Draftboard is a technology company.
Draftboard has raised $4.0M across 1 funding round.
Draftboard has raised $4.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Draftboard has raised $4.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Draftboard's investors include Also Capital, Alumni Ventures, Animo Ventures, Asylum Ventures, Caffeinated Capital, Daft Capital, Founder Collective, Founders Fund, Ground Up Ventures, Lux Capital, Paradox Capital, Saga.
Draftboard is a technology company that builds a platform designed to revolutionize B2B sales and recruiting by leveraging warm introductions within professional networks. Its product automatically maps and scores the best paths through a user's network to their sales prospects, investors, founders, or candidates, enabling more effective and trusted warm intros without requiring others to join or upload data. This approach helps businesses accelerate growth by tapping into the power of human connections enhanced by AI, rather than relying on cold outreach or impersonal marketing tactics. Draftboard serves founders, sales leaders, recruiters, and companies looking to improve sales, fundraising, and talent acquisition through network-driven introductions. The company has demonstrated growth momentum by securing $4.1 million in funding and onboarding notable clients like SeatGeek and Via, while expanding its marketplace of referrers and companies[1][2][4].
Draftboard was founded with the insight that AI alone cannot replace the power of human connections, and that networks hold untapped potential for business growth. The idea emerged from the founder's experience at IAC, where challenges in talent acquisition highlighted the need for a better referral and introduction system. The founder, Roseman, leveraged his background in strategy and mergers and acquisitions to create a platform that harnesses referral bonuses and network effects to identify high-quality candidates and warm intros. Early traction came from recruiting and sales use cases, with the platform gaining support from a diverse group of users including recruiters, employees at tech startups, and independent referrers. The company is headquartered in Las Vegas and employs around ten people, with a multicultural team spanning multiple continents and languages[1][2][3].
Draftboard rides the trend of leveraging AI to augment, not replace, human relationships in business development and talent acquisition. As cold outreach becomes less effective due to inbox saturation and noise, the timing is ideal for a platform that surfaces warm introductions from existing networks. Market forces such as the increasing importance of network-driven hiring, the rise of remote work, and the need for more efficient sales pipelines favor Draftboard’s approach. By democratizing access to referral bonuses and warm intros, Draftboard influences the broader ecosystem by making high-quality referrals accessible beyond traditional recruiting channels, thus expanding opportunities for both companies and individuals in the tech and startup landscape[1][2][4].
Draftboard is poised to grow by expanding both sides of its marketplace—companies seeking referrals and the network of scouts providing them. Future trends shaping its journey include continued AI advancements that improve network mapping, growing demand for authentic sales and recruiting methods, and increasing reliance on referral-driven hiring in competitive talent markets. As Draftboard scales, its influence may extend beyond tech startups to broader industries seeking efficient, human-centered introductions. The company’s focus on combining AI with human connection positions it well to redefine how businesses build pipelines and hire talent in an increasingly networked world[2][4].
Draftboard has raised $4.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $4.0M Seed in April 2024.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2024 | $4.0M Seed | Also Capital, Alumni Ventures, Animo Ventures, Asylum Ventures, Caffeinated Capital, Daft Capital, Founder Collective, Founders Fund, Ground Up Ventures, Lux Capital, Paradox Capital, Saga, Stellar Capital, The Hit Forge, Twelve Below, Virginia Venture Partners, Austin Ogilvie, Joao Otavio Oliverio, Justin Mateen, Mattia Astori, Sahin Boydas, Sohila Zadran, Vineet Jain, William Miller |