Raise your Friends, Family, and Fools round.

The early-stage raise platform for founders and investors.

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Startups raising now

Browse open raises on Fools. Each raise page states its risks.

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For founders

Run your round in one workspace

  1. Manage a pipeline of potential investors

    See who said yes, who needs a follow-up, and who you have not asked yet. The method runs from soft launch to close.

    • Import from a paste or a CSV
    • Track commitments as they come in
    • Post updates and milestones
    The pipeline of potential investors in a founder's round, with sample dataThe pipeline of potential investors in a founder's round, with sample data

  2. Build your raise page

    Publish your pitch, terms, and timeline in your own words.

    • Set your Crowd SAFE terms with an explanation beside each
    • Upload your deck and video
    • Track progress toward your target
    The raise page editor, with sample dataThe raise page editor, with sample data

  3. Share one link

    Send one link to potential investors. The page shows the pitch. You make the ask.

    • A public raise page with its own link
    • Answer investor questions in public
    A public raise page as an investor sees it, with sample dataA public raise page as an investor sees it, with sample data

Commitments become Crowd SAFEs when your round closes.

A Crowd SAFE is not stock. It converts into shares if the company raises a priced round. It pays out if the company is acquired.

Your round starts here.

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What running a round looks like

For investors

Invest in founders at the start.

Browse open rounds. Ask founders questions. Track commitments and founder updates in one portfolio.

  1. The screening room

    Pitches play one after another. Save a pitch to find it again.

    The screening room with a pitch deck on stage

  2. Your portfolio in one place

    Your commitments, founder updates, and notices in one place.

    The portfolio screen, sample data

  3. Ask founders in public

    Founders answer questions on each raise page. The answers are public.

    Questions and answers on a raise page, sample data

Browse open rounds in the screening room.

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