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Alex Macdonald Profile picture
@alexfmac
Aug 14, 2021 • 18 tweets • 9 min read • Read on X
💰Here are 13 investor databases for seed stage Founders looking to raise money.

100k+ investors.

Not Techcunch. Not AngelList. These are the databases you haven't heard of.

This is to all the Founders hustling on a Saturday 🍻 Happy hunting 🎯
1/ No-Warm-Intro-Required Investor List by @ybelyayeva

airtable.com/shrsDIW1FMuA5c…

An air table, filterable database of investors who welcome cold outreach.

Also checkout the guide on cold outreach by Yulia: notion.so/odetocoldoutre…
2/ OpenVC by @StephNass and Lucas Roquilly

openvc.app

All VC firm by thesis.
3/ Gritt by @AdMoCam

gritt.io

Investor database focussed on Angel investors, completely free. Filterable. Awesome product.
4/ Active Angels by @Trace_Cohen

Database of ative angel investors including contact details.

docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…
5/ Investor Scout

A database of 37,000 investors. Paid 😏

investorscout.co
6/ @deals_vc by @vccole2

Database of investors, deals and vc funding data.

vc.deals
7/ @TWiStartups slack community by @Jason and @LAUNCH

Network of Founders and active angel investors (37k+)

launchevents.typeform.com/to/kLq5Bi
8/ @JoinOdin by @ry_paddy and @morty_lin

Europe focussed community of investors.

joinodin.com
9/ @genzvcs by @meaganloyst

The biggest community of Gen Z Angels and VCs

genzvcs.com
10/ @NFX

Thorough and filterable databse by Seed Stage venture firm NFX.

signal.nfx.com
11/ The ultimate list of 750+ Seed Funds

docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…
12/ 500+ female angels by @lolitataub

airtable.com/shrzWIHSoK0gvE…
13/ 600+ diverse Angels

airtable.com/shrzWIHSoK0gvE…
14/ Finally - this is a startup database you need to be included in - @seedscout by @Mat_Sherman

seedscout.co/founders
Am I missing any?!
For my Founders in Latam @cortesvictorh has your back with this suggestion.

Vamanos.

@contxto_

Database.contxto.com
15/ If you'd like to hear more from me, I write about startups and investing, including putting together free toolkits for Founders and Angels - sign up here: alexfmac.substack.com/about?utm_sour…

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Feb 16, 2023
Founders: less than 1 in 20 decks sent progress to a call with the majority of VCs.

Some lessons to learn from this & strategies for maximising your chance of a call ⬇️
1. Build relationships ahead of time

The days of FOMO rounds completing in a week are over.

Build relationships well ahead of when you need to raise.

2. Warm intro > Cold outreach

Don't fight the numbers - a warm introduction is far more likely to lead to a call.

The best way to do this IMO is to ask an existing portfolio founder to intro.

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Oct 3, 2022
Founders: it's fundraising season 💰

Last year I posted a thread with links to 13 investor databases and 100k investors.

Here's my 2022 list.

More databases. More useful and all free to use 💪

Happy hunting 🎯 Image
I've ordered these in terms of utility (contact details and other built-in features)

1. OpenVC by @StephNass

openvc.app
@StephNass 2. VC & PE Investors (with contact details) - over 2k+ records from @martyrdison

airtable.com/universe/expvL…
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Sep 22, 2022
Fundraising is still opaque.

First-time founders rarely have a good understanding of what investors want to see.

Here's are some common things founders do which they think are positive signals for investors, but are actually negative ⬇️
🤔 Using an investment bank or broker as an early stage company to raise money.

Investors see this is as you either not being able to build the network to raise or not having the sales ability to raise the money yourself.

My lowest quality deal flow comes through brokers.
🤔 Having 'investor relations' reach out to prospective investors as part of the fundraising process.

The CEO needs to own the fundraising process and communication with prospective investors.
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Aug 30, 2022
Since I started angel investing I've seen more than 5,000 decks and helped founders raise more than $100m.

Here's common feedback I give founders on their decks:
⚡1. Keep it short - there is no romance without mystery.

Your goal is to secure a call with the investor, not answer every question about your business.

12-13 slides max at the early stage.
🎨 2. Hire a designer - the average investor spends less than 3 minutes looking at a deck.

First impressions matter.

A deck designer is the highest leverage investment you can make at the earliest stage and costs less than you think (<$500).
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Jun 25, 2022
Is Adam Neumann a bad Founder for selling shares in WeWork before it crashed?

I don't think so.

Founders selling shares (secondaries) is good for both employees and existing investors.

Here's how it works and why it's good for all stakeholders 💰⬇️
First: What are secondaries?

Primary issuance: company issues new shares to investors, investors pay money to company.

Secondaries: existing shareholders sell their shares to investors and receive money for their shares (money does not go to company).
How do secondaries occur?

Normally they occur as part of a new funding round.

New investors may be investing $40m into the business, of which $30m is primary, and $10m in secondaries buying from existing shareholders (including potentially the Founders).
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May 2, 2022
Founders: Here's how to raise your seed round from top VCs and Angels:

1. Quickly
2. Maximising valuation
3. Setting you up well for the next round

⬇️💰⬇️
Pre-Raise

A best-in-class Seed round can go from deck sent to cash in bank in 4-6 weeks.

However there are several months of work that go into preparing the round.

Start by creating a target list of investors & building relationships.
Create your target list carefully.

Optimise your time by selecting VCs and Angels that invest in your space and at your stage.

@OpenVC_ has a database of 4,400 VCs filterable by stage and criteria.

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