MATCAP COMMUNITY

Go big.
Go fast. Together.

A private peer community for founders building venture-scale companies.

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WHY THIS EXISTS

Most founder communities are noise.

They're either pay-to-play networking — buy a ticket, swap business cards, leave with nothing — or sales channels in disguise, where someone is monetizing your attention.

MatCap Community is neither.

It's a tight room of swing-big founders sharing what's actually working, week by week. The cadence is the product. The peer group is the moat. The equity model means the people in the room are aligned with each other for the long arc — not the next quarter.

If you're building a venture-scale company and you want a real peer group instead of a feed — this is the room.

THE INTRO ENGINE · BY THE NUMBERS
373
Investors in network
249
Intros made · from 1,010 requests
184
Unique firms · last 6mo
25%
Investor accept rate
See full intro metrics →
PROOF

Real founders. Real outcomes.

A few of the founders MatCap has helped raise capital and scale. Each one's a single deal, a single round, a single relationship — not aggregates.

2021
$2.6M
Hustle Fund led · Chapter One + Active Capital followed
OTHERSIDEAI
AI-powered written communication built on GPT-3.
Matt Shumer · AIRead →
2022
$1M
Draper · Vibe Capital · Sequoia Scout
ROSOTICS
3D-printing drones for massive structures, starting with rockets.
Christian LaRosa · AerospaceRead →
2023
$750K
Via intros · $3.2M total raised
INSURED NOMADS
Insurance for global companies and remote workers.
Andrew Jernigan · InsurTechRead →
See all case studies →
TWO WAYS IN

Pick the tier that fits where you are.

Both tiers are paid once, in equity, and you keep them for the life of your company. Access stacks on top of Community — same room, plus capital connectivity.

COMMUNITY
0.25%
Equity · One-time · No cash
  • The peer community. A filtered room of founders building venture-scale companies.
  • The full cadence. Weekly updates, biweekly workshops, monthly socials, quarterly events, annual conference.
  • Mastermind vibe. Off-the-record. Operators teaching operators what's actually working.
  • No intros to investors. This is the room, the cadence, the rituals — not access.

For founders who want a real peer group and the discipline of a weekly ritual.

FOR FUNDRAISERS
ACCESS
1.00%
Equity · One-time · No cash
  • Everything in Community. Same room, same cadence, same conference.
  • Capital access. Intros to MatCap's network of local angels and Tier 1 VCs.
  • Active fundraising support. Pitch reviews, intro sequencing, term-sheet feedback.
  • For founders who are raising. Or planning to within 12 months.

Community plus the rolodex. Pick this if capital is the gating constraint.

No cash dues, ever. One-time equity, paid forward.
ACCESS · HOW THE INTROS WORK

From blurb to first check.

Access tier members get the full intro process. Four steps, one playbook, run by MatCap end-to-end.

STEP
01
CRAFT THE BLURB
We work with you to shape a tight founder + company blurb. Clear thesis, real traction, the ask. The version that earns a meeting.
Forwardable in one paste
STEP
02
HIT THE NETWORK
We send it to MatCap's 200+ investor network — local angels, Tier 1 VCs, sector specialists. They see what's actually moving. No spam, no blast lists.
200+ active investors
STEP
03
DOUBLE OPT-IN INTROS
When an investor wants to meet, we connect you. Both sides have already said yes. No cold forwards. No wasted calendars.
Both sides opted in
STEP
04
COACH THROUGH THE RAISE
Pitch reviews, follow-up sequencing, term-sheet feedback, negotiation. We stay in the loop until the round closes — and after.
Until the round closes

All of this is included in the Access tier · 1% equity, one-time, no cash.

THE RHYTHM

The cadence is the product.

Same five rituals at both tiers. Showing up is the membership.

WHY THE FILTER

Outside a Tier 1 hub, the signal around you is lower. We raise it by raising the bar on who gets in.

In SF or New York, signal density is automatic. The founder next to you at the coffee shop is also building a venture-scale company. Benchmarks are visible. Standards are obvious because they're everywhere.

Outside those hubs, you have to work to find your peers — and to know whether what you're building actually clears the bar. We solve that by being aggressive about who gets in. Every person in the room earns their seat.

DEFAULT
TIER 1 HUB
Signal: high · ambient
DEFAULT
YOUR CITY
Signal: low · diffuse
CURATED
MATCAP ROOM
Signal: high · earned

This is for you if

Founders we want in the room
  • You're building a venture-scale company. Category-defining ambition, not lifestyle.
  • You're already in motion — some traction, strong signal, or a track record that shows you're serious.
  • You're coachable and generous. You'll share what's actually happening, not the LinkedIn version.
  • You want a peer group for the next decade — not the next pitch.

This is not for you if

Skip the application
  • You're running a hobby project, side gig, or lifestyle business. Different room.
  • You want to consume content but not contribute. The cadence requires showing up.
  • You want intros without joining the community. That's MatCap's standalone advisory work — separate door.
  • You're not willing to give up equity, even a small amount, for membership.
CHAPTER MAP

Arizona first. Open for chapters everywhere else.

The first MatCap chapter is for Arizona founders. The expansion unit is a chapter — one per city, locally led. Access stays centralized through MatCap.

PHOENIX ARIZONA · ACTIVE
Active chapter Open to chapters anywhere else.
Want to open your own chapter?

If you're a respected founder or operator with strong roots in your city, we want to talk. Chapters are locally led — you bring the room together, MatCap brings the playbook.

→ Shoot us a note: mat@matsherman.com
WHO'S BEHIND THIS

Built by a founder.

MAT SHERMAN
Founder · MatCap

Mat has spent the last several years connecting outsider founders to investor capital — first under the Seedscout brand, now as MatCap. The work has produced real outcomes: $5M+ in attributable raises across companies like OthersideAI ($2.6M), Rosotics ($1M), Kalendar AI ($3.2M total), Autio ($10.7M total), and Insured Nomads ($3.2M total). Investors who've taken MatCap intros include Hustle Fund, Village Global, Draper, Eric Ries, a Sequoia Scout, Vibe Capital, Race Capital, and many more.

MatCap Community is the next phase: the peer group, the cadence, and the chapter network that the next generation of swing-big founders will run their decade through.

$5M+
Attributable raises
9+
Public case studies
7 yrs
Building this
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