# Metal: Fund-raising, Los Angeles, United States

> Metal: Metal is an AI-driven operating system designed to assist founders in raising venture capital. Based in Los Angeles, United States. Founded 2024.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/metal-3 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Metal

Metal is an AI-driven operating system designed to assist founders in raising venture capital.

Funding reported Last round: Pre-seed

Fund-raising Los Angeles, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2024 2 years old
- **Team:** 71 51 to 200 people
- **Funding reported:** $1.2M in dollars
- **Last round:** Pre-seed Jul 2023

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Metal has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About Metal

Metal is an AI-driven operating system designed to assist founders in raising venture capital.

Founded in 2023 by Usman Gul and supported by Y Combinator and a16z, the company is based in Los Angeles and has a team of 21 employees. Metal provides tools for investor research, relationship intelligence, and streamlined fundraising workflows. The platform offers several key features, including Round Coach, an AI agent that provides feedback on pitch decks and fundraising strategies. It also includes tools for identifying and qualifying potential investors, leveraging a recommendation engine to match companies with suitable investors based on various criteria. Additionally, Metal enhances relationship intelligence by revealing network connections for warm introductions and supports pipeline building and workflow management throughout the fundraising process. The platform aims to simplify and accelerate the venture capital fundraising experience for founders.

## What company datasets say Metal raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$1.2M** in dollars

Rounds **1**

Last round **Pre-seed**

Last round size **$4.5M**

Last round date **Jul 2023**

Investors listed **4**

## On 2 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [Phaze Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/phaze-ventures)
- [Indus Valley Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/indus-valley-capital)

Each firm lists Metal on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

investor identification investor fit assessment information technology & services relationship intelligence financial services finance fund-raising investor discovery network analysis securities and commodity contracts intermediation and brokerage fundraising fund launch exploration investor activity tracking services investor qualification intro pathways

Built with from their website

Google Tag Manager Amazon CloudFront Google Workspace CloudFlare Viewport Meta LinkedIn Ads PostgreSQL webpack Google Meet CloudFlare CDN

+8 more

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- **Sector:** Fund-raising
- **Industry code:** NAICS 5231, 513210, 519290, SIC 6211, 7372, 7375
- **Region:** California
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/metal-23f0dde7ff)

## Fund-raising in United States

Startups like it

- [**iDonate** Dallas · founded 2012 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/idonate)
- [**Omaze** Los Angeles · founded 2012](https://millionrounds.com/startup/omaze)
- [**GoFundMe Charity** Redwood City · founded 2010](https://millionrounds.com/startup/gofundme-charity)
- [**Games Done Quick** Pittsburgh · founded 2010](https://millionrounds.com/startup/games-done-quick)
- [**ViewSpark, Inc.** Carlsbad · founded 2015](https://millionrounds.com/startup/viewspark-inc)
- [**crowdfunder.com** Santa Monica · founded 2012](https://millionrounds.com/startup/crowdfunder-com)
- [**NPX Inc.** San Francisco · founded 2013](https://millionrounds.com/startup/npx-inc)
- [**Help Worldwide, Inc** Santa Clarita · founded 2000](https://millionrounds.com/startup/help-worldwide-inc)

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