8 Minutes
One Decision
The average pitch gets 8 minutes of a VC's attention. We make those minutes count — by matching founders and investors on the criteria that actually decide cheques.
A matrix.
Not a directory.
Six steps from cold-inbox to a live conversation — no scraping, no spray-and-pray, no wasted introductions.
Sector. Stage.
Ticket. Geography.
Most marketplaces are unfiltered yellow pages. We weight the four variables that actually decide whether a VC takes the meeting.
Two sides.
One matrix.
The same six-step logic, but the experience is tuned for what each side actually needs.
- 1. Onboard once — sector, stage, ticket seeking, geography, traction.
- 2. Browse the auto-populated 750+ VC directory. Filter by fit; every fund shows its thesis.
- 3. See your live match score against any fund (0–100). Requests unlock at ≥50%.
- 4. Send a match request; the VC gets a private Accept / Decline email. Your inbox stays clean until they Accept.
- 5. On Accept, a private 8 Minutes thread opens. You start the conversation with context, not a cold-open.
- 1. Your firm is likely already listed. Claim it in 60 seconds via a work-email magic link.
- 2. Once verified, edit your thesis, sectors, stages, ticket range and geography — the matrix respects your updates.
- 3. Founders scoring below 50% fit against your thesis can't reach you. Full stop.
- 4. Qualifying match requests land in your inbox with the score, breakdown and 2-sentence AI verdict. Accept or Decline in one click.
- 5. Accept opens a private in-app chat with the founder. Decline closes the loop — the founder is told politely; your contact is never exposed.
is a process.
"VC deals die in rooms founders never enter. We open the door — algorithmically — with the four signals that decide every conversation."
8 Minutes is not a deal-flow firehose. It's a filter. Founders see only the investors whose thesis, ticket and stage make a yes possible. VCs see only the companies that match their next cheque.