Curated network · by application only

Every match is vetted.
Every intro is made by hand.

Venture Connect is where Nurture Studio’s network of founders raising capital, and investors and acquirers looking to deploy it, find each other — reviewed before they meet, introduced when they fit.

Recent activity, anonymized
Seed·Climate·$500K sought
Series A·Fintech·$2M matched
Growth·Healthcare·Acquirer intro'd
Pre-seed·AI Infra·$250K sought
Series B·SaaS·$6M matched
Growth·Consumer·3 acquirers reviewing
How it works

Four steps. No cold outreach.

Apply

Tell us what you need

Founders share stage, sector, and what they're seeking — funding, an acquirer, or both. Investors share their thesis and check size.

Review

We check it's real

Nothing goes live unreviewed. Every profile is read by a person before it enters the directory — that's what keeps the network worth being in.

Match

Browse a gated directory

Once approved, founders and investors can see each other's profiles — never the public internet's.

Intro

We make the connection

Request an intro and our team makes it directly — by email, warm, with context both sides can act on.

For founders

Raising, or ready for an exit

  • · One profile covers fundraising and M&A interest
  • · Your deck stays private until you approve an intro
  • · No cold investor DMs — only reviewed matches reach out
Apply as a founder →
For investors & acquirers

Deploy capital, not effort

  • · Set your thesis once — sector, stage, check size
  • · Every founder profile is reviewed before it’s visible to you
  • · Request an intro; our team makes it, with context attached
Apply as an investor →

“Not a marketplace. A desk — someone reads every profile, and every intro has a reason behind it.”

Venture Connect is built and operated by Nurture Studio

Apply once. We’ll take it from there.