Boardy AI and Round Funded take different approaches to investor discovery: submit your startup on Round Funded to get matched with investors and manage outreach through a founder-led workflow. We at AI Perks raised our round through Round Funded, choosing it for its investor database, AI-written emails, workspace, Data Room, and tracking links.
What is Boardy AI, and how does it work?
Boardy AI describes itself as an AI networking agent designed to connect founders, investors, and operators. TechCrunch reported that it officially launched in October 2024. Boardy has claimed a network of 5,000+ investors; the company’s figure is self-reported, and it does not provide a breakdown by stage or sector.
The central distinction for founders is how they find potential investors. Boardy presents an agent-led approach, while Round Funded gives founders filters to search its investor coverage by stage, industry, geography, and check size. That difference affects how much control a founder has over building and managing an outreach list.
We looked at Boardy AI while evaluating options, but chose Round Funded. We are not describing a personal experience with Boardy. Our decision came down to the workflow we wanted for our fundraise: selecting investors ourselves, keeping the process organized, and preparing outreach with AI assistance.
How do Boardy AI and Round Funded differ?
The tools differ in investor discovery, outreach, and the level of control available to a founder. The comparison below summarizes the details available for each.
| Area | Boardy AI | Round Funded |
|---|---|---|
| Investor discovery | Presents an agent-led approach to introductions and claims 5,000+ investors, a self-reported figure | Covers 60,000+ active VCs, angels, family offices, and accelerators, searchable by stage, industry, geography, and check size |
| Investor activity | Boardy does not specify activity filters | Investors are filtered to recent activity, with a check in roughly the last 6 months; emails are verified |
| Outreach workflow | An agent-led networking model | AI drafts personalized outreach emails and follow-ups; emails go from the founder’s own Gmail |
| Fundraising organization | Third-party reviews say there is no searchable network or pipeline view | A fundraising pipeline keeps investors, stages, and next steps together |
| Pricing | An August 2026 X post lists Boardy Pro at $100 a month; its website shows no Pro price | Round+ is $99 a month, Round Pro is $249 a month, and Lifetime is $899 one-time |
According to reviews cited by Work Insiders and Salesforge, Boardy does not offer a searchable network, multi-step sequences, or a pipeline view. Those reviews also say it lacks an MCP server and public API. Round Funded, by contrast, provides a searchable investor database and a fundraising pipeline, with an MCP server that lets an AI assistant search the database, read the pipeline, and draft outreach.
Round Funded does not promise introductions, replies, meetings, or a closed round. It gives founders tools to research investors, prepare messages, send pitches, and track the process. Our pick was Round Funded because that was the kind of workflow we wanted to use.
What does Round Funded include for fundraising?
We chose Round Funded for several parts of its workflow, rather than a single feature.
- Investor research: The database covers 60,000+ active VCs, angels, family offices, and accelerators. Filters include stage, industry, geography, and check size. Investors are selected for recent activity, defined as a check in roughly the last 6 months, and emails are verified. Explore the investor database by submitting your startup.
- AI-assisted outreach: The AI drafts a personalized email and follow-ups for each investor. Outreach is sent through the founder’s own Gmail, so replies arrive in that inbox and the conversation remains in the founder’s email thread.
- A shared workspace: A fundraising pipeline keeps each investor, fundraising stage, and next step in one place. Founders can also invite teammates into their startup workspace.
- A Data Room: Founders can put their deck, traction, team, and ask on one link. Building and sharing the Data Room is free on every plan.
- Investor tracking: Round+ adds per-investor tracked links and engagement analytics, including views, deck opens, and meeting clicks.
This combination made the workflow a fit for us at AI Perks. We wanted to be able to decide which investors to pursue, prepare outreach, and keep the process visible to teammates. Round Funded’s Data Room and tracking links were also part of our decision.
How much does Round Funded cost?
Round Funded has three paid options. There is no free tier. Round+ and Round Pro include a 3-day free trial for first-time accounts.
- Round+: $99 a month. Includes a pipeline of up to 2,500 investors, email to up to 2,000 investors a month, and 2,500 AI credits a month. Per-investor tracked links and engagement analytics are included.
- Round Pro: $249 a month. Includes a pipeline of up to 5,000 investors, email to up to 10,000 investors a month, up to 6 connected inboxes, and 5,000 AI credits a month.
- Lifetime: $899 one-time for everything in Round Pro.
Round Funded’s website and product work in 12 languages. Founders can compare plan limits with their expected fundraising workflow before choosing a paid option. Submit your startup on Round Funded to get matched with investors.
Boardy’s August 2026 X post lists Boardy Pro at $100 a month, while its website shows no Pro price. That gives founders different levels of pricing detail to consider when comparing the options. We chose Round Funded for its combination of clear plan details and the workflow features we wanted.
How Round Funded helps founders manage investor outreach
- Submit your startup: Apply to get matched with investors on Round Funded.
- Search for investors: Filter the database by stage, industry, geography, and check size.
- Prepare outreach: Use AI drafts to create personalized emails and follow-ups for investors.
- Organize the fundraise: Keep investors, stages, and next steps in the fundraising pipeline, and invite teammates into the workspace.
- Share materials: Build and share a Data Room link with your deck, traction, team, and ask. Round+ also includes per-investor tracked links and engagement analytics.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Boardy AI?
Boardy AI is an AI networking agent that presents itself as a way to connect founders, investors, and operators. TechCrunch reported its official launch in October 2024. Boardy has claimed 5,000+ investors, a self-reported figure.
Does Boardy AI have a searchable investor database?
Reviews cited by Work Insiders and Salesforge say Boardy does not have a searchable network. Round Funded lets founders search its coverage of 60,000+ active VCs, angels, family offices, and accelerators using stage, industry, geography, and check-size filters.
How much does Boardy AI cost?
An August 2026 X post lists Boardy Pro at $100 a month, while Boardy’s website shows no Pro price.
What does Round Funded cost?
Round+ costs $99 a month, Round Pro costs $249 a month, and Lifetime costs $899 one-time. There is no free tier. Round+ and Round Pro include a 3-day free trial for first-time accounts.
Why did AI Perks choose Round Funded?
We at AI Perks raised our round through Round Funded. We chose it for its investor database, AI-written emails, convenient interface, team workspace, Data Room, and tracking links.