Pre-seed fundraising, on a system

We build your fundraising momentum.

MatCap sends warm intro requests to investors on your behalf — and runs a system that adapts to how they respond, so you're always moving from your first check to a closed round.

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The engine

One system, built to land your first believer.

Pre-seed isn't about running an auction — it's about finding the one investor who believes. Everything here is built to get you that first check.

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Warm intro requests

We reach out to the right investors through our network. You don't chase — they come to you.

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A pace that adapts

The more investors lean in, the more requests we send. When they don't, we ease off and sharpen the pitch with you. Your pace reflects your results.

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Habits that earn

Stay on top of your raise and earn bonus intro requests on top of your pace — momentum you build, not just momentum we hand you.

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Blitz to close

Land a real lead and we throw fuel on the fire — ramping hard to fill the round while you're hot.

See the engine by the numbers →

Do the work

Good habits, extra intro requests.

The founders who win stay on top of their raise — so we reward it. Do the work and earn extra intro requests, sent on top of your pace. Earned extras you bank and spend to ramp up the raise.

🗂️ Keep your pipeline current+ 1 request
📝 Log your meeting notes+ 1 request
🤝 Bring your own investor relationships in+ 1 request
🏋️ Sharpen your pitch in the Gym+ 1 request
Know how to run the room

Getting the meeting is half the battle. Running it is the other half.

So we train you for both.

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Practice against realistic AI VCs

Step into the Pitch Gym and pitch a range of lifelike investor personas — a fund GP, a junior associate at a small fund, a check-writer at a big hedge fund, an angel. Each reacts differently, just like the real thing. Reps any time, with a blunt readout on what landed and what didn't.

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Coaching on your real meetings

We get you set up on Granola so every investor call is captured. After each one, we review the transcript and send you specific coaching — exactly what to tighten before the next.

The better you get in the room, the more investors say yes — and the more your pace climbs.

2026

Firms we've introduced a founder to this year.

a16z Menlo Ventures First Round Precursor Ventures SignalFire Gradient Ventures RRE Ventures FPV Ventures Pear VC Compound VC Collaborative Fund Founder Collective Chapter One Ventures South Park Commons Hustle Fund Weekend Fund Social Leverage Race Capital Boost VC Afore VC Active Capital 1517 Fund HF0 Zetta Venture Partners Verdict Capital

A sample of the firms we've made warm intros to on founders' behalf in 2026.

Online sessions

A system, with a team behind it.

The intro requests do the heavy lifting. The sessions are the augment — optional, always useful. Show up when you need them, get back to building when you don't.

Talk it out.

Struggling to close? Get on with founders who've already done it and work through it together — same stage, all vetted, all going for the same thing.

Ask investors directly.

Monthly AMAs with credible investors. Ask the question you actually want answered — no pitch, no pressure, no performance.

A team behind the system.

The system runs your pace; we're in it with you the whole time — intro requests, strategy, gut-checks, and coaching whenever you need them.

Special guests

The investors and operators who show up for our founders.

A few of the people who've joined our sessions and AMAs to help the founders we work with.

Julian Weisser
Julian Weisser
Solo Founders
Elizabeth Yin
Elizabeth Yin
Hustle Fund
Cyan Banister
Cyan Banister
Long Journey
Charles Hudson
Charles Hudson
Precursor
Jeff Morris Jr
Jeff Morris Jr
Chapter One
Eric Ries
Eric Ries
The Lean Startup
Jack Selby
Jack Selby
Thiel Capital
Art Levy
Art Levy
CBO, Brex
Christian Keil
Christian Keil
a16z
Cam Doody
Cam Doody
Brickyard
Mike Randall
Mike Randall
Monsoon
Delian Asparouhov
Delian Asparouhov
Founders Fund
Lori Berenberg
Lori Berenberg
Bloomberg Beta
Niko Bonatsos
Niko Bonatsos
Verdict Capital
Shriya Nevatia
Shriya Nevatia
Superhuman

Learn online. Raise on a system. We're in it with you.

Portfolio

Companies we're working with.

A few of the founders we've helped raise. Real intros, real outcomes.

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Community

More than a fundraise.

Founders who work with us get a seat in every MatCap room: dinners, retreats, fireside chats with operators and investors who've been there. The people in the rooms come from everywhere.

Case studies

Outcomes we've helped close.

Three recent raises we helped close. Full breakdown on each.

Pricing

One number. Total alignment.

1%
of your company · that's the whole deal
24-month vesting · no cliff · lifetime partnership
No retainer

No monthly fees, no charges between rounds. We make money the way you do — when the company wins.

No success fee

We don't take a cut of the round we help you close. The 1% is for the long game, not the next term sheet.

No carry on investors

Your angels and VCs keep their full upside. That's what keeps capital coming back.

We're on your cap table for the life of the company — not the close of one round. We win when you win.

Building a unicorn? Let's talk.

If you're serious about your company, MatCap is the first call. No fees. No retainer. We win when you win.