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24 alternatives to Refer

An OPEN Venture Scout Club

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Refer launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
OpenScout by Landscape▲143
Scout for multiple VCs, earn up to $50k for referrals
2021 · its alternatives →
2
Scout Program▲143
Fantasy Sports for Early-Stage Investing with real money
Feb 2026 · scoutprogram.com · its alternatives →
3
Investor Scout▲483
A database of 45k+ investors to raise your seed round 💰
2019 · investorscout.co · its alternatives →
4
Referred Club▲335
Automatically use and share referral links for free stuff
2016 · referredclub.com · its alternatives →
5
Via by On Deck▲431
Referrals to breakout startups from top investors
2019 · via.beondeck.com · its alternatives →
6
Advice.vc▲337
Ask a VC anything for $20. Proceeds go to charity.
2015 · its alternatives →
7
Investor Scout 3.0▲133
An investor CRM for founders to raise their seed round 🚀
2020 · investorscout.co · its alternatives →
8
OpenVC▲903
2,200+ VC firms by thesis. Radically free and open. 🚀
2021 · openvc.app · its alternatives →
9
who raised? lead list vault▲139
Close deals with 4,324 decision makers of VC-backed startups
2023 · its alternatives →
10
Founderpath▲689
Raise $10k-$1m in 72 hours, free revenue analytics
2020 · founderpath.com · its alternatives →
11
Investor Pitch Training▲619
Practice your pitch with 200+ real investor questions
2021 · basetemplates.com · its alternatives →
12
VC Boom▲427
Score your deck, meet investors who fit, and raise more
Jun 2026 · vcboom.com · its alternatives →
13
InvestorFinder▲288
Find investors who've backed founders just like you
May 2026 · tools.crustdata.com · its alternatives →
14
OpenVC Map▲416
Google Maps for Venture Capital
2024 · openvc.app · its alternatives →
15
Venture Roof▲475
Everything you need for traction and fundraising in one pack
2022 · ventureroof.com · its alternatives →
16
Ladders Referral Hiring▲110
Earn money by referring friends to your company’s open jobs
2017 · theladders.com · its alternatives →
17
Smart VC Search by Unicorn Nest▲425
A free unique list of relevant VCs for your startup
2021 · unicorn-nest.com · its alternatives →
18
Get Startup Funding 🚀(All Pitch Decks)▲114
+$50B VC pitches in a website. Learn how to raise capital.
2019 · chagency.co.uk · its alternatives →
19
Scouts & Angels - The Investing Network▲93
Connect with 10,000+ VCs, Scouts, Angels, & Solo-Capitalists
2020 · signal.nfx.com · its alternatives →
20
Venture Matching▲286
Tinder for venture capital
2023 · parsers.vc · its alternatives →
21
Raising Venture Capital—a Holloway Guide▲351
Learn the best ways to raise venture capital.
2019 · holloway.com · its alternatives →
22
Visible Hands▲74
$200k fellowship for underrepresented startup founders
2021 · visiblehands.vc · its alternatives →
23
On Deck Venture Capital Fellowship▲183
A high-trust network of top venture capitalists
2020 · joinodf.com · its alternatives →
24
Startup Value▲325
Value your startup like a VC in 3 minutes
2016 · its alternatives →

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