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Startup Fundraising & Investor Networking Tools in AI answers

Data as of Oct 18, 2026Based on 135 AI responsesReviewed by Dimitry Apollonsky

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LinkedIn holds a narrow lead over CrunchBase for researching investor reputations and finding mutual connections. For discovering past portfolio founders and diligencing VC firms directly, CrunchBase is the usual answer.

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Rank and Mentioned in · since Jul 5

#	Brand	Recommended for	Mentioned in
1	LinkedIn 56% vetting investor reputations and finding mutual connections to founders	vetting investor reputations and finding mutual connections to founders	56%
2	CrunchBase 53% tracking investor portfolios and finding specific partner investments	tracking investor portfolios and finding specific partner investments	53%
3	PitchBookOwned by Morningstar 36% deep historical deal data and filtering corporate venture capital	deep historical deal data and filtering corporate venture capital	36%
4	CRV 14% evaluating VC firm board involvement and diligence examples	evaluating VC firm board involvement and diligence examples	14%
5	Investment Adviser Public Disclosure (IAPD)U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission product line 10% confirming regulatory standing and formal backgrounds of angel investors	confirming regulatory standing and formal backgrounds of angel investors	10%
6	FINRA BrokerCheckFINRA product line 10% checking professional disciplinary records and licenses of potential investors	checking professional disciplinary records and licenses of potential investors	10%
7	OpenVC 10% free directory searches filtered by stage, sector, and activity	free directory searches filtered by stage, sector, and activity	10%
8	Signal by NFXNFX product line 6% browsing curated investor lists and active venture funds	browsing curated investor lists and active venture funds	6%
9	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 5% regulatory verification of registered investment advisers and funds	regulatory verification of registered investment advisers and funds	5%
10	Product Hunt 5%		5%
11	X 5% gathering informal perspective and public commentary on active investors	gathering informal perspective and public commentary on active investors	5%
12	Hacker NewsY Combinator product line 5%		5%
13	AngelList 4%		4%
14	Investor.gov 4%		4%
15	Wellfound 4%		4%
16	TechCrunchOwned by Regent, L.P.4%		4%
17	VCPeer 4%		4%
18	Y Combinator 4%		4%
19	GVOwned by Alphabet 3%		3%
20	Intel CapitalOwned by Intel 3%		3%
21	Dealroom 3%		3%
22	Salesforce Ventures 3%		3%
23	Hustle Fund 2%		2%
24	FINRA 2%		2%
25	Angel Capital Association 2%		2%
26	RedditOwned by Reddit Inc.2%		2%
27	UniCourt 2%		2%
28	Qualcomm Ventures 2%		2%
29	Global Venturing 1%		1%
30	Alphabet 1%		1%
31	M12 1%		1%
32	J.P. MorganOwned by JPMorgan Chase 1%		1%
33	Gust 1%		1%
34	CapitalGOwned by Alphabet 1%		1%
35	VCBeast 1%		1%
36	CB Insights 1%		1%
37	Amex VenturesAmerican Express product line 1%		1%
38	Angel Investment Network 1%		1%
39	F6S 1%		1%
40	CVCVC 1%		1%
41	VCBacked 1%		1%
42	Google NewsAlphabet product line 1%		1%
43	Amazon AlexaAmazon product line 1%		1%
44	BMW i Ventures 1%		1%
45	VCSheet 1%		1%
46	Reid Hoffman 1%		1%
47	Sapphire Ventures 1%		1%
48	Andreessen Horowitz 1%		1%
49	First Round Capital 1%		1%
50	Forbes 1%		1%
51	GoingVC 1%		1%
52	eChai Ventures 1%		1%
53	National Venture Capital Association 1%		1%
54	OpenView Partners 1%		1%
55	Indie Hackers 1%		1%
56	Eleven Ventures 1%		1%
57	Founders Fund 1%		1%
58	VentureBeat 1%		1%
59	DealBookThe New York Times Company product line 1%		1%
60	American Express VenturesAmerican Express product line 1%		1%
61	SaaStr 1%		1%
62	LOI Venture 1%		1%
63	Google ScholarAlphabet product line 1%		1%
64	S&P Capital IQ Pro 1%		1%
65	Founders Forum 1%		1%
66	Dakota 1%		1%
67	Joystar Capital 1%		1%
68	Techstars 1%		1%
69	Focal VC 1%		1%
70	Tracxn 1%		1%
71	ValueAddVC 1%		1%
72	Chris Neumann 1%		1%
73	Quora 1%		1%
74	NFX 1%		1%
75	CourtListener 1%		1%
76	Business WireOwned by Berkshire Hathaway 1%		1%
77	Microsoft 1%		1%
78	SciencedirectOwned by RELX PLC 1%		1%
79	The Wall Street Journal 1%		1%
80	NVIDIA 1%		1%
81	Plug and Play Tech Center 1%		1%
82	Substack 1%		1%
83	Bosch Ventures 1%		1%
84	Visible ConnectVisible product line 1%		1%
85	Target 1%		1%
86	Intel 1%		1%
87	SPROCKIT 1%		1%
88	Wealthfit 1%		1%
89	Open Bosch 1%		1%
90	Booz Allen Hamilton 1%		1%
91	Flex Capital 1%		1%
92	Qualcomm 1%		1%
93	Medium 1%		1%
94	AWS StartupsAmazon product line 1%		1%
95	SwitchPitch 1%		1%
96	Visible 1%		1%
97	Seedtable 1%		1%
98	AWS ActivateAmazon product line 1%		1%
99	Founders Factory 1%		1%
100	Startup Autobahn 1%		1%

Recommendations by AI engine

ChatGPT SearchGoogle AI Mode

Widest split: LinkedIn, 45% on ChatGPT Search and 66% on Google AI Mode.

Mentioned in on each AI engine, by brand
Brand	ChatGPT Search	Google AI Mode
LinkedIn	45%	66%
CrunchBase	46%	60%
PitchBook	35%	37%
CRV	28%	Outside Google AI Mode's top 25
Investment Adviser Public Disclosure (IAPD)	20%	Outside Google AI Mode's top 25
FINRA BrokerCheck	18%	Outside Google AI Mode's top 25
OpenVC	6%	13%
Signal by NFX	Outside ChatGPT Search's top 25	10%
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission	11%	Outside Google AI Mode's top 25
Product Hunt	Outside ChatGPT Search's top 25	10%

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