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Following and updates
How do I begin?
Create a free investor account to evaluate and follow startups. Search by stage, sector, place and facts, then read profiles and ask them questions. Only founders who chose to be found appear.
Can accelerator teams join?
Yes. Programme managers can create a free investor account. We check them the same way as investors. Startups that join through your programme’s invite link never count toward your follow limit, so your team can follow every one of them.
Who checks what founders publish?
You do. Founders publish their own profile, from their deck and documents, and every answer names the founder’s file it came from.
What updates will I receive?
Choose every major update, or write a private condition you want to hear about. Your SeedForge Agent watches the profiles you follow and sends updates in the app and by email. Every alert shows its source.
Can I see earlier updates?
You see every update from the day you follow. The months before stay closed until the founder approves.
Your own AI
How do I connect my own AI?
Connect the AI assistant you already use, such as Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini, through MCP, the standard way AI assistants plug into tools. Add SeedForge as a connector in your AI assistant, then sign in with your free investor account and ask.
What can my own AI do for free?
Connecting is free. Your own AI can find, read and check startups, and follow 5 of them, with updates by email, in the app, and in your own AI when it asks. The first 100 investment firms get the 25-follow plan free for two years.
What does a founder see when my AI reads their profile?
What your AI reads, checks and concludes stays private. Founders see that an investor’s AI read their profile, and anonymous feedback, never your name or your words.
Privacy and pricing
What will I pay?
Searching, reading, asking and connecting your own AI are free, and every investor can follow 5 startups. Paid plans: 25 follows for $49 a month or 100 for $149 a month. The first 100 investment firms get the 25-follow plan free for two years; past 25, they pay $149 a month for up to 100, at a price fixed for those two years. Angels use the standard plans. Startups that join through your invite never count toward your limit. Prices are in US dollars, billed monthly. For more than 100, let’s talk.
How are follows counted, and what happens at the limit?
Follows count startups watched at the same time. At the limit, your follows keep running and a new follow waits until you upgrade or unfollow a startup. When you move to a smaller plan, your most recent follows stay. A startup that joins through your invite never counts.
Can I invite a startup that is not on SeedForge yet?
Yes. Send the founder your invite link. We tell you the day they post their deck, and once they join, following them never counts toward your limit.
What if a startup is not on SeedForge yet?
Your AI tells you it is not on SeedForge. We keep the company’s name and website with the date, and do nothing else with them for now. You can switch this off in your privacy settings.
What happens after the two founding years?
Your firm moves to the standard plans. We tell you 90 days before, and you choose which follows to keep.
Who sees my follows?
Founders see that you follow, in SeedForge or through your own AI. Only you see your condition, thesis, searches and notes. Other investors never see who you follow.
Does the founder know when I read their profile?
Yes. The founder sees that you opened their profile and for how long. Founders also get anonymous feedback, never your name or your words. You can opt out of feedback any time.
Is my data used to train AI?
We never train AI on your data. Our AI providers, listed on the Security page, work under business contracts.
Why did I receive a founder’s message?
SeedForge matches startups with investors by stage, sector, geography and thesis, using publicly available information. The founder approves every message before SeedForge sends it from their own LinkedIn. To opt out, email privacy@seedforge.com and we take you off the list.
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