James Quinn
Founder & CEO at Afino AI
Angel Match vs Waveup, feature by feature
| Feature |  Angel Match | Waveup |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Founders who want to find and email investors themselves, or have outreach run for them | Founders who want an advisory team to work on their raise |
| Price | From $59/month, with a 3-day free trial | Subscriptions from $5,000/month, projects from $3,000 |
| How it works | A platform you use yourself, plus an optional done-for-you service | A consulting team works on your raise |
| Investor database | 125,000+ angels, VCs and PE investors | Not listed. Works with its own VC network |
| Investor emails and phone numbers | Over 90,000 verified emails, plus phone numbers | Not listed |
| Investor social profiles | LinkedIn, X and Facebook | Not listed |
| Email outreach | Email investors and follow up for free, with replies in Inbox | Investor outreach as part of its service |
| Fundraising CRM | Track every investor conversation in one pipeline | Not listed as a product |
| AI Fundraising Agent | Optional. Matches the best-fit investors out of 125,000+ and writes personalized emails and follow-ups for you to approve | Not listed |
| Pitch deck | Host your deck and see which investors opened it, on Growth and above, plus 2,000+ pitch decks to learn from | Investor decks built for you, from $6,000 |
| Data Room | On Growth and above | Data room index as part of M&A work |
| Investor Updates | On Growth and above | Not listed |
| Done-for-you service | $2,500/month. Full outreach run for you, including 3 follow-ups with up to 4,000 emails sent to maximize your chances to raise. | From $5,000/month advisory subscription |
Where Angel Match wins
- A fraction of the cost: $59 a month for the platform, or $2,500 a month to have your outreach run for you. Waveup's subscriptions start at $5,000 a month.
- Your own investor list: 125,000+ angels, VCs and PE investors with over 90,000 verified emails and phone numbers, searchable by location, industry, stage and past investments.
- Start today: Sign up and start emailing investors the same day, with a 3-day free trial. Waveup starts with a scoping call and a quote.
- Tools you keep using: Deck hosting and tracking, a Data Room, Investor Updates and a Fundraising CRM for the whole raise.
Where Waveup wins
- Hands-on advisors: A team that works on your raise with you, with partner and advisor hours each month.
- Decks and financial models: Investor decks from $6,000 and financial models from $3,000, built for you.
- Warm VC relationships: Introductions to VCs in its own network.
- M&A and fund support: Help selling a company or raising a fund, plus CFO and growth work.
Choose Angel Match if
- You want to find and email investors yourself, at a monthly price that fits a startup.
- You want contact data for 125,000+ investors.
- You want your outreach run for you for $2,500 a month.
- You want to move faster toward closing your round.
Choose Waveup if
- You want an advisory team to build your deck and financial model.
- You've already raised and have a budget of $5,000+ a month for advisors.
- You also need M&A, CFO or growth support.
Switching from Waveup?
Waveup is a good fit if you want a consulting team and have the budget for it. If you'd rather reach investors directly for much less each month, with Angel Match:
- Search 125,000+ angels, VCs and PE investors, with emails and phone numbers.
- Email them and follow up for free, or have the outreach run for you for $2,500 a month.
- Share your deck and a Data Room, and send Investor Updates.
Everything your raise needs, built in
Cold outreach isn't only about reaching investors in your niche. It's also a numbers game, a follow-up game and an investor update game. Angel Match has all of it built in.
1
Find the right investors
Search 125,000+ investors by location, industry, stage and past investments.
2
Play the numbers game
Reach up to 5,000 investors a month with your initial email, then send them follow-ups too.
3
Follow up for free
Keep following up with investors. Follow-ups never use your email credits.
4
Share your pitch deck
Host your deck, attach the link to your emails and see which investors opened it and how many times.
5
Open your Data Room
Keep your documents in one place and share them with investors when they want to dig in.
6
Keep investors updated
Send Investor Updates, so you can raise from the same investors in your next round.
Find the right investors for your startup
Customize your filters and find investors that match your raise in just a few clicks.
Location
Filter investors by country, state, region and city.
Industry
Find investors who invest in your industry.
Investment stage
Match your startup stage with investors who focus on it.
Investor type
Search Angels, VCs and PE investors.
Past investments
See the companies investors have backed.
Contact details
Get investor emails, phone numbers and social profiles.
Verified email tags
See which investor emails are verified as up to date.
Recently updated tags
See which investor data was updated lately.
AI Fundraising Agent
Build your investor lists with your agent, or manually in a few clicks.
Angel Match vs Waveup pricing
Angel Match costs a fraction of an advisory retainer. Angel Match starts at $59 a month with a 3-day free trial, monthly or yearly, and done-for-you outreach is $2,500 a month. Waveup's subscriptions start at $5,000 a month, and single projects start at $3,000.
Angel Match
$59/monthEmail 100 investors a month
$99/monthEmail 500 investors a month, plus Data Room and Investor Updates
$199/monthEmail 1,000 investors a month
Waveup
$5,000/monthScale subscription: 2 workstreams, 25 partner or advisor hours a month
$10,000/monthMulti-workstream subscription: 4 workstreams, 55 partner or advisor hours a month
From $3,000Single projects, like a financial model. Investor decks from $6,000
Waveup gives a scope and fixed price after a short scoping call. Its website doesn't list a free trial.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Waveup is a fundraising advisory firm that builds decks and financial models and makes intros through its network, from $5,000 a month. Angel Match is a platform where you search 125,000+ angels, VCs and PE investors with contact data and email them with free follow-ups, from $59 a month.
- Waveup's subscriptions start at $5,000 a month, and its multi-workstream plan is $10,000 a month. Single projects start at $3,000, and investor decks start at $6,000. Angel Match plans start at $59 a month, with monthly and yearly options on the pricing page.
- Waveup's website doesn't list a database of investors for founders to search. It works with VCs in its own network. Angel Match gives you 125,000+ angels, VCs and PE investors with verified emails and phone numbers.
- A consultant can help if you need a deck, a financial model and hands-on advice, and have the budget. A platform lets you reach many more investors yourself for much less. With Angel Match, you can start reaching investors right away, with or without a pitch deck.
- Yes. The done-for-you service is $2,500 a month: your outreach is run for you, including 3 follow-ups with up to 4,000 emails sent.
- If you want to reach investors directly for less, Angel Match gives you 125,000+ investors with contact data, email outreach with free follow-ups, deck tracking, a Data Room and Investor Updates, from $59 a month. If you want an advisory team to build your materials, Waveup may suit you.
- Yes. Every Angel Match plan starts with a 3-day free trial, and you can cancel anytime.
- No. Funding can't be guaranteed. Your ability to raise depends on many factors, such as your business, market, traction, growth rate, team and why now.
