Startup fundraising · decoded

The founder's field guide to raising early-stage capital.

Plain-English guides on valuation, dilution, and pitching — paired with a searchable directory of 295 early-stage VCs writing the first checks across Europe, the US, and Asia.

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Find the fund that writes your first check.

Filter 195 active early-stage investors by check size, sector, stage, and geography — then open a full profile for each.

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295Funds
95Europe
100US
100Asia
500 GlobalSingapore$100K–$500K
a16z STARTSan Francisco$1M
Accel IndiaBengaluru$2M–$5M
Backstage CapitalLos Angeles$500K–$1M
Better CapitalBengaluru$100K–$1M

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Early-Stage US VCs Writing $0–$1M Checks

The most active US-based funds and accelerators writing pre-seed and seed checks between $0 and $1M — searchable by sector, stage, and check size.

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