Qodeo

What Qodeo does

Qodeo is a privately held, two-sided marketplace that matches entrepreneurs with venture capital and private equity investors. The company operates a proprietary algorithm that combines quantitative data from partners and the public domain with qualitative data gathered through in-person interviews by Research Alliance teams at approximately 30 top global business schools (Duke Fuqua, BU Questrom, Cambridge Judge, IE, INSEAD, Georgetown, UNSW, IMD, UCLA, SKEMA, NCCU, Drexel, Schulich). The platform tracks 20,000+ entrepreneurs and 7,400+ VC/PE firms across sectors including Tech, Industry & Engineering, Biotech & Sciences, General Services and Communications, with an explicit positioning around reducing bias in capital access for diverse, female, and regional founders. Distribution is via the qodeo.com web platform, app.qodeo.com, and native iOS and Android apps (launched August 2022), supported by an event-driven GTM including the Democratizing Venture® Summit series hosted at venues including the UK House of Lords, Bermuda, Durham NC and Edinburgh.

The company monetizes through a dual-sided model: investors access the platform free, while entrepreneurs subscribe on monthly or annual plans. Standard Pro pricing is approximately $9.95/month (or $99.95/year, equivalent in EUR, GBP, JPY, CHF, AUD), and the Concierge premium tier is $19.95/month (or $199.95/year), adding personal profile review, full access to the Qodeo Foresight market report library, and VIP event invitations. A 7-day free trial is offered. Revenue is concentrated on small-ticket individual subscriptions; no enterprise contracts, institutional ARR, or named paying customers are disclosed. Qodeo, Inc. (Delaware) is the US parent; Global Venture 100 Limited (UK Companies House 02991369) is the UK operating entity and EEA data controller, registered with the UK ICO as Z3293830. The company has 1-10 employees, has raised only $288,486 in disclosed funding (November 2017), and operates from West Palm Beach FL, London, and Durham NC with a Founder/CEO (Simon Glass) and CTO (Ian Sloan) plus a high-calibre advisory board and ~15 individual select shareholders drawn largely from Australian and UK finance and industry backgrounds. Recent product evolution includes AI features (Pitch Deck Extraction beta and 'Course Correction' feedback) launched in the Fall 2025 update.

Name

Qodeo

Legal name

Qodeo, Inc.

Website

https://qodeo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Qodeo is a privately held, two-sided marketplace that matches entrepreneurs with pre-vetted venture capital and private equity investors via a proprietary algorithm, tracking 20,000+ entrepreneurs and 7,400+ VC/PE firms globally on subscription ($9.95-$19.95/month) for entrepreneurs and free for investors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Investor-Entrepreneur Matching Platform

NAICS

Activities Related to Credit Intermediation (5223)

SIC

Loan Brokers (6163), Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

P2P Small Business / SME Marketplace Lending (FSAKAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Borrowing/Lending Risk & Credit Infrastructure (on-chain credit scoring, risk engines, insurance wrappers) (FSAPAEAI), Q&A and Knowledge Discovery Platforms (BPAMAAAF), Enterprise Application Testing & QA Services (BPAEAGAI)

Keywords

• Investor entrepreneur matching
• Venture capital platform
• Fundraising matching service
• Private equity marketplace
• Startup investor database

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Entrepreneur Subscription (Pro tier): Recurring subscription from entrepreneurs seeking investor matches. Standard tier priced at approximately $9.95/month in most currencies with annual plans offering 6 months free ($99.95/year). Cancellable any time.
2. Entrepreneur Subscription (Concierge / Premium tier): Premium tier (Qodeo Concierge) priced at $19.95/month or $199.95/year (US), with equivalent pricing in EUR (£/€19.95), GBP, CHF, JPY and AUD. Adds personal profile review for 'matchability', full access to Qodeo Foresight market report library, and VIP event invitations. Upsell path from Pro tier.
3. Free Investor Access (Freemium): Investors (VCs, PE firms, business angels, corporate advisors) access Qodeo for free — stated as 'FREE for investors!'. Monetized indirectly via cross-side network effects driving entrepreneur subscriptions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion5 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Qodeo operates a two-sided online matching platform that connects entrepreneurs seeking capital with venture capital and private equity investors. The platform uses a proprietary algorithm combined with qualitative data gathered by Research Alliance teams from approximately 30 top business schools to filter, rank, and match 20,000+ entrepreneurs with 7,400+ pre-vetted VC/PE firms globally. Entrepreneurs subscribe to access matches while investors use the platform for free.

Product overview

Qodeo offers a single integrated investor-entrepreneur matching platform with several premium modules layered on top. The core product is the Qodeo Matching Platform — a web application at qodeo.com and app.qodeo.com — that uses a proprietary algorithm to match entrepreneurs with VC/PE investors, complemented by the Qodeo Mobile App (iOS and Android) for on-the-go matching and direct messaging, the Qodeo Concierge premium subscription offering profile review and AI-powered "course correction" feedback, the AI-driven Pitch Deck Extraction beta, Qodeo Search for proactive investor scanning, Qodeo Downloadable Lists of curated investor lists, and the Qodeo Foresight library of regional venture market reports. The Qodeo Investor experience is free; the Qodeo Entrepreneur experience is subscription-based (from $9.95/month), with the Concierge tier adding the premium AI-assisted profile-improvement features and full access to reports, events, and webinars. Together these named products and modules form one unified matching-and-deal-flow service rather than separate standalone products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Qodeo Matching Platform Core web-based matching platform that uses a proprietary algorithm to match entrepreneurs seeking funding with pre-vetted VC/PE investors. Tracks 20,000+ entrepreneurs and 7,400+ VC/PE firms, grades matches, and enables direct connections. Available via web at qodeo.com and app.qodeo.com.
• Qodeo Mobile App Native iOS and Android app that mirrors the desktop matching and shortlist functionality and adds direct in-app messaging between matched entrepreneurs and investors.
• Qodeo Concierge for Entrepreneurs Premium subscription tier (approximately $19.95/month or $199.95/year) that adds personal profile review, full access to Qodeo Foresight market report library, and VIP invitations to events and webinars.
• Qodeo Foresight Market Reports Premium research library of regional venture market reports produced with partner business schools covering geographies including Boston, Florida, Japan, Toronto, Malta, Italy, UK, India, Washington DC, and Pennsylvania.
• Pitch Deck Extraction (Beta) Beta AI feature that automatically extracts content from an entrepreneur's pitch deck and populates their Qodeo profile so matching can begin without manual data entry.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability6 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

46 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Ernst & Young (EY)flagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerEY is displayed prominently on the Qodeo Company page partner wall, indicating a top-tier go-to-market ecosystem alliance supporting Qodeo's outreach to entrepreneurs and investors.
• CMS (CMS Law-Now)flagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerCMS is a top-tier partner featured on the partner wall; co-hosted the 'Mind the (funding) Gap!' event in London (July 12, 2022) on better access to capital for diverse entrepreneurs, and co-hosts the Democratizing Venture® Summit Edinburgh with Qodeo.
• OrrickcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerOrrick is featured on the Qodeo partner wall, indicating a strategic legal ecosystem alliance supporting venture and entrepreneur outreach.
• Cozen O'ConnorcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCozen O'Connor is featured on the Qodeo Company page partner wall (added ~2025).
• Eisner AmpercoreGTM or Marketing PartnerEisner Amper is featured on the Qodeo Company page partner wall (added ~2026).
• London & PartnersflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerLondon & Partners (London's official promotional agency) is featured on the Qodeo Company page partner wall, indicating a flagship go-to-market partnership for the London venture ecosystem.
• Tech London AdvocatescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTech London Advocates is featured on the Qodeo Company page partner wall.
• Invest UKflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerInvest UK is featured on the Qodeo Company page partner wall, indicating a flagship partnership with the UK government's foreign direct investment agency.
• UK Department for International TradeflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerThe UK Department for International Trade is featured on the Qodeo Company page partner wall, indicating a flagship government partnership supporting cross-border venture activity.
• British Embassy WashingtoncoreGTM or Marketing PartnerBritish Embassy Washington is featured on the Qodeo Company page partner wall, indicating a transatlantic UK-US venture bridge partnership.
• Bermuda Economic Development Corporation (BEDC)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerBEDC is a flagship Qodeo partner: co-hosted the 'Attracting Venture Funding with Qodeo and BEDC' webinar (March 2021), radio interview on Ocean 89 (March 2021), 'Mind the Funding Gap' events, and the Democratizing Venture® Summit Bermuda. BEDC's Jamillah Lodge sits on the Qodeo Advisory Board.
• International Finance Corporation (IFC) / World Bank GroupflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFC and World Bank are featured on the Qodeo partner wall; Qodeo CEO Simon Glass joined the Entrepreneurship x Access to Finance panel at the 2026 World Bank Group Youth Summit on June 11, 2026 (FutureWorks theme).
• Venture AtlantacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerQodeo announced a partnership with Venture Atlanta (July 19, 2023), the premier venture tech conference in the US Southeast, ahead of their flagship September event.
• Axis InnovationcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAxis Innovation is featured on the Qodeo Company partner wall; Qodeo partnered with Axis Innovation for the 10th edition of the Axis Tel Aviv conference on February 14, 2023 at the Peres Center for Peace in Yafo.
• TechsaucecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTechsauce is featured on the Qodeo Company page partner wall, indicating a Southeast Asia tech ecosystem partnership.
• IgniteminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIgnite is featured on the Qodeo Company page partner wall.
• Go For IsraelminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGo For Israel is featured on the Qodeo Company page partner wall, supporting Israeli venture ecosystem outreach.
• NewableminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNewable is featured on the Qodeo Company page partner wall, indicating a UK SME support ecosystem partnership.
• GrepBeatminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGrepBeat partnered with Qodeo to sponsor their November Happy Hour on November 17, 2022 (17:00-19:00 EST) in Durham, NC, celebrating the Triangle tech community.
• British Business Bank (Help to Grow: Management Course)flagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerQodeo participated as a partner/speaker in the Help to Grow event hosted by the British Business Bank as part of Business Finance Week.
• Klak (Iceland's leading accelerator)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIceland's leading accelerator Klak (noted by FT/Statista as one of Europe's top startup hubs) invited Qodeo to participate in its Dafna program events, providing access to Iceland's 30 most exciting entrepreneurs.
• CAMentrepreneurs (Cambridge Entrepreneurs)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerCAMentrepreneurs and Qodeo co-host a 'Mythbusting Workshop' at the London School of Economics on June 24th, 6:00-8:30 PM, helping founders with fundraising.
• Cambridge Judge Business SchoolflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerQodeo partnered with Cambridge Judge Business School on research projects including the UK venture ecosystem (basis for 'Mind the Funding Gap' report); CJBS Entrepreneur Masterclass & VC Panel (June 28, 2023); and a tech shaping the workplace talk (Feb 2023).
• Boston University Questrom School of BusinessflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerQodeo partnered with BU Questrom on Boston venture research projects, including the 'Boston Venture Post Pandemic' webinar; Questrom's Prof Greg Stoller is a Qodeo Advisory Board member; Barbara Bickart (Questrom) provided opening remarks.
• Georgetown Ventures (Georgetown University)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerGeorgetown Ventures hosted Qodeo CEO Simon Glass on March 30, 2023 (18:30 ET) for a talk on overcoming fundraising hurdles. Georgetown McDonough is on the Research Alliance member wall.
• Ascend Consulting EUminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAscend Consulting EU partnered with Qodeo to host the 'Malta Venture Opportunities Post Pandemic' event with a panel of Maltese/EU funding experts.
• Reinventure CapitalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReinventure Capital recently joined the Qodeo network as a venture practice; described as a diverse team across age, ethnicity, gender, national origin, education and professional background, reinforcing Qodeo's diverse investor supply.
• Duke University Fuqua School of BusinessflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerDuke Fuqua is a Qodeo Research Alliance member; Advisory Board member Stephen Fusi was formerly Managing Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Duke Fuqua.
• INSEADflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerINSEAD is featured as a Qodeo Research Alliance member on the Company page.
• IE Business SchoolflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerIE Business School is a Qodeo Research Alliance member; José Luis Muñoz worked with Qodeo as a researcher while completing his MBA at IE.
• IMDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIMD is featured as a Qodeo Research Alliance member on the Company page.
• UCLA Anderson School of ManagementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUCLA is featured as a Qodeo Research Alliance member on the Company page.
• SKEMA Business SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSKEMA is featured as a Qodeo Research Alliance member (added ~July 2025).
• Schulich School of Business (York University)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchulich School of Business at York University Toronto is a Qodeo Research Alliance member; Prof Doug Cumming collaborated with Qodeo while at Schulich.
• North Carolina Central University (NCCU)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCCU is featured as a Qodeo Research Alliance member (added ~December 2024); Advisory Board member Stephen Fusi serves as Chief Brand Officer at NCCU (an HBCU).
• Drexel UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDrexel is featured as a Qodeo Research Alliance member (added ~December 2024).
• UNSW Business SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNSW Business School is featured as a Qodeo Research Alliance member.
• Cornell UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCornell University is referenced through Qodeo Advisory Board members Julian Ha (Cornell BA) and Prof Gregory Stoller (Cornell BS); featured on Research Alliance member wall.
• Harvard Business SchoolflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerHarvard Business School's Prof Josh Lerner (Jacob H Schiff Professor of Investment Banking) sits on the Qodeo Advisory Board; Advisory Board members Shironda White (Harvard graduate citation), Julian Ha (Harvard Masters), Prof Greg Stoller (Harvard MBA), José Luis Muñoz (Harvard Kennedy School MPA) hold Harvard credentials.
• StripeflagshipTechnology or IntegrationStripe is a Qodeo data processor for payment processing of subscription billing across multiple currencies (USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, CHF, AUD, SGD). Listed in Qodeo's Privacy Notice for European Residents.
• Mailchimp (Intuit)coreTechnology or IntegrationMailchimp is a Qodeo data processor used for email marketing/transactional email. Listed in Qodeo's Privacy Notice for European Residents.
• Constant ContactcoreTechnology or IntegrationConstant Contact is a Qodeo data processor used for email marketing. Listed in Qodeo's Privacy Notice for European Residents.
• EventbritecoreTechnology or IntegrationEventbrite is a Qodeo data processor used for event ticketing for Democratizing Venture® Summits and other events.
• CloudflareflagshipTechnology or IntegrationCloudflare is a Qodeo data processor for website hosting, security and performance (CDN). Listed in Qodeo's Privacy Notice for European Residents.
• New ReliccoreTechnology or IntegrationNew Relic is a Qodeo data processor for application performance monitoring. Listed in Qodeo's Privacy Notice for European Residents.
• Google AnalyticsflagshipTechnology or IntegrationGoogle Analytics is used as an Online Tool Provider by Qodeo for site analytics, with opt-out information provided in the Privacy Policy.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• SeedLegals: UK-headquartered platform for startup fundraising legal/admin automation with an embedded investor network. Overlaps with Qodeo on European founder-investor connection, but monetizes on legal docs rather than subscriptions.
• EquityZen: Platform for secondary market access to private company shares, with investor matching components. Adjacent to Qodeo in serving accredited investors seeking private market exposure, but focused on liquidity rather than primary capital matching.

Broad incumbents

• PitchBook: Premier VC/PE/M&A data terminal owned by Morningstar. Comparable to Qodeo on investor coverage depth, but targets institutional investors with much higher price points rather than affordable entrepreneur subscriptions.
• Carta: Cap table, equity management and investor marketplace platform with extensive LP/VC tooling. Adjacent to Qodeo on the investor-side, particularly through its investor marketplace and fund administration products.
• Dealroom.co: Global startup and VC intelligence database with strong European coverage. Comparable to Qodeo on investor-targeting and deal flow, but sells enterprise data subscriptions rather than affordable direct-to-entrepreneur matching.
• Crunchbase: Dominant venture/private company data platform serving both investors and founders. Overlaps with Qodeo on entrepreneur-investor discovery, but operates as a broad data subscription rather than a curated matching marketplace.

Direct peers

• Gust: Global investor-entrepreneur matching platform built around accredited investor networks and startup profiles. Highly comparable to Qodeo on the two-sided marketplace mechanics and self-serve onboarding.
• Funderbeam: Marketplace for private investment deal flow with secondary trading and investor matching. Directly comparable to Qodeo's matching-plus-data proposition, with overlapping geographic focus on Europe and emerging markets.
• Foundersuite: SaaS for founders to manage fundraising pipelines, investor databases and CRMs. Comparable to Qodeo on entrepreneur tools for sourcing investors, with overlap in downloadable investor lists functionality.
• AngelList (Republic): Two-sided platform connecting startups with investors (angels, VCs, syndicates) plus venture fund administration. Closest direct competitor to Qodeo's entrepreneur-investor matching model with overlapping free-investor / paying-startup dynamic.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/qodeo
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/qodeo
• Facebookfacebook.com/qodeo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/2611634

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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