For Founders
By Founders
Because raising shouldn’t feel like chasing investors across five inboxes. Bring angel investors, fans, and friends onto your cap table in one click.
The platform that gets Angels to invest.
Less Time. More Money.
Our interactive deal memo does the heavy lifting — founders spend less time pitching and more time building. Angels decide fast because it finally feels easy.
An SPV to Rule Them All
Low minimums, rolling closes, 0% carry for your investors. Plus, we're free for founders; the Angels cover the fees.
Amplify Your Round
Strong deals get shared, fast. When our community rallies, rounds fill quicker and founders get way more visibility (and love).
Who Should Apply
We’re prioritizing pre-seed and seed rounds that fit one of these vibes:
Your People, Your Round
Play Money supercharges your friends & family round. Got angels, alums, or uncles who could pool >$50K+? We make it so easy your grandma might text you a term sheet.
Backed by the Big Kids
Topping off a VC-led round? Perfect. Pair that with a swarm of smart Angels who bring way more than cash — connections, cheerleading, and cap table clout.
Bring Your Own Syndicate
Got an angel group or syndicate lead ready to run an SPV? Bring it to Play Money — we turn their diligence into dollars, faster. No other platform gets you that kind of lift.
Frequently Asked By Founders
Pre-seed/seed stage founders with either: (1) An existing friends and family community of accredited investors who could collectively invest >$50K, or (2) Professional backing (VC, super angel, or angel group) and a scalable business that would interest everyday angels.
Founders pay nothing. We charge Angels a 10% platform fee (capped at $1,500). The Angels you bring to your deal get 0% Carry.
We need SPVs to clear $50K to cover our costs.
Angellist and Sydecar are transaction execution platforms designed for experienced Angels. We host SPVs/RUVs just like them - but better.
Deal Memo That Converts: ‘Everything in one place’ deal memo with 2-click investing removes the barriers to investing, especially for first-time angels.
Deal leads say Play Money 2x’s the investing rate of their own communities while drastically reducing the time they need to spend on 1:1 pitches.
Zero-Effort Co-Syndication: Once an SPV gets traction with your own community, we’ll share it with the perfect angels across the Play Money network.
Our network consistently boosts the amount raised by 40-80%. Plus, 15% of founders have received 6-figure direct investments from VCs who discovered them on Play Money.
Very little.
We need you to do three things:
- Spend 10 minutes filling out our intake form.
- Spent 30 minutes with us recording your pitch and a deep dive Q&A
- Share the deal with your network, and as you pitch other angels and groups.
A VC, super angel, family office, or high-velocity angel group - someone who sees hundreds of deals for every check they write and has done basic hygiene diligence on your company. Play Money relies on this due diligence when representing deals to the broader community.
You’re Curious for a Reason.
Play Money was built by founders who got tired of the old fundraising game. Come see the new one.