Investor directory
64 curated funding sources across venture capital, angels, accelerators, grants, lenders, crowdfunding, and student / veteran / underrepresented founder programs. Filter to your fit.
Funding sources are sample data while we onboard real partners. Recommendations, scoring, and outreach copy are honest, but the partner rows themselves are placeholders. Investors can join the directory to replace a sample row with their real listing.
Venture capital
Profitable, sustainable SaaS — explicitly not unicorn-focused. Patient capital for capital-efficient founders.
Check: $50k - $500k
How to reach: Email tyler@calmfund.com after $5k MRR. Reference one or two of their portfolio cos.
Venture capital
Largest EdTech-only fund globally. Pre-K through workforce-learning.
Check: $1,000k - $50,000k
How to reach: Apply via the website or warm-intro through an Owl portfolio CEO.
Venture capital
Developer-tool, infrastructure, and open-source companies. Operator-led program.
Check: $500k - $5,000k
How to reach: Apply via heavybit.com — they read every application.
Venture capital
Pre-seed checks into underrepresented founders (women, people of color, LGBTQ+).
Check: $25k - $100k
How to reach: Apply via the website. Highly oversubscribed; persistence matters.
Venture capital
Diverse founders, seed/Series A. $250k-$1M checks with active follow-on.
Check: $250k - $1,000k
How to reach: Warm intro via portfolio + Harlem Capital fellows.
Venture capital
$25k-$50k pre-seed checks. Bias for hustle, customer obsession, and 'do things that don't scale'.
Check: $25k - $50k
How to reach: Apply via hustlefund.vc. Fast (often <2 weeks) decision.
Venture capital
FinTech-only multi-stage fund. Will go deep on regulatory + payments.
Check: $1,000k - $50,000k
How to reach: Warm intro only. Active on FinTech Slack communities.
Venture capital
Pre-seed checks into non-coastal, often-overlooked founders building in 'unsexy' verticals.
Check: $100k - $500k
How to reach: Apply via the site. Public criteria are clear.
Venture capital
Outlier founders building the next defining companies. Largest, most concentrated network in venture.
Check: $500k - $50,000k
How to reach: Warm intro from a Sequoia portfolio founder is the strongest signal. Cold pitches via Arc are read but rarely funded.
Venture capital
Climate / energy / carbon-negative technologies that can scale.
Check: $1,000k - $50,000k
How to reach: Apply via breakthroughenergy.org. Long process — expect months.
Venture capital
Software is eating the world. Multi-stage fund with deep operating-team support across crypto, AI, bio, games, consumer.
Check: $250k - $100,000k
How to reach: Apply via the a16z site or get a warm intro from a portfolio founder. Crypto + bio teams have dedicated submission forms.
Venture capital
Seed-only. Concentrated bets on 'first-of-their-kind' founders. Heavy community support via Forum.
Check: $500k - $5,000k
How to reach: Warm intro to a First Round partner is best. Pitch.firstround.com accepts cold inbound.
Venture capital
Multi-stage, cloud-focused. Best known for SaaS leadership and the Cloud 100.
Check: $1,000k - $30,000k
How to reach: Warm intro preferred. Sector partners often hold open office hours announced on Twitter.
Venture capital
Healthcare + life-sciences seed/A. Clinical validation matters more than hype.
Check: $500k - $5,000k
How to reach: Best with a warm intro from a hospital system or clinical advisor.
Venture capital
Vertical SaaS for the legal industry — law firms, in-house counsel, compliance teams.
Check: $500k - $5,000k
How to reach: Best with a warm intro from a managing-partner customer.
Venture capital
GovTech and public-sector SaaS. Long sales cycles, durable revenue.
Check: $500k - $10,000k
How to reach: Warm intro via a city-government customer is the strongest signal.
Venture capital
HRTech, benefits tech, future-of-work platforms.
Check: $750k - $10,000k
How to reach: Warm intro via an HR leader customer.