One platform, eight weeks, one closed round
How you go from
day zero to
closed round.
A concrete, step-by-step account of what happens when a founder signs up, incorporates, and runs a first SAFE raise through Startup Intros. No jargon, no optionality, just the path.
The full path, at a glance
Four stages. Clean cap table.
Raise with confidence.
Typical timelines for a founder who joins today, decides to raise their pre-seed, and closes it with confidence.
Incorporate
Sign up, file your Delaware C-Corp, get your EIN, issue founder stock. By Friday you have a bank account.
Match & Pitch
Fill out your round profile. Our engine returns 20+ partner-level matches. Double opt-in intros start landing.
Build
Issue founder shares with vesting, grant the first options, set up your ESOP, get your first 409A.
Raise
Pipeline your conversations. Generate SAFEs. Track soft commits. Close the round with wire reconciliation.
What happens, day by day
The actual
workflow.
Every screen, every decision, every document. Here's what you'll touch, in order.
Tell Us About the Company.
A single form: founder names, ownership split, company name, state, and whether you're keeping the Delaware registered agent on retainer. That's it. No intake calls.
- Company name & formation state
- Founder split with optional vesting
- Authorized shares (default 10M common)
- Registered agent toggle
We File Everything.
State filing, EIN application, founder stock purchase agreements, 83(b) mailings, bylaws, action of incorporator, initial board consent. You sign digitally when prompted.
- Certificate of Incorporation filed with Delaware
- EIN issued by IRS (1–3 days)
- 83(b) election mailed within 30 days of issuance
- All documents stored in your data room automatically
Match & Pitch Investors.
Describe your round, target, structure, stage, sector. Our engine reads 40+ signals against active partners and returns a ranked list with check size, thesis fit, and portfolio overlap.
- Partner-level ranking, not fund-level
- Explanation for each match
- Double opt-in intros
- Matches refresh weekly as your profile evolves
Grow the Cap Table.
Hire your first engineer? Grant options. Raising a pre-seed on SAFEs? Issue them from the workspace. Every transaction produces the right board consent automatically.
- Option grants with custom vesting schedules
- Uncapped and capped SAFEs
- Convertible notes, if you must
- All board consents auto-generated
Run the Raise.
Every intro lands in a pipeline. Track the conversation from first call to signed SAFE. Send investor updates. Close. Watch the wires reconcile against your cap table automatically.
- Pipeline stages from intro to signed
- Update blasts with read receipts
- E-signable SAFEs and side letters
- Wire reconciliation with your bank
Incorporate immediately. Close with
confidence.
Most founders who incorporate with Startup Intros are on their way to raising their pre-seed within the first few months!