Free Investor Database for Startups: Find Angel Investors and Venture Capital Firms

A free investor database built for founders

Most fundraising platforms charge founders for access to investor contacts, often through a monthly subscription. Colaeb takes the opposite approach: investor discovery is free for every founder, everywhere. The Colaeb Investor List is a free startup investor database that includes:

• 3,500+ investors across venture capital firms, angel networks, individual angels, accelerators, corporate venture arms and family offices.
• A way to reach each one: every investor is listed with a website or LinkedIn profile. Investors without contact details are left off.
• Stage, sector focus and check size where known, re-read from each investor's own website every month.
• Recent deals: investors that led or joined a round covered by YourInfoDaily are tagged ACTIVE, with a link to the story.
• Investor Match: a free tool that ranks every investor by fit with your stage, sector, location and raise, then emails you the list and lets you download it as a spreadsheet.

How to find angel investors

Angel investors usually write the first checks into a company, often before there is much revenue. The fastest way to find them:

1. Start local. Angels and angel networks invest close to home. On the investor list, filter by Angel network or Angel investor and search your city or state.
2. Match on sector. Many angels back founders in industries they know. Search the list by sector, such as fintech, health or consumer.
3. Check their activity. Look for ACTIVE tags and recent deals before you reach out.
4. Join the network. Angel networks often run application forms and pitch events, which are a direct way in.
5. Let Investor Match rank them. Pre-seed and seed founders see angels and accelerators ranked higher automatically.

Venture capital investors accepting pitches

Most venture capital firms accept pitches, but they respond to the ones that fit their thesis. Signs a VC is open to your pitch:

• They invest at your stage and in your sector, which Colaeb shows on each investor card and profile page.
• They recently led or joined a round, which is what the ACTIVE tag means.
• Their website has a submission form or a partner who covers your space.
• Their typical check size fits the amount you are raising. Investor Match flags this as Check size fits.

Accelerators are the most open of all: most take applications on a set schedule and invest in every company they accept.

How to connect with investors without a warm introduction

Warm introductions get the best response rates, but many founders do not have them yet. You can still get meetings:

1. Target tightly. Ten investors who fit your stage, sector and geography beat a hundred who do not.
2. Show you did the work. Mention a portfolio company or a deal they recently led.
3. Keep it short. Five sentences: what you do, traction, team, the raise, and a clear ask.
4. Lead with proof. Revenue, growth, pilots or a notable customer earn replies.
5. Use open doors. Accelerator applications, angel network forms, demo days and pitch events are built for founders without connections.
6. Follow up once or twice with a real update, not a reminder.

When you are ready for introductions, Colaeb members get pitch deck feedback, pitch practice and warm introductions to the investors Colaeb works with. Plans start under $5 a month.

Pre-seed, seed and Series A investors

Every investor in the Colaeb database is tagged with the stages they invest in where known, and Investor Match ranks investors by your stage first.

Free fundraising resources for entrepreneurs

• Colaeb Investor List: the free investor database, with a globe, filters and investor profile pages.
• Investor Match: free ranked matches, emailed to you and downloadable as a CSV.
• YourInfoDaily startup funding news: daily coverage of who raised and who invested.
• Business funding without giving up equity: Colaeb is partnered with 70+ credible lenders for $10K to $5M in loans and credit lines.
• World Ranking of Economies: Colaeb's annual GDP report for market sizing and international expansion.

A free alternative to paid investor databases

Paid investor databases can be useful for large teams that need deep deal history and exports at scale. For most founders raising a first round, the job is simpler: find investors who fit, learn how to reach them, and prioritize who is active now. Colaeb does that for free, and adds human help, through membership, when you want warm introductions and pitch feedback.

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