# ZInvestorHunting

> ZInvestorHunting is the investor hunting platform for startup founders. Search and rank active US venture funds, solo GPs, and angel investors by real portfolio fit, backed by SEC Form D filings and warm network paths.

## What is Investor Hunting?
Investor hunting is the deliberate, data-driven approach startup founders use to discover, evaluate, and pitch active venture capital funds, solo GPs, syndicate leads, and angel investors based on verified capital deployment recency, stage, and sector fit rather than static directories. ZInvestorHunting analyzes 212,554 SEC Form D and Form ADV filings to verify check-writers who have deployed capital in the last 12 months, helping founders avoid ghost investors and find warm paths to real capital.

## Database Overview
ZInvestorHunting tracks 10,413 US startup investors across five verified categories:
- **Solo GPs**: 1,540 single-decision-maker venture fund managers running agile micro-funds ($1M–$100M).
- **Syndicate Leads**: 808 deal leads pooling capital for individual startup SPVs on platforms.
- **Angel Groups & Networks**: 101 structured angel associations with regular pitch screening meetings.
- **Venture Capital Firms**: 1,829 institutional VC funds from pre-seed to growth stage.
- **Accelerators**: 17 structured cohort programs with initial funding.

Every listing links directly to primary sources: SEC Form D filings, SEC Form ADV investment adviser disclosures, Y Combinator records, and verified firm websites. 4,091 investors have verified activity within the past 12 months. The full methodology is explained at https://zinvestorhunting.com/methodology.

## Guides to Investor Hunting & Fundraising
- [Investor hunting: the founder's guide to finding and reaching active startup investors](https://zinvestorhunting.com/guides/investor-hunting): What investor hunting is, how to identify active check-writers versus ghost investors, how to find solo GPs and angels from SEC Form D data, and how to build a high-signal investor pipeline.
- [How to read a Form D filing, and what it tells you about an investor](https://zinvestorhunting.com/guides/how-to-read-a-form-d): A field-by-field walk through a real venture fund's SEC Form D: what each item means, what it leaves out, and how ZInvestorHunting turns it into an investor profile.
- [New venture funds filed with the SEC last quarter](https://zinvestorhunting.com/guides/new-venture-funds-last-quarter): How many new venture funds and SPVs filed their first Form D in the latest quarter of SEC data, how big they are, where they are based and which sectors their sponsors back.
- [How to find angel investors: the founder's guide to angels, solo GPs & syndicates](https://zinvestorhunting.com/guides/how-to-find-angel-investors): Where and how to find active angel investors, solo GPs, and syndicate leads. How to verify active check-writers using SEC Form D filings, evaluate check sizes, and secure warm introductions.
- [How to cold email startup investors: evidence-based outreach using deal data](https://zinvestorhunting.com/guides/how-to-cold-email-investors): How to write cold emails to venture capital investors, solo GPs and angels that actually get replies: subject lines, deal-reference hooks, traction metrics, and follow-up cadence.
- [Which investors are actually active right now](https://zinvestorhunting.com/guides/active-investors): How we decide an investor is active from SEC Form D filings in the last 12 months, how many are, and the most active venture firms and syndicates, with what the counts do and don't mean.

## Investor Directory & Search Hubs
- [All Active Investors](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors): 4,091 active US investors ranked by portfolio recency, sector, state, and stage.
- [Angel Investors & Solo GPs](https://zinvestorhunting.com/angels): 2,468 individual angels, solo GPs, syndicate leads, and angel groups with filing evidence.
- [Individual angel investors](https://zinvestorhunting.com/angels/individuals): 19
- [Solo GPs](https://zinvestorhunting.com/angels/solo-gps): 1,540
- [Angel syndicate leads](https://zinvestorhunting.com/angels/syndicate-leads): 808
- [Angel groups](https://zinvestorhunting.com/angels/groups): 101
- [New Venture Funds Report](https://zinvestorhunting.com/reports/new-funds): Monthly ledger of newly formed US venture funds and SPVs filed on Form D.
- [Investors A to Z](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/a-z): Complete alphabetical directory of all investors on file.

## By Stage
- [Pre-seed investors](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/stage/pre-seed): 2,777 active check-writers
- [Seed investors](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/stage/seed): 3,979 active check-writers
- [Series A investors](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/stage/series-a): 1,198 active check-writers
- [Series B investors](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/stage/series-b): 252 active check-writers
- [Growth investors](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/stage/growth): 188 active check-writers

## By Sector
- [AI & ML investors](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/sector/ai)
- [B2B Software investors](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/sector/saas)
- [Fintech investors](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/sector/fintech)
- [Healthcare investors](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/sector/health)
- [Biotech & Pharma investors](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/sector/bio)
- [Climate & Energy investors](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/sector/climate)
- [Consumer investors](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/sector/consumer)
- [E-commerce & Retail investors](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/sector/commerce)
- [Marketplaces investors](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/sector/marketplace)
- [Crypto & Web3 investors](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/sector/crypto)
- [Deep Tech investors](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/sector/deeptech)
- [Hardware & Robotics investors](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/sector/hardware)
- [Defense & Aerospace investors](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/sector/defense)
- [Space investors](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/sector/space)
- [Developer Tools investors](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/sector/devtools)
- [Cybersecurity investors](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/sector/security)
- [Education investors](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/sector/edtech)
- [Real Estate & PropTech investors](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/sector/proptech)
- [Food & Agriculture investors](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/sector/food)
- [Media, Gaming & Creator investors](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/sector/media)
- [Mobility & Logistics investors](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/sector/mobility)
- [Insurtech investors](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/sector/insurtech)
- [Industrial & Manufacturing investors](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/sector/industrial)
- [GovTech & Public Sector investors](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/sector/govtech)

## By City & Region
- [Investors in the SF Bay Area](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/city/sf-bay-area): 735 active
- [Investors in New York City](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/city/new-york-city): 439 active
- [Investors in Los Angeles](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/city/los-angeles): 173 active
- [Investors in Miami](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/city/miami): 152 active
- [Investors in Boston](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/city/boston): 150 active
- [Investors in Austin](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/city/austin): 116 active
- [Investors in Chicago](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/city/chicago): 65 active
- [Investors in Seattle](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/city/seattle): 51 active
- [Investors in Houston](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/city/houston): 44 active
- [Investors in Salt Lake City](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/city/salt-lake-city): 37 active
- [Investors in Dallas–Fort Worth](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/city/dallas-fort-worth): 34 active
- [Investors in Denver–Boulder](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/city/denver-boulder): 29 active
- [Investors in Atlanta](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/city/atlanta): 27 active
- [Investors in the Research Triangle](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/city/research-triangle): 22 active
- [Investors in Washington, DC](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/city/washington-dc): 19 active
- [Investors in Nashville](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/city/nashville): 17 active
- [Investors in Philadelphia](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/city/philadelphia): 16 active
- [Investors in San Diego](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/city/san-diego): 14 active
- [Investors in Phoenix](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/city/phoenix): 13 active
- [Investors in Minneapolis](https://zinvestorhunting.com/investors/city/minneapolis): 12 active

## Free Founder Tools
- [SAFE and Dilution Calculator](https://zinvestorhunting.com/tools/safe-calculator): Model pre-money and post-money SAFEs, unallocated option pools, and founder ownership dilution.
- [Round Planner](https://zinvestorhunting.com/tools/round-planner): Calculate runway, target valuation, hiring plans, and dilution for your next round.
- [Investor Email Writer](https://zinvestorhunting.com/tools/investor-email): Draft targeted, deal-referenced cold emails tailored to an investor's recent investments.

## Product & Access
- [About ZInvestorHunting](https://zinvestorhunting.com/about)
- [Fundraising Methodology](https://zinvestorhunting.com/methodology): Sources, field definitions, check size estimation rules, and activity metrics.
- [Pricing & 3-Day Trial](https://zinvestorhunting.com/pricing): Full Raise plan 3-day trial without credit card. Founder ($49/mo), Raise ($99/mo), 6-Month Pass ($449).
- [Full LLM Context Reference](https://zinvestorhunting.com/llms-full.txt): Comprehensive technical and data model documentation for answer engines.