Where the right founders meet the right capital.
Arca connects ambitious startup founders with investors whose mandates are built to back them. No cold emails. No middlemen. Just the right match.
Your pitch, in front of the investors already looking for you.
Stop chasing warm intros and cold email lists. On Arca, you submit once - your deck, your story, your metrics - and get surfaced directly to investors whose mandate matches your stage, sector, and geography.
- Mandate-matched exposure. Your startup is only shown to investors who've told us they back companies like yours.
- You stay in control. Investors must message you first. You decide who gets access to your full details.
- Move fast. From first contact to first meeting in days, not months.
- Real signal. See which investors viewed your pitch, how long they spent, and who's genuinely interested.
Meridian AI
Autonomous legal due diligence · London, UK
Deal flow that fits your mandate. Not someone else's.
Arca inverts the traditional deal flow dynamic. Instead of a flood of off-mandate pitches in your inbox, you define your thesis once and we surface only the startups that actually match it.
- Swipe to discover. Review pitch decks and founder videos as quickly as you can form a view.
- Mandate-first filtering. Set your criteria once. Every startup you see already fits.
- You initiate contact. Message founders directly. Your profile stays private until you do.
- Shortlist and track. Build a curated pipeline of opportunities without any spreadsheet chaos.
Your deal flow
AI/ML · Seed · EuropeThree steps to your next great deal.
Simple by design. Powerful by mandate.
Set your mandate
Investors define their thesis including stage, sector, check size and geography. Founders submit their pitch deck, metrics and a short video. One setup and you're live.
Discover and shortlist
Investors swipe through a curated deal flow feed tailored to their mandate. Founders appear in front of the exact investors most likely to back them.
Connect and close
Investors message first. Founders accept. A match is made. From there it's calls, due diligence and term sheets on your terms.
Ready to find your perfect match?
For Founders
Stop pitching to the wrong room.
List your startup today and get in front of hundreds of investors who've already told us they back companies at your stage and in your sector.
For Investors
Better deal flow. Zero noise.
Apply for investor access and start discovering high-quality, mandate-matched startups without the inbox chaos or off-mandate pitches eating your time.