Source: find relevant companies continuously
Define sector, technology, stage, geography, signals, and exclusions. FoundMatter produces a focused pipeline and explains every match.
Less dealflow. More relevant startups.
FoundMatter connects automated startup sourcing, evidence-led evaluation, and focused pipeline review. Every company explains why it fits the mandate, what is supported, and what still needs to be tested.
- Source
- Against your mandate
- Evaluate
- Evidence and gaps separated
- Pipeline
- Save, pass, evaluate, connect
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
One investment workflow, not three isolated tools
Source, Evaluate, and Pipeline work independently. Together, they use the same structured company record.
Evaluate: assess an existing opportunity
Bring a URL, pitch deck, public sources, and your own decision questions. Claims, facts, synthesis, risks, and missing information remain distinct.
Pipeline: retain the decision context
Save, pass, evaluate, or request a permissioned introduction. Signal history and mandate fit stay attached to the company.
What makes dealflow decision-ready
Mandate fit is not a universal rating
The company evaluation stays stable. Match Fit is explained separately for each mandate, so a strong company does not appear relevant to every fund.
Source state instead of false precision
FoundMatter labels verified facts, submitted claims, synthesis, and missing or stale information. A score never replaces an investment decision.
Useful before marketplace liquidity
Evaluate a company already in your pipeline or launch a sourcing mandate without waiting for a large registered startup directory.
Built for lean teams with limited analyst capacity
FoundMatter is designed for European early-stage investors who need a manageable, explainable flow—not another database with thousands of results.
Before the partner meeting
Bring material signals, strongest and weakest evidence, risks, and open questions into one concise decision view.
Between sourcing cycles
Reuse mandates, surface newly relevant companies, and understand what changed at startups already under review.
Before an introduction
Establish fit and minimum profile quality before personal contact details are shared or founder and investor are connected.
Solutions across the investment workflow
Choose the entry point that matches the current working problem. Every path uses the same structured company record.
For investorsStartup sourcing software for venture capital investorsMandate-driven startup sourcing software for European early-stage investors, with material signals, sources, fit reasons, and visible freshness.For investorsAI-assisted startup screening and evaluation softwareEarly-stage startup screening from company URL, pitch deck, and public sources, with transparent evidence, risks, mandate fit, and open questions.For investorsVC deal flow software for focused investment pipelinesDeal flow software for lean VC teams: source and evaluate startups while keeping sources, signal history, decisions, and open questions in one pipeline.
Common questions
Is FoundMatter a startup database?
No. FoundMatter creates focused mandate-specific pipelines and retains sources, fit reasons, decisions, and open questions on the company record. A large general directory is not the product goal.
Can I evaluate a startup that is not registered with FoundMatter?
Yes. An evaluation can start from a company URL, pitch deck, public sources, and your decision questions. Company registration and marketplace participation are not required.
Does FoundMatter make investment decisions?
No. FoundMatter structures evidence, risks, missing information, and mandate fit. The investment decision and further due diligence remain with the investor.
How is company information handled?
Public, submitted, and permissioned information remains separated by source and status. Private founder work, investor notes, and pipeline decisions remain private by default.
The next relevant decision starts with clear evidence.
Mandate-driven startup pipelines for European pre-seed and seed investors, with sources, fit reasons, risks, and open questions.