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Angel Investor Discovery Platforms in AI answers

Data as of Oct 18, 2026Based on 84 AI responsesReviewed by Dimitry Apollonsky

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OpenVC holds a clear lead, earning frequent recommendations for building targeted investor lists and finding pre-seed funding. When founders need to verify an investor's background before accepting capital, LinkedIn is the usual answer.

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Rank and Mentioned in · since Jul 5

#	Brand	Recommended for	Mentioned in
1	OpenVC 55% searchable directories of verified pre-seed investors and direct outreach	searchable directories of verified pre-seed investors and direct outreach	55%
2	AngelList 36% syndicate investments and reviewing startup team composition	syndicate investments and reviewing startup team composition	36%
3	CrunchBase 36% initial investor mapping, round tracking, and public company data	initial investor mapping, round tracking, and public company data	36%
4	PitchBookOwned by Morningstar 26% comprehensive private equity research and institutional investor intelligence	comprehensive private equity research and institutional investor intelligence	26%
5	LinkedIn 25% due diligence, background checks, and warm networking with angels	due diligence, background checks, and warm networking with angels	25%
6	Wellfound 24% researching startup teams alongside early funding discovery	researching startup teams alongside early funding discovery	24%
7	Y Combinator Co-Founder MatchingY Combinator product line 23% early founder discovery and partner matching at pre-seed	early founder discovery and partner matching at pre-seed	23%
8	AngelMatch 21% filtering broad investor databases by geography and minority-led focus	filtering broad investor databases by geography and minority-led focus	21%
9	Evertrace 20% identifying early founders before they develop a public footprint	identifying early founders before they develop a public footprint	20%
10	Signal by NFXNFX product line 19% mapping relationship networks to secure warm introductions to investors	mapping relationship networks to secure warm introductions to investors	19%
11	Y Combinator 18%		18%
12	Product Hunt 18%		18%
13	Angel Club 17%		17%
14	Harlem Capital 13%		13%
15	Sidelines 11%		11%
16	Angel Capital Association 11%		11%
17	Private Equity List 10%		10%
18	The Founders' Group 10%		10%
19	Antler 10%		10%
20	Minority Business Development Agency 10%		10%
21	Harmonic.ai 8%		8%
22	National Association of Investment Companies 8%		8%
23	Digital Undivided 8%		8%
24	Harmonic 7%		7%
25	VCSheet 7%		7%
26	Indie Hackers 7%		7%
27	GitHub 7%		7%
28	Metal 6%		6%
29	Axial 6%		6%
30	Pipeline Angels 6%		6%
31	National Minority Supplier Development Council 6%		6%
32	Angeles Investors 6%		6%
33	F6S 6%		6%
34	Shipshape 6%		6%
35	BLCK VC 6%		6%
36	Techstars 6%		6%
37	Aube 5%		5%
38	CoFoundersLab 5%		5%
39	NFX 5%		5%
40	Gust 5%		5%
41	Foundersuite 5%		5%
42	Hacker NewsY Combinator product line 5%		5%
43	Backstage Capital 5%		5%
44	Wefunder 5%		5%
45	Founders for Change 5%		5%
46	Collab Capital 5%		5%
47	Powderkeg 5%		5%
48	Playbook Investors Network 4%		4%
49	South Park Commons 4%		4%
50	DealRoom · dealroom.net 4%		4%
51	Black Angel Tech Fund 4%		4%
52	Dealroom · dealroom.co 4%		4%
53	Proctor.vc 4%		4%
54	Preqin 4%		4%
55	BetaList 4%		4%
56	Cynsus 4%		4%
57	Visible ConnectVisible product line 2%		2%
58	CoffeeSpace 2%		2%
59	FindFunding.vc 2%		2%
60	Founders Network 2%		2%
61	Bonded by Latinx 2%		2%
62	Black Angel Group 2%		2%
63	StartuPage 2%		2%
64	Crunchbase ProCrunchBase product line 2%		2%
65	MPAC America 2%		2%
66	Carta 2%		2%
67	Black Tech Nation Ventures 2%		2%
68	Black Girl Ventures 2%		2%
69	Republic 2%		2%
70	Worklife Ventures 2%		2%
71	Seedcamp 2%		2%
72	SeedLegals 2%		2%
73	Salesforce CRMSalesforce product line 2%		2%
74	Vestbee 1%		1%
75	Fundingstack 1%		1%
76	NMSDC Capital Managers ProgramNational Minority Supplier Development Council product line 1%		1%
77	The Founders' Group Minority Founders Investor ListThe Founders' Group product line 1%		1%
78	NFX FASTNFX product line 1%		1%
79	Thornfield 1%		1%
80	Allocator Collective Manager DatabaseAllocator Collective product line 1%		1%
81	Crustdata 1%		1%
82	Rostrum 1%		1%
83	Specter 1%		1%
84	Founder2be 1%		1%
85	Diverse Manager Directory 1%		1%
86	Startups.Gallery 1%		1%
87	Founder Institute 1%		1%
88	SHOPPE BLACK 1%		1%
89	CoFound 1%		1%
90	Beej 1%		1%
91	MaC Venture Capital 1%		1%
92	Fund Momentum 1%		1%
93	Angel Investment Network 1%		1%
94	PredictLeads 1%		1%
95	Discover Startups 1%		1%
96	EquityNet 1%		1%
97	Golden Seeds 1%		1%
98	37 Angels 1%		1%
99	Visible 1%		1%
100	VCBacked 1%		1%

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ChatGPT SearchGoogle AI Mode

Widest split: AngelList, 9% on ChatGPT Search and 63% on Google AI Mode.

Mentioned in on each AI engine, by brand
Brand	ChatGPT Search	Google AI Mode
OpenVC	37%	73%
AngelList	9%	63%
CrunchBase	42%	29%
PitchBook	33%	20%
LinkedIn	42%	Outside Google AI Mode's top 25
Wellfound	28%	20%
Y Combinator Co-Founder Matching	40%	Outside Google AI Mode's top 25
AngelMatch	16%	27%
Evertrace	23%	17%
Signal by NFX	12%	27%

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