Venture capital
Backstage Capital
Fit 86Cold inbound OK
Sample data — verify thesis, stage focus, and contact info before reaching out.
Pre-seed checks into underrepresented founders (women, people of color, LGBTQ+).
Stages
Pre-seedSeed
Geographies
usglobal
Industries
sector-agnostic
Business models
any
Check size
$25,000 to $100,000
Founder segments
women-founderminority-founderlgbtq-founderfirst-time-founder
How to reach them
Apply via the website. Highly oversubscribed; persistence matters.
Outreach starter
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Venture capital cold email
Subject: {{idea name}}: {{one-line description}}
Hi Backstage Capital,
I'm {{founder name}}, building {{idea name}}.
In one line: {{one-line description}}
Where we are today: {{1-2 sentences of traction}}
We are raising {{ask amount}}. Saw your work with {{portfolio company you back}} — that's the closest analog to what we're building, which is why I'm reaching out to you specifically.
Deck and demo: {{website url}}
Worth a 20-minute conversation?
{{founder name}}Fill in: idea name, one-line description, founder name, 1-2 sentences of traction, ask amount, portfolio company you back, website url
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