Pitch the VCs that are writing checks right now.
DryPowder watches SEC filings, 566 fund websites and 7 startup publications every day, then hands you the funds with fresh capital, the partner who leads your round, and their email.
Your top match is free. No card needed.
Funds with fresh capital
Seed and pre-seed · verified Form D filings · SPVs excluded
Live data: the newest verified Form D filings from seed and pre-seed funds. Partner emails unlock on paid plans.
Tracking 576 venture funds, including
The data engine
Every signal that a fund is about to write checks, in one place.
Investor databases go stale the day they're published. DryPowder rebuilds its picture every day from three live sources, so you see who is deploying now, not who was active two years ago.
SEC filings
747Form D filings read in the last 30 days
The moment a fund raises a new vehicle it has to file a Form D with the SEC. We read EDGAR daily, drop the SPVs, and tie each filing to its fund.
Fund websites
566fund sites crawled for team, thesis and portfolio
Every day we crawl fund sites for who is on the team, what they invest in and the checks they write, and keep 966 partner profiles current.
Startup press
7publications scanned for deals and partner news · 7 with new stories in the last 30 days
TechCrunch, Crunchbase News, Axios, Sifted, Fortune, Techmeme and SaaStr: who led which round, new funds, partner moves.
What DryPowder does
Who just raised, newest first
A feed of seed and pre-seed funds with new capital, each linked to its SEC record and its partners.
Redpoint Venturesfiled a Form DOct 15 · $53M
Earthshot Venturesfiled a Form DOct 13 · $77M
Catapult Venturesfiled a Form DOct 13 · $80M
Matches with a reason
A ranked short list, and why each fund fits you.
Writes pre-seed & seed checks. Filed a Form D on Oct 13, 2026 for a $80M offering.
The partner, not the inbox
The person who leads your kind of round, with their email.
Alerts the day it happens
Follow funds. Hear about new filings, new partners and new deals first.
Built into your AI assistant
Ask Claude or ChatGPT “which pre-seed funds raised this month?” and get DryPowder answers with sources.
MCP server · drypowder.live/connect →What founders do with it
Turn a cold, guessed list into warm, well-timed pitches.
USE CASE 01
Your first-raise target list, ranked
Pick your stage and sector. DryPowder ranks the funds that write that check, flags the ones with fresh capital, and shows the partner to contact.
Seed and pre-seed · fresh capital
Redpoint Ventures
Filed a Form D on Oct 15 · $53M offering
Earthshot Ventures
Filed a Form D on Oct 13 · $77M offering
Catapult Ventures
Filed a Form D on Oct 13 · $80M offering
USE CASE 02
Pitch while the new fund is fresh
A fund that just raised is looking for its first deals. Follow funds and get an alert when one files with the SEC, adds a partner or leads a round.
Your alerts
Redpoint Ventures filed a Form D
Oct 15 · $53M offering · SEC EDGAR
F2 Capital site re-crawled for team, thesis and portfolio.
Oct 25 · website crawl
Spark Capital, which invested ~$800M across six rounds in Anthropic, is the most prominent VC in the company's IPO pros…
Oct 26 · Techmeme
USE CASE 03
A first email partners actually read
Every match comes with the partner who leads your kind of deal and a draft opener that references the fund's latest filing or deal.
Draft email
To: Director (A Managing Director of the General Partner), Redpoint Ventures
Leads seed rounds
Subject: Congrats on the new fund
Saw Redpoint Ventures filed a Form D for a new $53M vehicle this month. We're a seed company and think we'd fit your next one.
USE CASE 04
Investor research inside the chat you already use
Connect the DryPowder MCP server and ask in plain English. Answers cite the filing or article behind every fund.
In Claude or ChatGPT
Which seed funds filed a Form D this month?
You
Redpoint Ventures (Oct 15) and Earthshot Ventures (Oct 13) both filed Form Ds.
DryPowder · sources: SEC EDGAR filings
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Questions founders ask
How do I find which VCs are actively investing right now?
Look for funds with fresh capital: ones that just filed a Form D with the SEC, announced a new fund, or led recent deals. DryPowder tracks all three every day for seed and pre-seed funds and ranks them for your stage and sector.
Where does DryPowder's data come from?
Three live sources: SEC EDGAR Form D filings, read daily; daily crawls of 566 fund websites for team, thesis and check size; and TechCrunch, Crunchbase News, Axios, Sifted, Fortune, Techmeme and SaaStr for deals, new funds and partner news.
What is a Form D?
The notice a fund files with the SEC when it raises money under Regulation D. It names the fund and the amount it is raising, so a fresh filing is one of the earliest public signs that a fund has new capital to deploy. Every filing DryPowder lists links to the original on sec.gov.
What is DryPowder?
A fundraising research tool that shows founders which seed and pre-seed VC funds are deploying capital right now. It tracks 576 venture funds and flags the ones with fresh capital from SEC Form D filings, fund websites and startup news, with the partner to contact at each.
Is DryPowder free?
Fund profiles are free to browse, and a match preview shows your best-fit fund for free with no card needed. Paid plans start at $39/mo (Starter) for more matches and partner email reveals; Signal at $99/mo adds unlimited matching and reveals. Annual billing is also available.
Is there a VC database with partner emails?
Yes. DryPowder lists 966 partner profiles across 576 funds. Partner email reveals come with paid plans: 10 a month on Starter, unlimited on Signal and Raise. Emails are verified on reveal, and if an address bounces you get the credit back.
Who is DryPowder for?
First-time founders raising pre-seed or seed who want a short, well-timed list of investors instead of a giant spreadsheet: funds that just raised, write their kind of check, and have a named partner to email.
Can I use DryPowder from ChatGPT or Claude?
Yes. DryPowder runs a public MCP server, so AI assistants such as Claude and ChatGPT can query live fund data and cite the filing or article behind each answer. Setup takes one URL and no account.
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