Announcing Q investor search

Fundraising shouldn’t feel like shooting in the dark. Yet for many founders, that’s exactly what it is: hours spent combing through outdated spreadsheets, guessing who might be a fit, and chasing leads that go nowhere.

At NGP Capital, we’ve felt that pain, through conversations with hundreds of founders, portfolio companies, and ecosystem partners. That’s why we’re excited to launch Q Investor Search: a free AI-powered tool to help founders find the right investors based on what they’re actually building.

This is the first time we’re opening part of our internal AI platform,Q, to the public. We believe these kinds of tools should be available to everyone, not just VC firms with in-house data systems.

👉 Sign up now to try Q Investor Search
👉 Read more about Q here

Why we built this

Over the past five years, we’ve invested heavily in building a data and AI platform that helps us make better investment decisions. Today, more than 70% of our pipeline at NGP Capital is sourced through Q. It’s not a separate tool—it’s embedded in how we work every day, shaping how we scout, assess, and connect with startups. Now we’re making a key part of that capability available to founders.

Because fundraising isn’t just about pitching: it’s about finding the right match. And in today’s fragmented ecosystem, it is increasingly complex.

What’s changing in venture capital

1. From keywords to context

Until now, most tools used rigid tags like “AI” or “Fintech” to classify investors. Instead of matching keywords, Q Investor Search looks at the full picture: what you’re building, and what kinds of companies each investor actually backs.

You start by describing your company in one or two sentences. Q Investor Search compares that to how investors operate, surfacing real alignment, not just overlaps in terminology.

2. From static lists to living maps

Most founders rely on the same 100–500 names that circulate in the ecosystem. But the truth is, there are thousands of active investors; many with niche expertise, deep networks, and a willingness to lead or support rounds in overlooked spaces.

Q Investor Search helps surface that long tail of opportunity from more than 10,000 investors.

How it works

Whether you’re building AI-powered robotics for manufacturing or a privacy-first healthcare platform, Q Investor Search helps you find investors who get it.

Who it’s for

• Founders who want to spend less time fundraising and more time building.
• Investors looking for aligned co-investors or follow-on partners.
• Accelerators, operators, ecosystem players—anyone trying to make connections that count.

What’s under the hood

To better understand the increasingly complex market, we’ve built an internal data sourcing engine and datasets focused on unstructured information.Instead of relying solely on structured tags like industries or stages, we analyze how companies and investors describe themselves, what they actually do, and how their interests align.

Q Investor Search draws on this foundation. Its matching engine is trained on how investors describe themselves and how they operate—it reflects how real-world decisions are made.

Join the beta

We’re gradually opening access to ensure a smooth experience. If you're a founder, investor, or ecosystem builder who wants to help shape the next generation of investor matching, join us.

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Let’s stop guessing and start connecting.