For founders, investors & funds
The AI-native operating system for venture.
Founders prepare pitches, find relevant investors, and manage fundraising. Investors discover startups, evaluate evidence, and run diligence. Gatekeep brings it all together in one connected, AI-powered workspace.
Try a live pitch- One permissioned record
- Calibrated investor firms
- 12-dimension cited reports
The record
You pitch
A 12-dimension report cites what you said.
Evidence lands
Documents, metrics, and scores attach to one company record.
The record carries
Versions, history, and diligence requests stay in place.
Investors read what you authorize
Scoped, revocable access — never the whole vault.
Investor notes and assessments stay private to the investor.
19 calibrated investor firms on Gatekeep
Browse the rosterSums the fund sizes reported on the profiles of 12 of the 19 eligible calibrated firms (USD). Profile-reported, not independently audited — Gatekeep does not manage this capital.
Live from the platform · Updated October 14, 2026
Two sides. One connected record.
Connected intelligence. Independent perspectives. Founders control their company information; investors keep their assessments private. Gatekeep connects the relevant evidence and workflows through permissioned access.
For founders
Prepare like you have the meeting — because the record does the re-explaining for you.
- 01
Prepare
Read the investor's bar and fix the gaps before you pitch.
- 02
Pitch
A timed conversation against real published criteria, scored across 12 dimensions with every score cited.
- 03
Connect
Clear the bar and your report can reach the investor; anonymized Discovery can match you to more.
- 04
Manage
Pipeline, documents, and diligence requests on one record.
- 05
Update
Keep investors current from the same record — no re-sending anything.
- Investor criteria and pass bars in the open
- Cited scores: every number points to what you said
- A versioned data room with scoped access you can revoke
- Fundraising pipeline and investor updates on the same record
Clearing a bar can reach an investor where their persona is claimed and calibrated. It is not an introduction or a meeting guarantee.
For investors
Evidence first. Read the record before you spend the meeting.
- 01
Discover
Founders who cleared your calibrated bar, plus anonymized thesis matches you opt into.
- 02
Evaluate
Cited scores, extracted metrics, and what changed between attempts.
- 03
Diligence
Document requests, readiness checks, and notes stay on the company's record.
- 04
Decide
Handoffs, IC memos, and deal tasks on the same evidence.
- 05
Monitor
Watch, portfolio positions, marks, and LP reporting in one place.
- Your thesis, red flags, and bar become the scoring standard
- No blind inbound: only founders who clear your bar
- Evidence before the first meeting
- Portfolio, funds, and marks in the same system
Why this is different.
The intelligence compounds
Every pitch, document, and decision attaches to the company's record — the next conversation starts further ahead.
Evidence over assertion
Scores cite answers. Extraction cites documents. Research cites sources.
Permissions are the architecture
Founders control disclosure. Investors control evaluations. AI writes only with approval.
Both sides run on it
Fundraising and diligence, portfolio and fund operations — one connected record.
Live demo
Pitch first. The record follows.
A few turns with General VC, the Gatekeep demo persona. Answer the questions, read your report, and see how the record starts.
The workspace
Run fundraising from one record.
Founders keep the pipeline, the versioned data room, and diligence readiness in view. Investors work scored handoffs, blind matches, and their fund view on the same record.
Sample data. Companies and investors shown are fictional.
Shortlist: thesis fit first
Northwind Capital
AI infrastructure · pre-seed
Kestrel Partners
Developer tools · seed
Sent the first note
Lumen & Vale
Fintech · pre-seed
Harbor Row
Climate · seed
Gatekeep report filed
Quillstone Ventures
AI infrastructure · seed
Live call: send follow-up
Tessellate Capital
Developer tools · seed
- Company profileRound, team, and linksComplete
- MetricsExtracted from public sourcesComplete
- DeckLatest version syncedComplete
- Pitch evidenceScored pitches attachedComplete
- Diligence recordsSourced and citedComplete
- Investor updatesLatest note draftedDraft
Assembled on every read. Access is scoped and revocable.
Checked against the same record investors will read.
- DataReady
- TeamReady
- MetricsNeeds review
- LegalIn progress
Next gap: incorporation docs for the data room.
Assistant access
Your record, from your assistant.
Connect Gatekeep to the assistant you already use. Ask about your pipeline, portfolio, fund, or Watch. Say what changed and it prepares updates as approval cards; nothing saves without your yes, and it never pitches, sends, or acts on your behalf. Revoke access anytime from your Workspace. Already running with agents? Bring them - your assistant can fill your Gatekeep record while you approve each change.
Get matched to more investors.
Matching investors see your scored evidence, never your name, until you approve the intro. The record keeps surfacing new fits as you pitch.
For founders
Get found, on your terms
- Matching uses your evidence and thesis fit, not who you know.
- Fit reasons come with every match, so you know why an investor is interested.
- Visibility is a setting: turn it off and the record stays practice-only.
For investors
Thesis-matched, pre-screened founders
- Matches arrive only when the evidence clears your own published bar.
- Every match carries the scored evidence and the fit reasons behind it.
- First contact is a request the founder can decline.
Roster
Pick your investor.
8 you can pitch right now. 4 more behind the gate: sign in to see who.
Claimed profiles carry a green badge and are calibrated by the real investor
Igor Zilak
識富天使會 Smart Capital
Jason Choong
Aument Capital Partners
Singapore
Evan Buhler
Talok Capital
Ivonne Qiu
Argor Capital
Carter Wang
886 Studios
Taipei, Taiwan
Wish He
Llama Ventures
Ishan Panchaal
The Unreal Lab
New York City
Jonny Boyarsky
Ricochet Capital
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Behind every green badge: real calibration data from claimed personas
Miles G
Horus Group
Thesis: preseed (very rarely)/seed/post-seed + web3 infra/defi (pref b2b-facing) seed + b2b-facing + fintech/AI (pref enterprise-facing). rule of thumb - the more comp…
Open persona →
Balu Sriram
ShipsFocus Ventures
Thesis: We look for market wedges where maritime complexity can become operational leverage—not just incremental software. Incremental software makes a process 10% fast…
Pass bar: We invest in founders who understand the industry from inside the workflow, but can build beyond today's constraints. St…
Open persona →
Evan Buhler
Talok Capital
Thesis: I invest at the intersection of creativity, consciousness and culture, backing founders building where human potential meets technological advancement - with a …
Pass bar: The deciding factor is really about the founding team as much as the idea: we prioritize "great humans" with domain exp…
Open persona →
Each pitch adds to a record you keep.
Gatekeep is early. The direction is clear: evidence, judgment, and outcomes accumulate in one place, owned by the people who create them.
Evidence graph
Every pitch adds structured, cited records: what the founder claimed, what public sources substantiate, what changed between attempts. Records are queryable and exportable.
Owner: product team · Live now
Decision data
Accepts, declines, score feedback, meetings, and terms feed precision and observed-versus-stated views. Your calibration improves with every deal you run through the platform.
Owner: data team · Live now
Market intelligence
At volume the graph becomes a market signal: substantiation rates, pass rates by sector and stage, where bars are moving. Built from consented records.
Owner: platform team · Next release
On the roadmap
What ships next on the way to the full operating system for venture. One email gets you every launch.
Assistant access (MCP) is live in early access - connect Claude or ChatGPT from your Workspace.
Pitch as much as you need.
Free to start. $20/mo Core adds unlimited pitches and up to 10 discovery matches. $50/mo Pro adds 10-investor syndication and warm intro requests.
Early pricing, locked for as long as you stay subscribed. Prices rise at 1,000 paying members.
$379 once. Core-tier access for the lifetime of the service.
Unlimited pitches, no cooldowns, up to 10 discovery matches with fit reasons, benchmarks, the data room, and investor updates. Includes the evidence package (records, sources, dossier exports) and future Core-tier data features. One payment, no subscription.
Enough to get your real score. The deeper discovery layers stay locked.
- 2 full free pitches to start
- 15 AI copilot credits / month
- 1 free pitch every day
- Full 12-dimension verdict + score
- Shareable score card
- Prep brief on every pitch
- 1 discovery match, no reasons
- Sector benchmarks
A fail starts a 7-day retry cooldown on that investor.
Unlimited pitches and up to 10 discovery matches.
- Unlimited pitches across every persona
- No retry cooldowns
- Full 'how to win' prep briefs
- Up to 10 discovery matches with fit reasons
- AI copilot: 150 credits / month
- Sector benchmarks vs other founders
- Score trends + improvement analytics
Everything in Core, plus the access layer. For founders who are ready to be seen.
- Everything in Core
- New-match alerts + update automation
- Up to 10-investor syndication on pass
- AI copilot: 500 credits / month
- Warm intro requests to matched investors
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What founders and investors ask before they start.
01What is Gatekeep?
Gatekeep is an AI-native platform for venture. Founders pitch an AI persona built on a real investor's published criteria and get scored across 12 evidence-backed dimensions. Every pitch adds to the same record, which investors can read with its cited detail before any intro is made.
02How does a pitch work?
Pick an investor, read their thesis and pass bar, then pitch in a timed 30-minute conversation. The persona asks real questions and follows up. You get a 12-dimension scored report with evidence tied to what you said, plus an action plan. Every attempt adds to the same record.
03How do I get in front of investors without a network?
You pitch the investor's real bar instead of asking for an intro. When that persona has been claimed and you pass, your scored report can reach the investor. You do not need cold emails or a network. If you are not there yet, you get exact feedback and can retry.
04What is the difference between pitching and Discovery Mode?
Pitching is direct: you choose one investor, and passing their bar can surface your report if they have claimed the persona. Discovery runs alongside it. With visibility on, your anonymized evidence can match other investors who opted in, even investors you never pitched. They can request an intro, and you decide whether to reveal who you are.
05Do investors see who I am before I approve a connection?
No. Discovery shows investors an anonymized profile with fit reasons, not your identity. Your name and contact unlock only when you approve an intro request. For direct pitches, surfacing is on by default; you can turn it off to keep a pitch in practice mode. A report reaches an investor only if the persona is claimed, you pass, and surfacing is on.
06Is Discovery Mode free for investors?
Claiming your persona and receiving direct handoffs is free. Discovery Mode, the anonymized founder feed, is included with VC Pro ($50/mo) and Scale ($150/mo). Partners and approved angels have Discovery access too.
07Who are the AI investor personas based on?
Personas are based on real investors and funds. Claimed personas are calibrated by the actual investor and carry a green badge. Unclaimed personas are built from public investment data and tell you that reports cannot reach the real fund until the profile is claimed.
08Is it free to pitch?
Yes. You get 2 free pitches to start, plus 1 free pitch per rolling 24 hours. Core ($20/mo) adds unlimited pitches and up to 10 discovery matches with fit reasons. Free and Core plans syndicate your report to 5 investors on pass; Pro ($50/mo) raises that to 10 and adds warm intro requests, match alerts, and update automation.
09What is the founding membership?
A one-time $379 payment for Core-tier access for the lifetime of the service, with no subscription. It includes unlimited pitches, no cooldowns, up to 10 discovery matches with fit reasons, benchmarks, the data room, and investor updates, plus future Core-tier data features. Limited to 100 spots.
10What happens after I complete a pitch?
You get that investor's verdict (Pass, Conditional, or Fail), a score out of 10, a 12-dimension breakdown, evidence-based feedback, a SWOT analysis, and a next-step action plan. A Fail is one investor's read on one conversation, not a verdict on you. If the persona is claimed and you passed, your report can reach that investor.
11What can the assistant do?
Connect Gatekeep and the assistant can read your own pipeline, portfolio, fund, or Watch, then prepare changes as approval cards. Nothing saves without your approval, and it never pitches, sends, or acts on your behalf.
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