Founding Mandate Partners · closed beta
For angels · funds · investment partners

The right 3, not the
wrong 30.

Verified, anonymised founder previews — matched to your mandate, approved by the founder, grounded in source-backed evidence. First look goes to the founding partners.

Founders control access. Previews are anonymised before approval. Answers are grounded in claims. Every request is scoped and audited.
What you get first

Verified deal flow, before anyone else sees it.

You're not buying a list. You describe what you back, and Hassle routes anonymised, verified previews that fit — every claim source-labelled, every Q&A grounded in evidence. Founding partners see the first wave of the cohort ahead of the network.

Anonymised previews first

Stage, sector, raise, verified signals and a fit score. The founder approves identity disclosure — not the other way round.

founder-approved

Source-backed Q&A

Every answer carries confidence, source type, last-verified date and whether any raw data was disclosed.

grounded · audited

Mandate-locked routing

You won't see companies outside your mandate. Stage, cheque size, geography, sector — hard-matched before anything reaches you.

no noise
New · the instant-match flywheel

Turn your own pipeline into verified deal flow.

Every founder you already talk to can arrive verified and pre-matched — and the ones you back become your next round's radar. This is deal flow nobody else has.

Route your own inbound — verified

Send applicants a private mandate link. They arrive verified and pre-matched to your criteria — and you get first look before anyone else in the network.

your link · your terms

Follow-on deal flow

A crushing seed company is your Series-A target. Track the founders you backed as their proof compounds — and know the moment they're ready for the next round.

follow-on radar

Watchlist: verified companies not raising

The anti-deal-flow nobody has. Follow verified companies that aren't in market — on the founder's terms — so you're first in the room when they are.

founder-approved
The mandate flow

Six steps from invite to your first verified preview.

Most investors complete this in under an hour. Mandates are private to you and your firm; founders only see your fit score, not your stack rank of them.

01

Complete profile

Fund or angel identity, geography, decision cadence, partner roster (private).

02

Post a mandate

Stage, cheque size, sectors, geography, lead/follow, terms you won't write. Hard-match before taste.

03

Review anonymised previews

Verified previews — no founder identity until you request access and they approve.

04

Request scoped access

Pick the access level (L1–L5). Founder approves, rejects or counter-scopes.

05

Ask source-backed questions

Your investment / technical / legal agent queries the room. Every answer cites its source.

06

Build your feed

New matches arrive as founders join and mandates sharpen — an ongoing feed, not a one-off list. (A private line to us comes with it.)

Apply

Claim your founding mandate.

We're admitting a small group of angels and funds in the first wave. Mandates that fit the verified founder cohort get priority — we'd rather route you the right 3 than the wrong 30.

Post one real mandate and the matching previews start arriving. Founding partners get first look and help shape the network as it fills.

What you get first
  • Verified, anonymised previews matched to your mandate
  • Founder-approved, scoped access — no cold inbox
  • Source-backed diligence answers, grounded in evidence
  • A private mandate link to route your own inbound, verified
  • Follow-on radar and a watchlist of verified companies not raising

As a founding partner, your read on what works reaches us directly.

Founding Mandate Partner application

Takes about 5 minutes. You'll hear back within 5 working days.

By submitting, you agree to be contacted about the Founding Mandate Partner programme. We do not share your mandate or fund identity with founders unless you request introductions.

Less inbound. More signal.

Verified founder previews, scoped access, source-backed answers — plus a mandate link to route your own inbound and a follow-on radar. A small founding cohort goes first.

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