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How a match forms

Startup

Cursor

AI dev tools

“AI-first code editor for pros.”

Traction

Top-of-funnel for dev AI

Pre-seed · $1M raise · San Francisco

match

vmx · 01

Investor

Sequoia

Tech, multi-stage

“Backing the daring since 1972.”

Portfolio

Apple · Google · OpenAI

$250K – $5M · AI · DevTools · Menlo Park

Sample pairings are illustrative. Not investment advice.

Built around the same five inputs every angel and micro-VC actually filters on

Crunchbase
PitchBook
AngelList
OpenVC
SEC EDGAR
Carta

The algorithm

01 / 05

Sector

Investor sectors versus startup industry. Exact match scores 1.0; curated synonyms ship in v1.1. The biggest single signal. Most early-stage investors will not write outside their declared categories.

Slot B1lottie

Five inputs · Sector

Abstract sorting motif: shapes drifting then snapping into themed clusters. ~5s loop. Brand green as accent.

Drop file at /media/inputs/sector.json, then flip ready: true in lib/landing/media.ts

Reply rates

Cold email is broken.

Pre-seed founders contact 50–250 investors to close 5–20 checks. With 300,000+ US angels and 2,500+VC funds, most aren't the right fit, so reply rates sit at 1–10%.

Sources: Carta state-of-startups 2025, AngelList, OpenVC.

Founder → investor reply rates

% responding

VentraMatch target reflects what we believe scored, mutually-interested outreach should achieve. Real numbers will replace this once we have them.

The flow

Three steps. No spreadsheets.

Build one structured profile.

Founders fill five fields once: sector, stage, check size, geography, traction. Plus a deck. Same shape on both sides — no questionnaires, no dropdown sprawl.

We score the fit, openly.

Startup

Modal Labs

AI / ML · Serverless compute

Seed · $1.0M raise · NYC

0%Match score

Investor

Lux Capital

AI infra · Deep tech · Frontier

Seed/A · $1M – $5M · NYC / SF

Breakdown

SectorAI infra ⊂ Deep techweight 30+28.5
StageBoth back Seedweight 25+25.0
Check size$1.0M inside bandweight 20+20.0
GeographyNYC ⇄ NYCweight 15+15.0
TractionEarly — 3-mo growth onlyweight 10+5.0

Mutual interest unlocks contact.

Coming next

The unlock motion-graphic lands here. Mutual interest reveals contact info on both sides at the same instant.

Where this is going

The match is the start, not the product.

VentraMatch is not another investor list or fundraising inbox. It helps founders and investors discover relevant matches, see why they fit, and move the relationship forward through warm intros, contact handoffs, and clear connection tracking.

Fundraising readiness score

A pre-flight check before you waste an investor's time. Deck quality, traction signal, market timing, founder–market fit — surfaced before you click send.

AI deal memo

Every startup profile becomes a one-page memo: problem, solution, market, traction, risks, why now.

Linear
Issue tracking ICs actually open. Quiet enterprise creep underneath.
Vercel
Frontend cloud built for Next.js. Cloudflare can't catch the DX.
Anthropic
The model enterprise legal will sign off on. Pricing power is real.
Notion
Workspace OS plus AI sidebar. New $400M of net-new ARR last year.
Stripe
Default API for internet revenue. $1T processed in 2025.
OpenAI
ChatGPT is a behavior shift, not a chatbot. Distribution moat first.
Figma
Multiplayer is the moat. Adobe couldn't replicate it in 18 months.
Supabase
Open-source Firebase shipping AI primitives weekly. Devs vote with the CLI.
Replit
Agents that write and ship apps. 30M devs already on the free tier.
Cursor
Zero to $100M ARR in 18 months. Devs are not going back to VS Code.
Perplexity
Answer engine eating Google query share. Pro + ads pay the bill.
Airtable
Spreadsheet-to-app pipeline. Enterprise ARR up 90% YoY.
GitHub
Where 100M devs live. Copilot is the upsell, not the product.
Slack
Channels won the workplace. Enterprise Grid is the new tier.
Modal
Serverless GPUs with sub-second cold starts. Picks-and-shovels for AI.
Linear
Issue tracking ICs actually open. Quiet enterprise creep underneath.
Vercel
Frontend cloud built for Next.js. Cloudflare can't catch the DX.
Anthropic
The model enterprise legal will sign off on. Pricing power is real.
Notion
Workspace OS plus AI sidebar. New $400M of net-new ARR last year.
Stripe
Default API for internet revenue. $1T processed in 2025.
OpenAI
ChatGPT is a behavior shift, not a chatbot. Distribution moat first.
Figma
Multiplayer is the moat. Adobe couldn't replicate it in 18 months.
Supabase
Open-source Firebase shipping AI primitives weekly. Devs vote with the CLI.
Replit
Agents that write and ship apps. 30M devs already on the free tier.
Cursor
Zero to $100M ARR in 18 months. Devs are not going back to VS Code.
Perplexity
Answer engine eating Google query share. Pro + ads pay the bill.
Airtable
Spreadsheet-to-app pipeline. Enterprise ARR up 90% YoY.
GitHub
Where 100M devs live. Copilot is the upsell, not the product.
Slack
Channels won the workplace. Enterprise Grid is the new tier.
Modal
Serverless GPUs with sub-second cold starts. Picks-and-shovels for AI.

Outreach grounded in their thesis.

Personalized intros built from each investor's stated focus and recent checks. Specific — not “Dear Sir or Madam.”

Slot Flottie

Vision · AI outreach

Fragments of investor thesis snap into a draft email outline. Words highlight then fade. No keyboard art, no envelope clichés.

Drop file at /media/vision/outreach.json, then flip ready: true in lib/landing/media.ts

both sides

Data rooms with a verifiable audit trail.

Scoped uploads, time-bound access, and a log of every viewer.

deck-q1.pdf2.4 MB · 7 views
financials.xlsx184 KB · 4 views
cap-table.pdf94 KB · 2 views

Demo days

Curated cohorts to scan in one session.

Investor updates

Ship monthly progress to the people watching.

Many investors track founders for two or three quarters before they commit. We make that loop one click for both sides.

Roadmap, not promises. Order and scope shift with what founders and investors actually use.

Common questions

The same answer, both sides of the table.

Plain answers. No legal copy, no marketing prose.

For founders

How is this different from AngelList or OpenVC?: Those are databases of investors. We score and gate. You only see investors who match your stage, sector, geography, and check size. They only see you back if it's mutual.
Is my pitch deck visible to anyone?: No. Profile and deck stay private until an investor saves you and you save them back. No public listing, no search-engine leaks, no "discoverable by anyone with the link."
Do you take a cut of my round?: Never. We charge for software access only. We are not a broker-dealer and we are not in your cap table.
What if I'm not actively raising right now?: Profiles persist between rounds. Investors who back your stage can save you and watch monthly updates until you're ready to take meetings.

For investors

How is the deal flow filtered?: By the five things you'd filter on yourself: sector, stage, check size, geography, traction. The score weights them; you set the floor.
Is the data on these startups verified?: Identity, yes — every founder is verified before activation. Metrics are clearly labeled self-reported until you request a deeper review.
Can I pass on a startup without anyone knowing?: Yes. Pass is invisible. Founders never see who passed, who scrolled, or how many investors haven't replied.
What's the time commitment?: About five seconds per card in your inbox. Mutual unlock means you only spend real time on the founders who opted in to you.