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The latest funded companies from the past 60 days. New deals added monthly.
| Company | Stage | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Plymouth, United Kingdom | Grant | $649K |
Atlanta, United States | Seed | $1.5M |
London, United Kingdom | Pre-Seed | $1.5M |
Dover, United States | Corporate Round | $18.0M |
San Francisco, United States | Pre-Seed | $500K |
Fort Lauderdale, United States | Post-IPO Equity | $50.0M |
Middletown, United States | Pre-Seed | $500K |
San Francisco, United States | Pre-Seed | -- |
New York, United States | Debt Financing | $800.0M |
Cincinnati, United States | Debt Financing | $965K |
San Francisco, United States | Seed | $4.8M |
San Francisco, United States | Seed | $4.6M |
Amsterdam, The Netherlands | Debt Financing | $117.0M |
San Francisco, United States | Pre-Seed | -- |
Brussels, Belgium | Seed | $4.7M |
Espoo, Finland | Seed | $4.7M |
Indianapolis, United States | Private Equity | $30.0M |
San Francisco, United States | Pre-Seed | $500K |
Stockholm, Sweden | Debt Financing | $702.1M |
Atlanta, United States | Venture - Series Unknown | $111.0M |
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Building consistent, high-quality deal flow is the foundation of successful venture investing. The best investors combine multiple sourcing channels: warm referrals from portfolio founders, data-driven prospecting using databases like VCBacked, accelerator relationships (particularly Y Combinator), and industry events. Relying on any single channel creates blind spots that your competitors will exploit.
Data-driven deal sourcing has become essential as the startup ecosystem grows more competitive. Tracking recently funded companies lets you identify emerging companies at the right moment: after they have validated enough to raise capital but before they become widely known. The key is to act quickly on data. When you spot a company raising a seed round in your target sector, reaching the founder within days can be the difference between winning an allocation and being too late.
To maximize your deal flow pipeline, develop a systematic weekly routine. Set aside time each week to review new funding announcements in your focus areas, reach out to 3-5 founders using personalized messages, and nurture existing relationships with portfolio companies who can refer new deals. Tools like the VCBacked startup database make the discovery step efficient, while CRM integrations ensure nothing falls through the cracks. Learn more in our venture sourcing guide and our breakdown of how VCs source deals.
Deal flow refers to the rate and quality of investment opportunities that reach an investor or VC firm. Strong deal flow means a consistent pipeline of high-quality startups to evaluate. Sources of deal flow include warm referrals, accelerator networks like Y Combinator, databases like VCBacked, cold outreach from founders, and co-investor introductions.
VCs source deal flow through a combination of inbound referrals, proactive sourcing using databases, accelerator demo days, conferences, social media presence (Twitter/X, LinkedIn), and relationships with other investors. The most systematic investors use data-driven tools to monitor funding activity, track emerging companies, and reach founders before competing firms.
A deal flow tool is software that helps investors discover, track, and manage investment opportunities. This includes startup databases like VCBacked (for discovering funded companies), CRM tools like Affinity or 4Degrees (for relationship tracking), and pipeline tools like Visible or Carta (for portfolio management). VCBacked focuses on the discovery and sourcing phase.
VCBacked improves deal flow by tracking 41,247 recently funded startups with verified founder contacts. Filter by industry, stage, geography, and funding amount to find companies matching your thesis. Export lists to CSV for outreach campaigns. New companies are added monthly, ensuring a fresh pipeline of opportunities.
Deal flow is the overall volume and quality of opportunities coming to an investor, while deal sourcing is the proactive process of finding those opportunities. Think of deal flow as the pipeline and deal sourcing as the activities that fill it. Strong deal sourcing (using databases, attending events, building networks) leads to strong deal flow.
Angel investors find deals through personal networks, angel groups (AngelList syndicates, local angel networks), accelerator demo days, startup events and pitch competitions, online platforms, and databases like VCBacked. Many angels also receive inbound deal flow from founders who find them through their public profiles or previous investments.
VCBacked's database is updated monthly with 500+ new recently funded companies. Funding data is sourced from public announcements, press releases, SEC filings, and verified news sources. Most entries are added within 2-4 weeks of the funding announcement, ensuring your deal flow pipeline stays current.
Yes. VCBacked offers unlimited CSV exports with all 19 datapoints per company, including founder email addresses and LinkedIn profiles. Export filtered lists directly into Affinity, 4Degrees, Salesforce, HubSpot, or any CRM that accepts CSV imports. This makes it easy to track companies through your investment pipeline.
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