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Free tools for founders raising their first round
Forty-five free tools, datasets and walkthroughs for first-time founders: valuation, cap table and exit calculators, decision tests, checklists, a timed investor dry run, a term sheet game, a glossary, directories of accelerators and grants, and a mock investor meeting. No sign-up and no email gate. Pick the question you are stuck on.
Every tool, by stage of the journey
Search by name, filter by topic on the left, or jump to the stage you are in. Every tool runs in your browser; nothing is stored and nothing is sent to SeedScope.
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Phase 1 · Ideation & validation
Define the problem and talk to customers before writing code, form the entity and settle the co-founder structure. Tools for testing the idea, the business model, the market and the team before you build.
Dataset
Team & operations
Country Ecosystem Comparison
Taxes, incentives and programs by country
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Quiz
Strategy & business model
Startup Roadmap Test
I got this far. What should I do next?
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Quiz
Strategy & business model
Business Model Test
Subscription, usage, marketplace or something else?
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Calculator
Team & operations
Co-founder Equity Split
How should co-founders split equity?
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Simulation
Team & operations
Founder Workload Planner
Who does what, and where it breaks
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Dataset
Fundraising & investors
Fundraising Glossary
SAFE, pro-rata, pre-money, in plain English
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Quiz
Marketing & go-to-market
Go-to-Market Test
Product-led, sales-led, community, partners or marketplace?
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Calculator
Finance & metrics
Market Size Calculator
A bottom-up TAM, SAM and SOM investors believe
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Calculator
Legal & terms
Vesting Schedule Calculator
What have you vested, and what happens if someone leaves?
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Phase 2 · Building the MVP
Build a stripped-down product that solves the core pain and keep burn low with savings, grants, credits and prizes. Tools for non-dilutive money, the first channel and the first numbers.
Dataset
Fundraising & investors
Accelerator Directory
The best accelerators, with their current terms
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Checklist
Legal & terms
AI-Built Technical DD Checklist
Built with Lovable, Bolt or Cursor? What a technical reviewer will ask
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Quiz
Fundraising & investors
Funding Path Finder
Raise, accelerator, bootstrap or non-dilutive?
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Calculator
Finance & metrics
Unit Economics Checker
Are your CAC, payback and margin fundable?
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Calculator
Fundraising & investors
Accelerator ROI Calculator
Is the accelerator deal worth the equity?
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Calculator
Finance & metrics
Financial Projection
Revenue, costs and the funding you need, month by month
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Dataset
Fundraising & investors
Grants and Non-Dilutive Funding Finder
Non-dilutive money by country and sector
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Quiz
Marketing & go-to-market
Marketing Channel Test
Which channel should you start with?
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Phase 3 · Raising pre-seed and seed
Prepare a crisp deck, a clear model and your first metrics, price the round, and reach angels, syndicates and accelerators. Tools for valuation, SAFEs, outreach and the pitch.
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AI
Pitch & outreach
AI Investor Mock Meeting
A live mock meeting with an AI investor
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AI
Pitch & outreach
AI Pitch Deck Review
Upload the deck, get the investor questions
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Simulation
Valuation & cap table
Cap Table Simulator
Who owns what after each round?
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Template
Pitch & outreach
Cold Email to Investors Builder
A one-line email that names the fit
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Calculator
Fundraising & investors
Fundraising Timeline Planner
When should you start raising?
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Simulation
Pitch & outreach
Investor Dry Run
Rehearse the questions before the meeting
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New
Quiz
Fundraising & investors
Investor Fit Finder
Which type of investor fits your stage?
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Most popular
Quiz
Fundraising & investors
Investor Readiness Score
Are you fundable? Score the 8 signals investors check first.
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Checklist
Pitch & outreach
Pitch Deck Scorecard
12 slides, 36 checks
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Calculator
Fundraising & investors
Raise Calculator
How much should you raise at pre-seed?
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New
Template
Legal & terms
SAFE Agreement Walkthrough
The YC post-money SAFE, clause by clause
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Quiz
Legal & terms
SAFE vs Note vs Equity
Which instrument fits your round?
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Calculator
Valuation & cap table
Stacked SAFE Calculator
What do several SAFEs at different caps convert to?
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New
Dataset
Valuation & cap table
Valuation Benchmark Lookup
Is my valuation normal for my stage, sector and country?
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Calculator
Valuation & cap table
Valuation Calculator
Pre-money, post-money, SAFE and note conversion
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Calculator
Valuation & cap table
ESOP Sizing Calculator
How big should the option pool be?
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Checklist
Fundraising & investors
Investor Legitimacy Checker
Is this investor real, and are the terms a scam?
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Template
Fundraising & investors
Investor Update Generator
A monthly update investors forward
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Template
Pitch & outreach
Pitch Script Builder
A three-minute pitch, timed
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Calculator
Valuation & cap table
DCF Calculator
A discounted cash flow model for startups
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Phase 4 · Institutional VC & scaling
Series A investors want consistent MRR, low churn and a repeatable acquisition model, then diligence and a term sheet. Tools for due diligence, terms, dilution and the exit.
Checklist
Legal & terms
Due Diligence Checklist
What investors ask for before they wire
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Simulation
Valuation & cap table
Exit Waterfall Simulator
Who gets what at exit with liquidation preferences?
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Game
Legal & terms
Term Sheet Game
Accept or reject the investor’s demands?
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Checklist
Legal & terms
Term Sheet Red-Flag Checker
Which terms should worry you?
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Simulation
Valuation & cap table
Valuation Trap Simulator
Does a high valuation now hurt the next round?
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Calculator
Valuation & cap table
Founder Exit Returns
What would you take home at exit?
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Template
Legal & terms
Investment Agreement Walkthrough
What a priced-round agreement contains
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Quiz
Marketing & go-to-market
Next Market Test
Which market should you expand to next?
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The tools show where you stand. SeedScope shows what investors will do about it.
Founder Starter is free, no card needed: a startup score, a risk assessment and a profile investors can find. Founder Pro, from $39 a month, opens the full valuation and shows which investors viewed you, by name. Founder Premium puts you in front of 20 new best-fit investors every week.