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Matthew Johnson

Navigator investor search - Personalized list of the best-fit investors for your startup

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Navigator investor search scans the global Crunchbase database of VCs and angels, and rank orders the ones which are most likely to invest in you based on what they've invested in previously. Cut down on hours of research through dozens of databases.

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Matthew Johnson
Maker
Hello Product Hunt, We are very excited to present our investor Search feature on Navigator.vc - as a special offer we have a 50% discount for Product Hunters - just use the code IN50. We have a pretty powerful free tier as well. The problem we are addressing: as any founder can attest, fundraising is hugely painful and time intensive. Our aim is to help founders spend less time, be more efficient, and focus on value-add activities so you have a higher likelihood of success and can focus on the core business of running a startup. Search on Navigator exists so you can spend less time combing through databases of investors, researching each one to see if you fit their general criteria before you try and connect to them, and trying to prioritise the top ones based on how good a fit you are. Instead, our Search feature scans previous investment activity to predict an investor’s criteria. We weight recency of those investments, as well as geographic, sector or category focus. We then rank the results in order of best fit. This is the first feature from Navigator to be launched on Product Hunt, and we have more in the pipeline as well. You can currently also have a look at: Track (preview): Our visual investor CRM tool helps you manage your investor outreach, ensuring that no crucial conversations slip through the cracks. Fundraising has enough moving parts as it is, so best to stay organised. Track is in preview at the moment with basic features available to users. But we will be releasing lots of exciting things in the near future. Assess: Get expert feedback on your overall investor proposition from our team of assessors, along with an objective rating/score indicating your investment readiness level. Over 80% of top-scoring startups go on to raise funding successfully so the score and report can be a strong signal for you to see where you stand. Assess helps you get into the best possible shape to complete your fundraising round.
Naomi Timperley FRSA
LOVE IT!
Matthew Johnson
Maker
I somehow forgot to include the demo video I made at 1am 🤦https://youtu.be/nXU_cns8dHM
Michelle Caers
As a company that is fundraising this looks like an excellent (and much needed) tool. I have a few questions: 1) How does the investor matching model work? 2) Which countries have the best coverage of investors? 3) We're based in NA and I noticed in the onboarding that you ask for revenue in pounds but raise amount in dollars? Thanks!
Matthew Johnson
Maker
@mcaers thanks for your questions To answer them: 1) The model ranks investors for you based on what they've invested in previously, scanning all available data in Crunchbase. We look at whether they have category or geography focus, or whether they are broad in their previous investment activity. We account for whether they get involved in round sizes like yours. And we also rank according to recency to account for whether their focus might have evolved. We have more info on that here: http://articles.navigator.vc/faq... 2) The US has the best coverage, so you will see a large proportion of US-based investors in your results (though we of course account for whether they have a specific geographic focus). Top 10 countries in order are USA, UK, China, India, Canada, Germany, France, Israel and Spain. 3) Good point! We've been UK focused up until recently so that's a bit of a legacy item :) Thanks again - let us know if you have any more questions.
Amanda Baker
I work with founders on a day-to-day basis and meeting the right investors is a HUGE problem they face - especially in the early days. This is a much needed solution that will set them off on the right foot and enable them to spend more time building/growing their company. Awesome work guys!! Q - how will the filter system work and how granular can people go when searching for investors?
Matthew Johnson
Maker
@hustletofame Thanks for the question and feedback Amanda! Currently our Search returns the top 500 results based on the parameters you set. You can then drill down from those 500 results to focus on types of investors, or where they are based. However, if in your top 500 results there are only say 2 angel investors, you will only have those two results when you filter down. However, we are planning to update the Search soon so that you will be able to set the parameters before the search so that it only returns those filtered items. So you can say show me the top fitting angel investors based in the UK for example. Let me know if that answers your question!
Sara E
Such an amazing tool!!!
Matthew Johnson
Maker
Thanks @sara_e - glad you like it :)
Artem Smirnov
I've got very annoyed at the registration stage -- why do I have to invent an extra-secure password? Do you really think that somebody's going to hack my account? Why don't you let me decide on my password's complexity myself? And is it too hard to add a social login?
Matthew Johnson
Maker
@artem_smirnov Hi Artem - eek, sorry about that. We hear you on this and are going to improve the registration page/password and add social logins. Thanks for the feedback :)
Valeri Potchekailov

Keep on Rockin​!

Pros:

Great tool with a great team behind the product! Super useful and great ui!

Cons:

none

Matthew Johnson
Maker
Thanks Valeri :)
callum adamson

Nothing more to add really.

Pros:

The product - and the team are here to create frictionless and meaningful intros - highly recommended.

Cons:

Once you're intro'd - it's up to you and the team to close :)

Sara E

Highly recommend it

Pros:

Very intuitive

Cons:

Nothing yet

Sh B

None

Pros:

Simple, intuitive and effective tool for startups

Cons:

More social features

Massoud Barati

like the concept , thinks is very useful tool for networking

Pros:

effective & useful for linking startups and investors quicker

Cons:

could improve using feedback actual users

Matthew Johnson
Maker
@juhaszhenderson Hi Matt, thanks for your comment. The key differentiation for the Search feature is the matching and ranking investors by fit based on the startup's location, category and fundraise target and comparing it with what the investors have invested in previously. When fundraising ourselves we found that combing through all the various databases was super useful, but the problem it created was how to research prioritise which investors you should be approaching.
Amaury Aubrée-Dauchez
Any way to filter by funding stage? diadem.one is focussing on early stage ones
Matthew Johnson
Maker
@aubreed Hi Amaury - not at the moment but improving the filtering of the results is certainly something we will be working on. In the meantime the proxy for stage is what your fundraise target is, so the search results will prioritise investors who invest in rounds in the range that you are targeting. Are there any other things you'd want to filter investor results by?
Greg McLardie

Brilliant concept and tool

Pros:

Matching investors; seeing investors in my space

Cons:

More Oceania region angels

Matthew Johnson
Maker
Thanks Greg - we currently run the model only on Crunchbase data but are looking to add additional databases over time. Are you aware of any Oceania-focused databases similar to Crunchbase?
Fabián Andrés Cardozo Cajamarca

Just learned about it and am still exploring

Pros:

Easy to use

Cons:

It can help startups to find investment

Matthew Johnson
Maker
Thanks Fabian - let us know if you have any questions or further feedback :)
Daniel Moraite
Well done! Good to see there are such useful tools that can save you time and money!
Matthew Johnson
Maker
@daniel_moraite Thanks Daniel - good hearing from you ;)
Joanna Montgomery

Got some real and extremely useful intros from the platform.

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Great team and great tool

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Looking forward to coverage in other cities

Matthew Johnson
Maker
Thanks for the review Joanna :)
Mairi Dillon

I've used the search and assess functions and really like the new layout.

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Quick, easy and much needed for the market place.

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Looking forward to seeing the new track features.