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24 alternatives to VCFML

Have VCs fund your life. Try products for free.

VCFML is a web app that lets users try products for free while connecting them with venture capital funding opportunities. Launched in 2016, the platform targets people interested in both discovering new products and… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. VCFML launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    OpenVC▲903

    2,200+ VC firms by thesis. Radically free and open. 🚀

    2021 · openvc.app · its alternatives →

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    Advice.vc▲337

    Ask a VC anything for $20. Proceeds go to charity.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Trends.vc▲1,292

    Discover new markets and ideas

    2020 · join.trends.vc · its alternatives →

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    VC Boom▲427

    Score your deck, meet investors who fit, and raise more

    Jun 2026 · vcboom.com · its alternatives →

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    VCWiz▲370

    The easiest way to raise your seed round.

    2018 · vcwiz.co · its alternatives →

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    A free unique list of relevant VCs for your startup

    2021 · unicorn-nest.com · its alternatives →

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    Connecting founders and investors through games

    2020 · matchbox.vc · its alternatives →

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    A short manual for VCs to help startups succeed

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    VC Sheet▲421

    Where founders find VCs

    2023 · vcsheet.com · its alternatives →

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    VC Lab▲113

    Accelerator for new managers to launch venture funds

    2021 · fi.co · its alternatives →

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    INTRO▲202

    From Indie.vc, find the funding options for your business.

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    A place to discover ideas that VCs & angels want to fund

    2015 · docs.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN We built a tool to help founders understand how modern fundraising (with safes) works, and how much dilution you can expect when raising money. The project is open-source. The code is a mess right now, but it'll get better I promise. You can also help with that. We didn't build this to make money. We genuinely did it because we were looking for it, and couldn't find it. We're in fact in the process of fundraising for a company, and at first glance the process looks simple. Just an excel sheet will do! But then the more we dug into it and tried different simulators, the more we realized…

    2024 · fundingsimulator.com · its alternatives →

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    VCbacked▲181

    I built this for anyone whose business revolves around funded startups — whether you're a VC tracking new raises, a sales team targeting high-growth companies, a recruiter staffing fast-scaling teams, or an agency looking for clients with fresh capital to spend. The problem I kept running into: Crunchbase has data but no contacts. Apollo has contacts but isn't curated for VC-backed companies. PitchBook and CB Insights are $5–25K/year and overkill for most use cases. We manually verify every contact and add 500+ new leads monthly.

    2023 · vcbacked.co · its alternatives →

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    LIVE data stream of VC startups, acquisitions, investors

    2024 · trysignalbase.com · its alternatives →

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    VC_OS▲90

    A comprehensive roadmap to startup funding

    2023 · vcos.app · its alternatives →

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    Everything you need to look like a Venture Capitalist

    2019 · vcstarterkit.com · its alternatives →

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    Pitch to legendary VCs, analyze decks & negotiate terms

    2024 · mentara.io · its alternatives →

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    A proven template to raise VC money, free on Launch Day!

    2024 · openvc.app · its alternatives →

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    VC Stack▲126

    A curated list of all funding options for startups

    2020 · vcstack.com · its alternatives →

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    Everything you need for traction and fundraising in one pack

    2022 · ventureroof.com · its alternatives →

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    Signal▲290

    Connect with the right VCs

    2017 · signal.nfx.com · its alternatives →

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    Are you VC fundable? Find out in 7 min + spot the red flags

    2024 · openvc.app · its alternatives →

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    Startup finances 101 - videos, templates & tools for free

    2022 · usecaribou.com · its alternatives →

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