Hopohopo.io
Hopohopo.io is a startup investment matchmaking platform that helps European early-stage founders find qualified investors. The platform tracks over 50,000 investors but verifies and publishes only around 3,000 who are confirmed to actively invest in pre-seed through B-rounds across Europe. It automates pre-qualification by filtering investors based on industry, ticket size, stage, and geographic mandate, so founders can focus on the most promising connections.
- Artificial Intelligence
- Financial Technology
- Software Only
Funding
Founders
Product
Problem
Early-stage startup founders waste significant time and effort searching for suitable investors, often relying on large, unverified databases that include inactive or irrelevant contacts. This leads to inefficient outreach, low response rates, and missed opportunities with investors who actually fit their industry, stage, and geographic focus.
Solution
Hopohopo.io provides a data-driven investor matching platform that helps European startups identify and connect with qualified investors. The platform tracks more than 50,000 investors but publishes only around 3,000 who are verified to be actively investing in early-stage European startups. It automates the pre-qualification process by analyzing investor criteria such as industry focus, ticket size, stage preference, and geographic mandate, filtering out obvious non-matches. Founders can upload their deck and receive a curated list of investors with high alignment, along with detailed profiles and match scores to prioritize their outreach efforts.
Target Audience
Primary customers are European early-stage startup founders seeking pre-seed, seed, Series A, or Series B funding from VCs, business angels, and accelerators.
Features
- Verified investor database of approximately 3,000 active investors, filtered from a pool of over 50,000 tracked contacts
- Automated pre-qualification based on industry, ticket size, stage (pre-seed through B-round), and geographic mandate
- Detailed investor profiles including investment focus, first ticket size, and approach guidance for outreach
- Match scoring system that ranks investors by alignment with a startup's specific profile
- Deck upload functionality that generates personalized investor match lists