FishTank

What FishTank does

FishTank App Inc. is a Delaware-incorporated, pre-beta/beta-stage startup operating the FishTank platform, a two-sided marketplace connecting startup founders (branded "Innovators") with investors (angels, VCs, accredited investors) through a TikTok-style vertical video feed of 30-60 second pitch videos. The platform is built around a Pitch Feed, detailed Innovation Profiles (with optional NDA protection), a public Q&A and feedback hub called "Thoughts" (positioned as "Stack Overflow for entrepreneurship"), and AI-driven matching/recommendations for startup-investor discovery. Beyond the core marketplace, FishTank has layered two workflow add-ons: the VC Email Feature, a Gmail integration via Nylas/Google API that autonomously detects cold founder pitches and routes them as video pitches into the investor's private feed, and the FounderFill Chrome Extension, which uses generative AI to auto-populate startup/VC application forms. The company also operates a free resource ecosystem (500+ pitch deck library, 18,000+ VC / 35,000+ angel investor database, Y Combinator SAFE generator, Form C generator, valuation calculator) that functions as a top-of-funnel acquisition channel.

The business model is pre-revenue. The platform is free to join during beta, with verification taking approximately 48 hours, and no pricing tiers have been disclosed. The intended revenue stream is indicated as subscription/recurring, but the company has not publicly announced monetization mechanics, pricing, or paid tiers. Distribution is web-based self-serve via fishtank.vc, with global reach claimed, and go-to-market is a blend of community-led and product-led growth: organic social (LinkedIn, X, TikTok, Instagram), content marketing through the company's blog and CEO Elie Bouzaglou's personal brand, and free tooling to attract long-tail founders. The company is 1-10 employees, founder-led, bootstrapped or self-funded (no external funding rounds disclosed), and operates without a published public-ticker or institutional investor base; Firms (investor syndicates) and Co-Invest features are planned for future release.

Name

FishTank

Legal name

FishTank App Inc.

Website

https://fishtank.vc

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

FishTank is a pre-beta video-first marketplace where startup founders upload 30-60 second pitch videos and investors discover and back early-stage startups through a TikTok-style feed, supplemented by AI-driven matching, Gmail integration, and a free founder resource suite.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Startup Investment Platform

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Business Planning, Pitching & Competitions (Pitch Decks, Demo Days) (EDAMAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Generalist Short-Form Video Social Platforms (MPACAHAA), AI Application Enablement Platforms (Copilot/Agent Frameworks, SDKs) (HDAEANAJ)

Keywords

• Startup investment platform
• Video pitch marketplace
• Founder investor matching
• Deal flow software
• Early-stage deal sourcing

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Platform Services (Pre-revenue): FishTank is currently in beta. The platform facilitates connections between founders and investors. Revenue model details are not yet publicly disclosed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

FishTank runs a video-first, two-sided marketplace platform where startup founders (Innovators) upload 30-60 second pitch videos and build innovation profiles, and investors (angels, VCs, accredited investors) scroll a TikTok-style feed to discover, evaluate, and back early-stage startups. The platform adds AI-driven matching, a community feedback hub called Thoughts, a Gmail-based VC Email automation feature, and a Chrome extension that auto-fills startup applications using generative AI.

Product overview

FishTank is a unified video-first startup investment platform connecting founders (Innovators) with investors through a TikTok-style pitch feed. The core offering consists of the FishTank Platform with two dashboards: the Innovator Dashboard (founder-facing) and the Investor Dashboard (investor-facing). Supporting the core platform are AI-powered tools including the VC Email Feature (pitch automation that connects Gmail inboxes to the feed) and the FounderFill Chrome Extension (auto-fills startup/VC application forms). The platform also offers free resources and tools: a 500+ Pitch Deck Examples library, a Searchable Investor Database (18,000+ firms, 35,000+ angels), a Y Combinator SAFE Generator, a Startup Valuation Calculator, a Form C Generator, and an Investor Database CSV Download. Upcoming features include Firms (investment syndicates) and Co-Invest (pooled investment).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FishTank Platform A unified video-first startup investment platform connecting startup founders (Innovators) with investors through a TikTok-style pitch feed, dedicated Innovator and Investor dashboards, AI-driven matching, innovation profiles, and the Thoughts community feedback hub. Founders upload short-form pitch videos, build profiles, and recruit co-founders; investors swipe through vetted pitches to discover and back early-stage startups.
• VC Email Feature (Pitch Automation) An automated Gmail integration for investors that detects cold email pitches from founders, sends polite auto-replies directing them to submit video pitches on FishTank, and delivers those video pitches to the investor's private feed on the platform.
• FounderFill Chrome Extension A Chrome browser extension that reads form fields, labels, placeholders, and values on startup and VC application web pages, matches them against a user's saved startup profile, and uses generative AI to auto-fill application responses.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Nylas, Inc.coreTechnology or IntegrationNylas serves as a data subprocessor for securely proxying and processing OAuth requests to the Google/Gmail API. Email data passes through Nylas in-memory and ephemerally to enable user-directed automation for the VC Email Feature. Nylas maintains SOC 2 Type II certification and is bound by data processing agreements matching FishTank's privacy commitments.
• Google API ServicescoreTechnology or IntegrationFishTank integrates with Google APIs, specifically Gmail, to power the VC Email Feature. The gmail.modify scope is used to programmatically scan email headers and content to identify cold prospecting emails. All data handling adheres to Google API Services User Data Policy including Limited Use requirements.
• Chrome Web StorecoreTechnology or IntegrationFishTank's FounderFill Chrome Extension is distributed through the Chrome Web Store. The extension's use and transfer of information adheres to Chrome Web Store User Data Policy including Limited Use requirements.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• BetaList: BetaList is a community-driven startup discovery platform where founders submit products to gain early traction. It overlaps with FishTank's community-driven startup discovery model and shares the goal of connecting early-stage founders with interested early adopters and investors.
• Product Hunt: Product Hunt is a launch-and-discovery platform where makers post products and the community up votes and comments, sharing FishTank's feed-driven, community-curation model. It is comparable as an early-stage product/startup discovery surface, though not focused on fundraising.
• Visible.vc: Visible.vc provides investor relations and fundraising tools for founders, including update sharing and investor pipelines. It is comparable because it addresses the founder-to-investor communication workflow that FishTank's Pitch Feed and Innovation Profiles also target.

Direct peers

• Republic: Republic is an investment platform offering private market access to startups and crypto deals, with built-in syndicate and secondary features. It is a direct peer because it matches founders with investors under a similar democratization narrative and operates adjacent tooling like SAFE generation.
• Wefunder: Wefunder is a regulated equity crowdfunding platform that lets retail and accredited investors back startups, explicitly named in FishTank's competitive context. It competes in the same founder-capital discovery category and serves a similar democratization-of-investing thesis.
• AngelList: AngelList operates a startup investment platform connecting founders with angel investors and VCs, offering syndicate rolls-up and talent matching. It is a direct peer because FishTank targets the same founder-investor matching use case, albeit with a video-first format rather than AngelList's traditional profile approach.
• SeedInvest: SeedInvest is a startup investment platform that curates deals for accredited investors, with a vetted investor base and founder onboarding flow. It serves a similar startup-investor matchmaking use case as FishTank, though without the video-first social feed layer.
• StartEngine: StartEngine is a major equity crowdfunding platform enabling founders to raise capital from retail investors under Reg CF and Reg A+. It directly competes with FishTank for the same founder-capital pool and operates a curated startup deal marketplace.

Broad incumbents

• Crunchbase: Crunchbase is a broad incumbent in startup and funding data, used by investors and founders for deal sourcing and company discovery. It is comparable because FishTank's investor-facing discovery flow overlaps with how investors use Crunchbase to find early-stage companies.
• PitchBook: PitchBook is a leading venture capital and private equity data platform used by professional investors for deal sourcing. It is comparable as a broad incumbent in the investor deal-discovery category, where FishTank is competing for time spent on early-stage deal flow.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fishtankvc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fishtankvc
• Instagraminstagram.com/fishtank.vc
• TikToktiktok.com/@fishtank.vc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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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