| Investor Type | Typical Stage | Check Size | Key Consideration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friends & Family | Idea / Pre-Revenue | $5K – $50K | High trust, low due diligence, convert to SAFEs to avoid complex cap tables |
| Angel Investors | Pre-Seed / Seed | $25K – $250K | Fast decisions, personal capital, domain expertise varies widely |
| Micro-VC Funds | Pre-Seed / Seed | $100K – $1M | Specialist focus, strong operator networks, fund size $10M–$50M |
| Venture Capital | Seed through Series C | $500K – $30M | Formal governance, board seats, require significant growth trajectory |
| Corporate VC (CVC) | Series A+ | $2M – $50M | Strategic value but potential conflicts; understand exclusivity implications |
See also: Complete pre-seed funding guide and Series A fundraising costs.
The most effective approach combines warm introductions, targeted cold outreach, and inbound presence. Start by filtering our database of 7,884 SEC-verified VC funds by your industry and stage. Identify funds whose portfolio aligns with your startup, then seek warm introductions through mutual connections on LinkedIn. Simultaneously, publish thought-leadership content so investors discover you organically. Aim to reach 20–30 targeted investors per month rather than blasting thousands of generic emails.
Investors evaluate six core dimensions: (1) Team — relevant domain expertise and execution track record. (2) Market — total addressable market (TAM) above $1B with clear segmentation. (3) Product — defensible technology or network effect moat. (4) Traction — month-over-month growth, retention, and unit economics. (5) Business model — clear path to profitability with healthy gross margins. (6) Fundraise ask — how much you need, what milestones it funds, and your use of proceeds. Having clear, data-backed answers to each area dramatically improves your close rate.
The median time from first investor meeting to signed term sheet is 3–6 months for seed rounds and 4–9 months for Series A. Add another 30–60 days for due diligence and closing. Founders who create competitive dynamics — running a structured process with multiple investors simultaneously — typically close faster. Start fundraising 12 months before you run out of runway so you negotiate from a position of strength.
Angel investors are high-net-worth individuals who invest their own money, typically writing $25K–$250K checks at pre-seed or seed stage. They offer flexibility and faster decisions. Venture capitalists manage pooled funds from limited partners (LPs) such as endowments and pension funds, deploying larger checks ($500K–$50M+) with formal governance requirements. VCs need larger portfolio returns to justify fund economics, so they target companies with billion-dollar market potential. Angels are often better first institutional checks; VCs become more relevant from seed through growth.
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Every fund in our database originates from an SEC EDGAR Form D filing — a legally required disclosure when a fund raises capital from accredited investors. We layer on LinkedIn enrichment (76% hit rate), website scraping for contact patterns, and SMTP verification to confirm email deliverability. This gives you three independent confidence signals per contact: regulatory filing, professional profile, and live email verification.