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Your company stays yours.
Get the support you need without giving up ownership or equity.
You’ve heard “no”
without ever hearing why
We run the diligence an investor would, show you what we found, and package it so every conversation starts from proof instead of a cold deck.
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“I came in having worked on fundraising quite a bit. Our time together and your process really helped polish a lot, like the spontaneity and precision of my answers with investors. It was really valuable to me.”
Peter PacultCEO, Avana Health -
“I’ve never had so much clarity in how to say what we’re doing in 10 years – and I’ve been through numerous workshops at different accelerators. This is perfect timing for me to really understand these strategies and how to talk about them.”
Anthony SternsCEO, iRx Reminder -
“MatchPlay has leveled up our ability to talk about the value of our IP, our deal opportunity, and our reimbursement strategy. The process has deepened our way of talking about all of the aspects of the business — not just the science and the technology.”
Caitlyn KrebsCEO, Nalu Bio -
“MatchPlay gives you—especially first-time founders—a huge head start on things that were hard-learned lessons over multiple years. And even having all those lessons we got so much out of the program.”
Ajay KoriCofounder, Novilla -
“The benefits are matchmaking with investors and having due diligence completed on our company. This verified due diligence package provides investors with a trusted resource when evaluating us.”
Lukas-Karim MerhiCEO, Tenzr Health -
“We believe in this concept of a standardized approach to investor presentations — your company can meet the right investor at the right time at the right stage and not feel like you’re wasting your time.”
Amar SettyCEO, Patient Premier -
“It’s excellent preparation for not only having that first investor meeting, but having the second meeting, and understanding the diligence process. Those are all highly beneficial if you haven’t done them before.”
Jon GassonCEO, CereVu
Most passes aren’t about your company
They’re about what the investor couldn’t verify
“Too early,” “come back later,” or silence. It’s a signal problem, and it’s fixable: one diligence, run the way investors run it, that every fund can read.
MatchPlay fixes the signal before investors ever see it.
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01
Apply
Tell us about the company and the round.
Share your materials and what you’re raising, so the review starts from where you actually are.
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Diligence
The review an investor would run.
Seven areas, from team and market to IP, regulatory strategy, and the financing itself.
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Findings
The reasons, written down.
Strengths, risks, and open questions explained, rather than a polite pass with no reason attached.
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Readiness
Fix it before outreach.
Turn the findings into stronger materials, a complete data room, and a financing plan investors can follow.
One diligence
Not one for every fund
Done once, kept current, and reused in every investor conversation that follows.
What we evaluate
- Team
- Experience, gaps, governance, and ability to execute.
- Market
- Market size, customer need, adoption, competition.
- Product & Technology
- Differentiation, validation, stage, defensibility.
- Financials
- Burn, runway, projections, and unit economics.
- Intellectual Property
- Ownership, patents, licensing, freedom to operate.
- Regulatory & Reimbursement
- Regulatory pathway, reimbursement, market access.
- Financing
- Round size, valuation, use of proceeds, milestones.
What you walk away with
- Investor materials
- Pitch, summary, financing narrative, and Q&A.
- Data room
- Organized the way investors run diligence.
- Financing strategy
- How much to raise and the milestones it buys.
- Valuation & dilution
- Ownership today and how it shapes the next round.
- Investor preparation
- Answers for the questions after the first pitch.
One vehicle
One line on your cap table
When several investors come in together, we set up and run the SPV, so you close without adding a dozen names to your cap table.
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Structured
Investors are pooled into one vehicle, not a fragmented cap table.
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Administered
Setup, onboarding, KYC checks, signatures, and fund flows.
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Syndicated
Your verified diligence reaches Capital Partners’ 200+ funds.
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Ongoing
The same structure carries reporting, K-1s, follow-ons, and transfers.
What we handle
- SPV formation
- Investor onboarding
- Digital subscriptions
- Accredited investor verification
- KYC/AML
- Commitment tracking
- Funding coordination
- Reporting
- K-1s
- Follow-on participation
- Transfer coordination
Founder stories
“I’ve never had so much clarity in how to say what we’re doing in 10 years – and I’ve been through numerous workshops at different accelerators.”
Anthony SternsCEO, iRx Reminder
iRx Reminder“MatchPlay has leveled up our ability to talk about the value of our IP, our deal opportunity, and our reimbursement strategy.”
Caitlyn KrebsCEO, Nalu Bio
Nalu Bio“MatchPlay gives you—especially first-time founders—a huge head start on things that were hard-learned lessons over multiple years.”
Ajay KoriCofounder, Novilla
Novilla“This verified due diligence package provides investors with a trusted resource when evaluating us.”
Lukas-Karim MerhiCEO, Tenzr Health
Tenzr Health“We believe in this concept of a standardized approach to investor presentations.”
Amar SettyCEO, Patient Premier
“It’s excellent preparation for not only having that first investor meeting, but having the second meeting.”
Jon GassonCEO, CereVu
CereVuWhat I especially appreciated was that MatchPlay was not just about improving our pitch deck, it was about
strengthening the fundamentals of our company.Through the structure, feedback, and guidance, we gained a better understanding of our company, our positioning relative to the competition and market, and most importantly,
how investors perceive and value what we are building.
Anthony Dann
CEO of Biometrica HealthMatchPlay Diligence
Find out what investors actually think
Built for founders at the point of raising: first-time or repeat, Seed and Series A, in any industry.
Guided
Support that adapts.
Startups evolve and so do their needs. Pay only for what delivers real results.
Value driven
More than the process.
Free founder resources, services, and over $150k in partner credits on the platform.