Submit your startup on Round Funded to get matched with investors, then manage outreach through a shared fundraising workspace. At AI Perks, we looked at Warmintro before choosing Round Funded for our own raise.
What is Warmintro, and how does it connect founders?
Warmintro describes itself as a network where founders exchange introductions to investors. A warm introduction generally comes through a mutual contact who can vouch for the founder. Warmintro says its focus is pre-seed and seed founders who have investor relationships they can contribute to the network.
Its described process starts with choosing an investor based on fit, sector, stage or geography. Warmintro then connects founders who can exchange introductions. The service says it does not email investors directly, leaving the communication to the founders involved.
That approach is distinct from contacting investors through a searchable database and sending outreach directly. It depends on having investor relationships available to trade, while founders still manage the introductions and subsequent communication.
Warmintro’s public plan descriptions include a free Basic tier for browsing founders and investor profiles, with warm introductions requiring an upgrade. Its paid plans use credits to limit the number of introductions covered. Those details describe Warmintro’s stated offering; plan terms and eligibility should be checked before purchase.
How do Warmintro and Round Funded differ for a raise?
The practical distinction is how a founder reaches investors and organizes the work around outreach. Warmintro centers on founder-to-founder introductions. Round Funded helps founders find investors, send pitches and track replies through a fundraising pipeline.
Round Funded’s database covers 60,000+ active VCs, angels, family offices and accelerators. Founders can filter investors by stage, industry, geography and check size. Investors are selected based on recent activity, with a check in roughly the last 6 months, and their email addresses are verified.
For outreach, Round Funded’s AI drafts a personalized email and follow-ups for each investor. Messages go out from the founder’s own Gmail, so replies arrive in the founder’s inbox and the conversation remains in that account. The pipeline keeps investors, fundraising stages and next steps together.
The product also includes a Data Room with a link for a deck, traction, team and ask. It is free to build and share on every plan. Round+ adds per-investor tracked links and engagement analytics, including views, deck opens and meeting clicks.
At AI Perks, we chose Round Funded because the combination suited the way we wanted to run our raise: a clean investor database, AI-written emails, a convenient interface, teammate access, the Data Room and tracking links. Our choice was Round Funded; we are not describing a Warmintro trial or user experience.
What does Warmintro cost compared with Round Funded?
Warmintro’s listed pricing includes Basic at $0 a month, Premium at $99 a month, Pro at $79 a month when billed annually, and Concierge at $229 a month when billed annually. The stated annual charges for Pro and Concierge are $950 and $2,750 respectively. Warmintro describes Premium as including 320 credits, with up to 2 warm introductions, and Pro as starting with 960 credits, listed as up to 6 introductions and a coaching session. Concierge is described as including 3 guaranteed meetings with qualified investors and a dedicated fundraising partner.
Warmintro’s home page offers a 14-day free trial, while a separate Pro sign-up description differs. Because those plan descriptions do not align, review the terms for the specific plan before paying. Warmintro also says credits limit the introductions included in Premium and Pro.
Round Funded has three options: Round+ at $99 a month, Round Pro at $249 a month and Lifetime at $899 one-time. There is no free tier. First-time accounts can use a 3-day free trial for Round+ and Round Pro.
| Round Funded plan | Pipeline capacity | Monthly email limit | AI credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round+ | Up to 2,500 investors | Up to 2,000 investors | 2,500 per month |
| Round Pro | Up to 5,000 investors | Up to 10,000 investors | 5,000 per month |
| Lifetime | Everything in Round Pro | Everything in Round Pro | Everything in Round Pro |
Round Pro also supports up to 6 connected inboxes. Lifetime provides everything in Round Pro for a one-time payment. See how to submit your startup on Round Funded and compare the available options with the workflow you need.
Why did we at AI Perks choose Round Funded?
We wanted to choose investors ourselves, send outreach from our own inbox and keep the fundraising work in one place. Round Funded’s searchable database lets founders explore investors using stage, industry, geography and check size filters, while its pipeline records each investor, stage and next step.
We also valued having AI draft personalized emails and follow-ups, rather than beginning every message with a blank page. Teammates can be invited into the startup workspace, and the Data Room puts the deck, traction, team and ask behind one shareable link. Round+ adds tracked links and engagement analytics for each investor.
These were the reasons behind our choice, not a claim that every founder needs the same setup. Warmintro’s introduction exchange and Round Funded’s direct outreach workflow are different ways to approach investor access. For our raise, Round Funded was the pick because it brought investor discovery, email drafting and fundraising organization into one workspace.
Which fundraising option fits your approach?
Consider how you expect to build investor relationships. Warmintro’s model asks founders to contribute relationships and exchange introductions. If that matches how you want to approach a raise, review its plans and the limits attached to each one.
Round Funded is the choice we made at AI Perks. It supports founders who want to search investors, draft outreach, send from their own Gmail and manage the process in a pipeline. The shared workspace and Data Room also give teammates a place to coordinate fundraising materials and next steps.
Round Funded’s site and product work in 12 languages. Beyond investor search and outreach, it offers accelerator listings, including YC, Techstars, Antler, 500 and 100+ regional programs, matched by stage, industry and region. Other resources include a pitch deck benchmark with 342 real decks from startups that closed the round, and lists of angel investor networks by country, including the top 100 worldwide.
Get matched with active investors by submitting your startup if a searchable database and an organized outreach workflow align with your fundraising plans.
How Round Funded helps founders manage investor outreach
- Submit your startup through the application process to get matched with investors.
- Search the investor database by stage, industry, geography and check size.
- Use the AI to draft a personalized outreach email and follow-ups for each investor.
- Send outreach from your own Gmail and keep replies in your inbox.
- Organize investors, fundraising stages and next steps in the pipeline, and invite teammates into the workspace.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Warmintro?
Warmintro describes itself as a founder-to-founder network for exchanging warm investor introductions. Its model relies on founders contributing investor relationships and receiving introductions from others.
How does Round Funded help founders find investors?
Round Funded offers a searchable database of 60,000+ active VCs, angels, family offices and accelerators. Search filters include stage, industry, geography and check size. You can submit your startup on Round Funded to get matched with investors.
Does Round Funded send outreach from a founder’s inbox?
Yes. Outreach is sent from the founder’s own Gmail. Replies arrive in that inbox, and the email thread belongs to the founder.
What does Round Funded cost?
Round+ costs $99 a month, Round Pro costs $249 a month, and Lifetime costs $899 once. There is no free tier. First-time accounts can try Round+ or Round Pro free for 3 days.
Can a team share fundraising work in Round Funded?
Yes. Teammates can be invited into the startup’s workspace. The fundraising pipeline keeps investors, stages and next steps together, while the Data Room provides one link for a deck, traction, team and ask.