Startup Connect AI

Now onboarding founders, angels & mentors across India

The right investor. The right mentor. Matched by AI, explained clearly.

Startup Connect AI helps early-stage founders find the mentors and investors who actually fit — with fit scores and reasoning, not endless directories.

Not raising? See it as an investor or as a mentor.

To build your profile
3 min
Ranked matches a week
8
Matches with a reason
100%
Match telemetrySample pipeline
Target sector
Fintech SaaS · Seed
Vector overlap
91.4% cosine fit
Cheque fit
Optimal
Algorithm conviction index9.4 / 10
RRiya SharmaFintech SaaS · ₹40L Seed78% fit

How it works

No black boxes. Just verified fit.

Engineered for transparency. We reconcile your startup’s signals with each investor’s and mentor’s track record — and show you the reasoning.

  1. Step 01

    Build your profile in 3 minutes

    Upload your pitch deck + LinkedIn. We auto-fill the rest.

    Auto-extracts sector, stage, ask & team size

  2. Step 02

    See matches ranked by fit

    Our AI scores every mentor and investor by how well they fit YOU.

    Cross-evaluates cheque size, geography & thesis

  3. Step 03

    Know exactly why each match

    Every recommendation ships with a plain-language reason. No black boxes.

    Plain-language reasoning on every match

Demo preview

See how AI matching looks in practice

A sample match between two demo profiles. Founders see exactly why investors and mentors are suggested, while investors only get pre-filtered, thesis-aligned deals.

Active fundraise · ₹40L targetRound ID: #IN-8821

78% fit

Founder profile

Riya Sharma

Fintech SaaS, Pune

Stage & ask
₹40L seed
Business model
B2B recurring
Runway
14 months
Pedigree
Accelerator alumni

Angel investor

Aditya Kumar

Fintech + SaaS focus

Ticket window
₹25L – ₹75L
Portfolio size
18 investments
Operator record
Ex-CPO, fintech
Hubs
Pune / Bengaluru

Reasoning ledger

Sample explanation

“Sector match (Fintech), stage match (Seed), ask within investor’s cheque range, geographic overlap in Pune.”
  • Cheque size ₹40L within ₹25L–₹75L window
  • 3 mutual portfolio contacts
  • Active deployment mode

Intro slot open this Thursday

Choose your side

Which side of the table are you on?

Founders can start right here. If you invest or mentor, the matching, the controls and the privacy defaults work differently for you — so each side gets its own walkthrough.

For founders

You’re raising.

Stop sending cold DMs into the void. Your deck becomes a structured profile, and the investors and mentors who fit it come back ranked.

  • Deck parsed into a profile in minutes — nothing stored without you
  • Ranked investors and mentors, each with a written reason
  • You request the intro; messaging opens when both sides agree

For investors

You’re writing cheques.

Your thesis does the filtering. Sectors, stages, cheque range, geographies and no-gos decide who reaches your queue — before you open it.

  • Founders below your fit threshold are never shown
  • Every match cites the fields it was scored on
  • No cold pitches — you accept or decline each intro

For mentors

You’re giving time.

Matched on the expertise you actually have and the stages you’re useful at — so the founders who reach you are asking for something you can answer.

  • Expertise areas and stages drive the match, not follower counts
  • Availability, session fee and every accept stay your call
  • Founders arrive with their stage and current ask on the profile

Get started today

Ready to find the investors and mentors who actually fit?

Join the founders, angels, and mentors building India’s next generation of startups.