You want to meet investors. But how do you do it? Here are 3 free, easy ways to get in front of us:

1) OpenVC. OpenVC is an awesome platform that connects founders and investors.

OpenVC is free and anyone can join. You post a blurb about your company on their website. Investors can see it and if they’re interested, they contact you.

At that point, you can send them the deck and set up a meeting.

I did a deal from OpenVC earlier this year. The company is doing so well that I just invested in it a second time!

Since I’ve found a winner here already, I make sure to pop in several times a week. Many top VC’s do the same.

2) Crunchbase. Crunchbase is a database of startups and investors. I troll the site several times a week, looking for interesting new startups.

Anyone can submit their startup to the database for free. I wrote a step-by-step guide on how to submit your company, which you can read here.

Many VC firms have analysts assigned to monitor this database. If you’re in it, they may contact you.

This is a lot easier than having to do all the outbound yourself!

3) Mercury Raise. Mercury Raise is a program that helps startups raise money. It’s open to all customers of Mercury.

Mercury is a bank for startups. Many of my portfolio companies use it and love it.

Mercury Raise sends a batch of startups to investors each month. Some even participate in a Demo Day with the founder, Immad. I attended one of those recently and it was great!

Lots of VC’s use Mercury Raise to find new investments. And especially if you’re already a Mercury customer, you may as well take advantage of this.

Wrap-Up

Meeting investors can seem like some sort of dark art. But it’s actually pretty easy and shouldn’t cost you anything.

If you use all 3 of these methods, you’ll be booking meetings in no time!

What are you favorite ways to meet investors?

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