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Apollo wasn't built for fundraising
You tried Apollo because it's great at finding people. But finding investors who fund startups like yours? That needs a different tool.
Why Apollo doesn't work for investor research
It's a B2B sales database
Apollo is designed to find sales prospects at companies—not investors who fund startups. The data model is different.
No investment stage filters
You can't filter for 'investors who do seed rounds in SaaS.' That's not what Apollo was built for.
Missing portfolio data
Apollo tells you where someone works. It doesn't tell you what companies they've invested in before.
Wrong enrichment data
Company size, revenue, tech stack—useful for sales, not for figuring out if an investor is right for you.
Apollo is excellent—for sales
It's genuinely one of the best B2B sales intelligence tools out there. If you're trying to find decision-makers at companies to sell to, Apollo is fantastic.
But fundraising isn't sales (even though it can feel like it). You need different data:
- What stage does this investor fund? (Pre-seed? Series B?)
- What industries have they invested in before?
- What's their portfolio—companies that prove their interest?
- Are they actively investing or on pause?
Apollo doesn't have this. It wasn't designed to.
Quick comparison
A database built for investor research
AngelBacked is specifically designed for founders who need to find investors. Not salespeople. Not recruiters. Founders raising capital.
- 55,000+ angel investors and VCs
- Filter by investment stage, industry, and location
- See portfolio companies for every investor
- Verified email addresses and LinkedIn profiles
- Find investors similar to ones who funded competitors
You can use both (for different things)
Use Apollo for:
- • Finding potential customers and sales leads
- • Recruiting engineering candidates
- • Researching companies you want to partner with
- • Building prospect lists for outbound sales
Use AngelBacked for:
- • Finding investors for your fundraise
- • Researching who funded your competitors
- • Building targeted investor lists by stage
- • Getting investor email addresses for outreach
Right tool for the job
Keep Apollo for sales. Use AngelBacked for fundraising. Search 55,000+ investors with the data you actually need.