B FOUND is a capital-raising advisory service that helps startup founders get in front of investors, rather than a piece of software you log into. It positions itself around warm introductions: preparing you for investor conversations, then opening doors to investors in its own network whose mandates match what you are raising. It is aimed at tech companies raising seed through Series B, and it also works with fund managers raising capital.
What you can actually do with it
The engagement is hands-on advisory work rather than a self-serve product, and it centres on a few things:
- Get your raise investor-ready. The service includes work on the pitch and preparation for investor conversations before any introductions are made.
- Access a private investor network. The core offer is warm introductions to investors it already has relationships with, filtered by whether their mandate fits your stage and sector.
- Find investors beyond that network. Where the internal network does not cover a gap, it runs targeted investor discovery to identify other potential capital partners.
- Hand off the process work. The pitch is that fundraising outreach comes off the founder’s plate so they can keep running the company during a raise.
- Raise for a fund, not just a company. Alongside startups, it works with fund managers on private placement, which is a different kind of client than most founder-facing tools serve.
Who it fits best
It targets tech founders with real traction who are raising an institutional round – the site points at companies with meaningful recurring revenue in areas like SaaS, AI and MedTech. If you have a working business and the constraint is investor access rather than readiness, that is the situation this is built for.
It is not for pre-revenue founders looking for a first cheque, and it is not a database you browse. If what you want is a searchable list of investors you can email yourself, an investor CRM or database is a very different and much cheaper proposition.
Things worth knowing before you commit
- Terms are not published. Fees, engagement length and any success-based arrangement are not on the website, so you will need to ask directly and get the terms in writing before you sign anything.
- It is a small, specialist firm. There is limited independent information available publicly, so ask for references from founders it has raised for, and check the outcomes yourself.
- Securities rules apply. The site notes that securities activity involving US persons runs through an arrangement with a FINRA member firm; if you are raising, understand who is doing what in a regulated capacity.
- Introductions are not funding. Meetings are the deliverable an intermediary can influence; whether they convert depends on your numbers and your pitch.
Alternatives to compare it against
The closest substitutes are investor databases and outreach tools such as Crunchbase or Foundersuite, which give you lists and CRM tooling at a fraction of the cost but leave the work to you. Accelerators and angel networks provide warm access as part of a broader programme. Traditional placement agents and boutique investment banks do a similar job at larger cheque sizes. And for many founders the honest alternative is running the raise yourself off warm intros from existing investors, which costs nothing but time.
Fees, engagement terms and what is included are not published and can change. Ask B FOUND directly for current terms in writing before committing.
Further reading
- ‘5 Investor Tools Every Start-up Should Use for Growth and Funding’ — the self-serve database and outreach route this service replaces.
- 7 Key Financial Management Practices for Startups — the numbers you need in order before investor conversations start.
- The Best 5 Equity Management Tools for Start-ups and SMEs — cap table tooling for after a seed or Series A round closes.
- Top 7 Crowdfunding Platforms: Choosing the Best for Equity, Debt, or Donation — a different capital route for founders who do not fit the institutional profile.
Have you used B FOUND?
One sentence is enough. Would you pick it again, and why or why not? We publish the critical reviews too — that is the point.