20 curated tools • Updated weekly

    Free Fundraising & Investors for Founders

    Free investor databases, pitch tools and fundraising resources for founders.

    Built-in

    Business Plan Generator

    IdeaProof · Built for founders

    Investor-ready plan with financials, GTM and PDF export.

    100 creditsOpen tool

    500 Startups

    500startups.com

    Free fundraising / investor tool for founders.

    Free tier

    A16z

    a16z.com

    Free fundraising / investor tool for founders.

    Free tier

    AngelList

    angellist.com

    Free fundraising / investor tool for founders.

    Free tier

    AngelList

    angel.co

    Where the world meets startups.

    Free tier

    Bridge Rounds vs Series Rounds

    bridgeroundsvsseriesrounds.com

    Free fundraising / investor tool for founders.

    Free tier

    Chagency Get Startup Funding

    chagency.co.uk

    Free fundraising / investor tool for founders.

    Free tier

    Cirrus Insight Deck

    cirrusinsight.com

    Free fundraising / investor tool for founders.

    Free tier

    Crunchbase

    crunchbase.com

    Free fundraising / investor tool for founders.

    Free tier

    Docsend

    docsend.com

    Free fundraising / investor tool for founders.

    Free tier

    Gene Pool Engineering - Vinod Khosla

    khoslaventures.com

    Free fundraising / investor tool for founders.

    Free tier

    How to Raise Money

    howtoraise.money

    Free fundraising / investor tool for founders.

    Free tier

    Investopedia Article

    investopedia.com

    Free fundraising / investor tool for founders.

    Free tier

    InvestorList

    investorlist.co

    Free fundraising / investor tool for founders.

    Free tier

    OpenDeck

    opendeck.co

    Free fundraising / investor tool for founders.

    Free tier

    Options vs Cash - Dan Luu

    danluu.com

    Free fundraising / investor tool for founders.

    Free tier

    Startup Financing Calculator

    startupfinancingcalculator.com

    Free fundraising / investor tool for founders.

    Free tier

    Startup School 2018 - Y Combinator

    ycombinator.com

    Free fundraising / investor tool for founders.

    Free tier

    Venture Capitalists at Work - Tarang Shah and Sheetal Shah

    venturecapitalistsatwork.com

    Free fundraising / investor tool for founders.

    Free tier

    Venture Deals - Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson

    venturedeals.com

    Free fundraising / investor tool for founders.

    Free tier

    More tools for the Operate stage

    Run the business and raise capital.

    Payments & Billing

    15

    Free or pay-as-you-go payments, billing and subscription management tools.

    Finance & Accounting

    6

    Free accounting, bookkeeping and expense management tools for small businesses.

    HR & Payroll

    7

    Free HR, hiring and payroll tools for distributed and early-stage teams.

    Productivity

    71

    Free note-taking, calendar and personal productivity tools for founders.

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