FoundMatter
Find relevant startups. Build investment cases that hold up.
Investors discover relevant companies and see what the case is built on. Startups sharpen their profile, improve readiness, and choose when they become visible for matching.
Discover relevant startups continuously
Review facts, signals, and open questions
Strengthen the investment case step by step
Start conversations with mutual permission
Founder experience
Paul Krügel
Built from 80+ startup rooms—not just a scoring model.
Track record and case studies- 80+
- AI and technology startups accelerated
- USD 25M+
- Fundraising by supported technology and Web3 startups
- 150+
- Evaluation, training, and jury contexts
- 50+
- Advisory and investment roles
Accelerator, advisory, and venture work
Cumulative rounds across supported companies
Pitch rooms, programs, demo days, and events
AI, SaaS, fintech, infrastructure, and Web3
A focused pipeline, with the sources attached.
Find companies against your investment criteria, review sources and open questions, and retain the context behind each decision. Every startup shows why it is relevant and how current the information is.
Nova Systems
Vienna, AT / Pre-seed / Industrial AI
A convincing investment case starts before the deck.
Answer the questions investors actually ask. FoundMatter shows where the case is still thin and guides the team towards concrete next steps. Founders control the pace and visibility.
Turn promising conversations into a repeatable buying signal.
Current module
What matters now
Run five conversations and test which problem is genuinely urgent.
Choose the segment with the clearest repeatable buying signal.
Connect the round size to the next credible milestone.
What the work produces
Problem, target customer, timing, and unique insight
Alternatives, triggers, and budget ownership
Round purpose, milestone, and investor narrative
See what the case is built on.
FoundMatter separates verified facts, company-provided claims, reasoned analysis, and open questions. This keeps the basis of every evaluation visible.
The value starts with your first company.
Investors start with a company or search profile.
Evaluate an existing opportunity or begin an ongoing search. The company does not need its own FoundMatter profile first.
Startups work on their case privately first.
Improve the profile and readiness in private. Then choose what investors may see for matching and contact requests.