Stop Wasting Time on VCs Who’ll Never Back You

You know that feeling when you’ve sent 100 cold emails, followed up twice, changed your deck again… and still hear crickets?

Yeah. You’re probably not the problem.

The problem is: you’re pitching to the wrong people.

Not every investor funds your stage.

Not every investor cares about your sector.

Not every investor even checks their bloody email.

So here’s the brutal truth:

If you don’t know what type of investor you’re speaking to, you’re setting yourself up to fail.

Let’s break it down:

• 🔹 Venture Capital Firms – Usually want post-revenue, high-growth companies. They care about your metrics and your market size. If you’re early-stage with a cute idea? Not their vibe.

• 🔹 Accelerators – Want to see hustle and potential. They’ll give you mentorship, structure, maybe a small cheque. But they’re betting on you, not just your startup.

• 🔹 Corporate VCs – Want alignment with their own business. If your tech solves a problem they have internally or gives them a competitive edge? Jackpot. Otherwise? Meh.

Here’s where most founders go wrong:

They go spray and pray – sending the same cold pitch to 200+ investors and hoping one bites.

It doesn’t work.

If you want someone to pay attention, your pitch needs to feel relevant to them.

Investors are humans too (believe it or not).

They want to feel like you’ve done your homework. That your startup is a fit.

So before you hit “send” on that email:

• ✅ Know their stage

• ✅ Know their industry focus

• ✅ Check their typical cheque size

• ✅ Read what they’ve posted on LinkedIn

• ✅ Mention something they recently invested in or talked about in the press

That’s how you cut through the noise.

That’s how you actually get replies.

(And not just the “we’ll keep you in mind” kind.)

We built a database to help founders stop wasting time and start building real investor pipelines.

🔥 Inside, you’ll find:

• Company name

• Investor type (VC, Accelerator, Corp VC)

• HQ location

• Sectors they invest in

• Typical cheque size

• Funding stage preference

• And yes… their actual email 🧨

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2,600+ funds

2,400+ angels.

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