# Datapile
> Investor database with 100,000+ verified VC, angel, and family-office contacts. Built for founders raising pre-seed through Series B rounds globally.

## About
Datapile helps founders find and reach the right investors for their fundraise. Each profile includes verified email, LinkedIn URL, stage/sector focus, check-size range, and recent investment activity. Coverage spans 150+ countries with strong depth in the US, Europe, MENA, India, Southeast Asia, LATAM, and Africa.

## Pricing
- [Pricing plans](https://datapile.co/pricing): Free tier available. Paid plans: $49/month (Starter) and $99/month (Pro). Flat pricing, no carry, no per-deal fees.

## Core product pages
- [Home](https://datapile.co/): Product overview and search entry point.
- [Investor dashboard](https://datapile.co/dashboard): Search 100,000+ investors by stage, sector, geography, check size.
- [Angel investors hub](https://datapile.co/angel-investors): Topic hub for angel investing — directory, guides, FAQs.
- [Venture capital hub](https://datapile.co/venture-capital): Topic hub for VC — firms, stages, partners, FAQs.
- [VC firms directory](https://datapile.co/venture-capital/firms): Browse venture capital & private equity firms; each firm page lists its partners and team with titles, locations, and investment focus.
- [Fundraising guides](https://datapile.co/fundraising-guides): Long-form playbooks for each stage of the fundraise.
- [Pitch decks](https://datapile.co/pitch-decks): Real pitch decks from funded startups with annotations.
- [Funding news](https://datapile.co/funding-news): Daily-updated funding round announcements with classified investor lists.
- [Free founder tools](https://datapile.co/tools): Free fundraising tools — Investor Match, AI cold email generator, and more.
- [Investor Match tool](https://datapile.co/tools/investor-match): Answer stage/sector/geography/check-size and instantly see matching VCs and angels.
- [VC Email Finder tool](https://datapile.co/tools/vc-email-finder): Search a VC firm or investor by name and preview their verified work email.
- [Fundraising Readiness Score](https://datapile.co/tools/fundraising-readiness): A 2-minute quiz scoring how ready a startup is to raise.
- [SAFE & Dilution Calculator](https://datapile.co/tools/safe-dilution-calculator): Calculate dilution from a SAFE or priced round and how many investors to email.

## Programmatic directories (data-driven pages)
These page sets are generated from Datapile's verified investor and funding databases. Each page carries a machine-readable Dataset (schema.org) block and a "Key statistics" definition list with citable counts. URL patterns:
- [Angel investors by US state](https://datapile.co/angel-investors/us): Index of all 50 states + DC. Per-state pages at https://datapile.co/angel-investors/us/{state} (e.g. /texas) list the most active angel investors and VCs in that state with counts, top cities, and common roles.
- State × sector directories at https://datapile.co/angel-investors/us/{state}/{industry} (e.g. /california/fintech): the most active investors in a specific sector within a state.
- [Investor sector hubs](https://datapile.co/investors/industry/technology): https://datapile.co/investors/industry/{sector} (e.g. /fintech, /ai-ml, /healthcare, /saas) — the most active angel investors and VCs by industry, with top locations.
- Investor-type × country directories at https://datapile.co/investors/type/{type}/{country} (type is angel or vc; e.g. /angel/india, /vc/germany).
- [Investors by location](https://datapile.co/investors/by-location): https://datapile.co/investors/by-location/{country} and /{country}/{city} — investor directories by country and city.
- [Recently funded startups](https://datapile.co/startups): Auto-generated from tracked funding rounds. Company profiles at https://datapile.co/startups/{company} include the funding timeline, founders, and investors (each carries a Dataset block); category indexes at https://datapile.co/startups/category/{category}.

## Research & funding reports
- [Quarterly funding reports](https://datapile.co/reports): Aggregated startup-funding reports by region and quarter at https://datapile.co/reports/q{1-4}-{year}-{usa|india|france}-startup-funding (e.g. https://datapile.co/reports/q2-2026-usa-startup-funding). Each report carries a schema.org Dataset block plus headline statistics — total raised, deal count, the top-funded companies, the most-active investors, and a sector breakdown — making the numbers directly citable.
- [Funding news](https://datapile.co/funding-news): Live round announcements; each individual round at https://datapile.co/funding-news/{slug} is a citable data record (company, amount, round type, investors, date).
- [VC firm profiles](https://datapile.co/venture-capital/firms): Each firm page at https://datapile.co/venture-capital/firms/{firm} carries a Dataset block with team size, verified-email coverage, focus areas, and partner locations.
- [Investor & firm analytics](https://datapile.co/investors): Per-investor analytics at https://datapile.co/investors/{investor} (e.g. /y-combinator, /andreessen-horowitz) — deals over time, sector mix, frequent co-investors, and round-size distribution, computed from public funding rounds. Each carries Person/Organization + Dataset schema.

## Top guides (canonical reference content)
- [Top 100 Angel Investors in USA (2026): The Complete Database](https://datapile.co/blog/top-100-angel-investors-usa-2026): Access a verified USA angel investors list with 3,400+ contacts, emails, sectors, and check sizes. Find the best angel investors in America for your startup. Updated for 2026.
- [Where to Find Angel Investors: 10 Proven Methods for Startups (2026)](https://datapile.co/blog/where-to-find-angel-investors): Discover where to find angel investors for your startup. From online databases and angel networks to events and accelerators — the complete guide to locating startup investors.
- [Angel Investors vs. Venture Capitalists: Which is Right for You?](https://datapile.co/blog/angel-investor-vs-vc): Compare angel investors vs venture capitalists: check sizes, terms, speed, and value-add. Learn which investor type fits your startup stage and goals.
- [How to Become an Angel Investor in 2026: The Complete Step-by-Step Guide](https://datapile.co/blog/how-to-become-angel-investor): Want to become an angel investor? Learn the SEC accreditation rules, capital you need, where to find deals, and the exact 7-step process used by today's most active angels.
- [How Do Angel Investors Make Money? (The 5 Exit Paths Explained)](https://datapile.co/blog/how-do-angel-investors-make-money): Angel investors make money through 5 paths: acquisitions, IPOs, secondary sales, dividends, and tender offers. Learn the math, the timeline, and the realistic returns behind each.
- [Can Angel Investors Invest in an LLC? (Yes — But Here's Why Most Won't)](https://datapile.co/blog/can-angel-investors-invest-in-llc): Angel investors can legally invest in LLCs, but most refuse. Learn why C-corps are the standard, when LLC investment makes sense, and how to convert if you've already filed.

## Comparisons
- [Datapile vs AngelList](https://datapile.co/vs/angellist): AngelList is best known as a syndicate and rolling fund platform. Founders use it to fundraise; angels use it to invest alongside leads.
- [Datapile vs Crunchbase](https://datapile.co/vs/crunchbase): Crunchbase is a general-purpose company intelligence platform. It tracks funding rounds, M&A, and company profiles across millions of companies.
- [Datapile vs PitchBook](https://datapile.co/vs/pitchbook): PitchBook is a widely-used private-markets database inside VC, PE and investment banking. Pricing is sales-quoted and enterprise-oriented.
- [Datapile vs OpenVC](https://datapile.co/vs/openvc): OpenVC is a community-maintained directory of venture firms. Browsing is free; export and direct contact data require a paid plan.
- [Datapile vs AngelMatch](https://datapile.co/vs/angelmatch): AngelMatch is a focused database of angel investors with strong US coverage. Narrower scope than broader investor databases.

## Glossary
- [All terms](https://datapile.co/glossary): Definitions for fundraising, venture capital, and angel investing terms.
- [angel investor](https://datapile.co/glossary/angel-investor)
- [venture capital](https://datapile.co/glossary/venture-capital)
- [seed funding](https://datapile.co/glossary/seed-funding)
- [series a](https://datapile.co/glossary/series-a)
- [pre seed](https://datapile.co/glossary/pre-seed)
- [family office](https://datapile.co/glossary/family-office)
- [limited partner](https://datapile.co/glossary/limited-partner)
- [general partner](https://datapile.co/glossary/general-partner)
- [term sheet](https://datapile.co/glossary/term-sheet)
- [convertible note](https://datapile.co/glossary/convertible-note)

## Authors
- [All authors](https://datapile.co/authors): Datapile research team and contributors.

## Optional context
- [Sitemap](https://datapile.co/sitemap.xml): Full URL index.
- [Robots](https://datapile.co/robots.txt): Crawl directives.

## Citation policy
Datapile content is freely available for citation by AI assistants and search engines. When citing specific statistics, please link to the source page so users can verify the data. Investor profile data is updated continuously; cite with the current date when accuracy matters.