Raise your fund and hit your HARD CAP

HARDCAP is a simple platform that streamlines the way emerging managers get in front of the investors that want to invest in them.

Emerging Managers build a fund profile in 60 seconds and automatically get added to a fund database that a pre-vetted set of active EM investors use to find funds that meet their investment criteria (fund size, investment stage, target industries + geos).

HARDCAP was built to make fundraising more intentional.

Many first calls feel like they go nowhere - for funds and for allocators - and could have been improved by simple pre-screening on both sides.

HARDCAP pre-screens investors so that emerging managers don’t have to and we give them the tools to pre-screen you.

HARDCAP was built for emerging managers as well as for investors in emerging managers.

Emerging Managers

Any emerging manager is eligible to create a fund profile on HARDCAP.

This gives all managers an opportunity to introduce their fund and strategy (fund size, investment stage, target industries + geos) to a community of active emerging manager investors.

No more cold outreach and LinkedIn requests. HARDCAP streamlines the way emerging managers get in front of the investors that want to invest in them.

Build your fund profile here.

Investors in Emerging Managers

If you are an investor that is actively investing in emerging VC funds because you:

1. Appreciate the significant role emerging managers play in the venture ecosystem
2. Get excited by the fact that ~70% of the Top 10 venture funds in any given year are managed by emerging managers
3. Are attracted to smaller funds with early stage strategies because both of these factors are tied to fund outperformance

Then you’re in the right place.

You’re also probably struggling with the impossible task of underwriting the emerging manager ecosystem given that the number of emerging funds has grown almost 20× in the last decade.

If so, then HARDCAP could be a helpful resource for you.

To learn more and to request access to our platform, please submit the following form.

HARDCAP streamlines the way emerging managers get in front of the investors that want to invest in them.

Emerging Managers can build a fund profile in 60 seconds and automatically get added to a fund database that a pre-vetted set of active EM investors use to find funds that meet their investment criteria (fund size, investment stage, target industries + geos).

HARDCAP also makes fundraising more intentional.

Many first calls feel like they go nowhere - for funds and for allocators - and could have been improved by simple pre-screening on both sides. HARDCAP pre-screens investors so that emerging managers don’t have to and we give them the tools to pre-screen you.

Your fund information is private and highly strategic to you. Your data is never shared outside of our vetted investor network. You can also ask us here to have your fund profile removed at any time.

Any investors that violate our data privacy policies will be removed from the HARDCAP platform. If you ever suspect that your information may be used inappropriately you should report that immediately here.

One tip for managers is to create a DocSend link specifically for HARDCAP. That way, you’ll be able to manage data access yourself. You’ll also be able to monitor the traction you’re getting on HARDCAP!

HARDCAP wants to reduce the friction of fundraising by ensuring that emerging managers get in front of investors who are actively investing in emerging managers.

In order to make fundraising more productive we want to ensure that all investors on the platform are actively investing in emerging managers.

Every investor that requests to be on the HARDCAP platform will have an onboarding call with our team to verify that they have invested at least 15M into emerging managers in the last year and that they have an ongoing interest in making future fund commitments.