Tool 04 · Stage Check

Who should you actually pitch?

Drop your URL and founder info. Get placed on the valuation curve, scored on 6 risk dimensions, and matched with funds actively investing at your stage.

Heads up: AI gut check, not a verdict. Built on the Valuation ∝ 1/Risk framework. Treat it as a second opinion — real fundraising still happens between humans.

We'll scrape your site to read your product, customers, and signals.

Founder-market fit is a big part of the signal. Add co-founders’ PDFs too — run the check once per founder if needed.

Drop LinkedIn PDF hereor click to choose file
or paste a bio below

Paste your LinkedIn “About” section, a bio, or anything else about the founding team.

So we can sanity-check your target vs. what the signals actually say.

Running Stage Check reads your public website only. No data is stored.

Reading the signals.

Usually 25–40 seconds.

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Reading your website…
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Scanning your tech stack…
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Reading founder background…
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Placing you on the valuation curve…
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Matching you with active investors…
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Preparing your report...
AI REVIEW Based on public signals only. Experimental — useful for directional feedback, not final decisions.

On the valuation ∝ 1/risk curve.

Valuation is inversely proportional to risk. As founders de-risk each dimension, they move up and to the right. Here’s where you land today.

VALUATION → 1 / RISK → (MORE RISK MITIGATED) Friends & FamilyCONCEPT Pre-SeedEARLY SIGNAL SeedEARLY PMF Series A+USERS PAY Series B+SCALES PublicLIQUID YOU ARE HERE
The six risk dimensions.

Click any row for the full breakdown.

The thinnest dimension — what’s holding you back.
Top 3 things to de-risk before you raise.
Funds matching your stage FROM STAX

Pulled from 55+ venture portfolios tracked in STAX. Ranked by stage fit and sector overlap.

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