A score is a starting point.
Use the evidence behind a match to decide whether an investor deserves a closer look.
Find the connection to your startup.
Your product, customers, market, and related companies give the shortlist its context. Review your extracted profile before scanning so the research is judged against what you’re actually building.
Look for several signals together. An investor’s past backing can suggest relevant experience, while their stated thesis helps explain whether your direction interests them. Stage is one suitability check within that broader picture.
- Related investments
- Have they backed companies solving similar problems, serving similar customers, or working with related technology?
- Domain focus
- Does their stated sector focus connect to your market? Look for supporting portfolio evidence.
- Investment thesis
- How does their view of an opportunity connect to what you’re building?
- Practical fit
- Check stage, geography, and cheque size where stated. Keep unknown details separate from a confirmed mismatch.
- A way to approach
- Is there a published email, named partner, or application route you can use?
Fit scores are based on the available evidence. They are not funding probabilities or proof of investor interest. A similar portfolio company is a reason to investigate, not an automatic endorsement; check for potential conflicts too.
Follow the evidence.
Research can include the investor’s own website, stated focus, portfolio, and published contact routes. Check source links and dates where available. A published email or LinkedIn profile is a way to approach someone, not a warm introduction.
A missing field means we do not have enough information. It should not be read as a negative fact about the investor. Confirm important details directly before acting.
A broad directory. Uneven depth.
The 26 September 2026 inventory contains 23,810 investor records. Categories include venture capital, angels, accelerators, corporate VCs, and family offices, alongside private equity firms, advisers, and unclassified records.
The entire directory is not fully researched. In that snapshot, 2,459 records had a successful enrichment status and 1,191 briefs were marked rich. Those measures describe research coverage, not funding suitability. Available results can also be narrower than the inventory because of evidence and source restrictions.
The landing-page animation is illustrative. Its named scores come from saved Jobless results from an earlier 23,805-record run. Another startup will receive different matches.
Check the programme, not just the fit.
The inventory also contains 96 grants and funding programmes. Review the official application page for current deadlines, eligibility, funding and equity terms, and any location requirements.
Programme facts and a startup-specific fit judgment are different things. A programme can have useful information before it has been assessed for your profile. A closed application window may still be worth tracking for a later intake.