Poach

## About Poach

Poach is your ultimate dealflow weapon, a platform that gives you the unfair advantage in the high-stakes game of venture capital. It operates on a simple, genius premise: track the smart money before it moves. By monitoring who top-tier VCs are following and engaging with on social media (primarily Twitter/X), Poach detects promising founders months before they officially hit the fundraising circuit. This isn't just another lead list; it's a high-quality signal that sits perfectly between a warm intro and cold inbound—giving you a direct line to stealth-mode talent. Built for investors, scouts, and anyone serious about sourcing deals, Poach automates the tedious detective work. It enriches social signals with deep LinkedIn data, uses AI to label and categorize individuals, and delivers raw, actionable intelligence straight to your inbox every morning. Stop chasing announced rounds and start building relationships with the next generation of founders while they're still under the radar.

## Features of Poach

### VC Social Tracking
Poach's core engine relentlessly monitors the Twitter activity of top-tier venture capitalists. We track who they follow, a key signal that often reveals early interest in a promising founder or a fascinating new space. This gives you a real-time pulse on where savvy investors are placing their attention, turning their curated social feeds into your proprietary scouting network.

### LinkedIn Enrichment & Identity Resolution
Raw Twitter handles are just the start. Poach uses proprietary tech to match those social accounts to real LinkedIn profiles. We automatically pull in crucial context: work history, education, career jumps, and past exits. This transforms a username into a full professional profile, so you know exactly who you're looking at and their background.

### AI-Powered Profile Labeling
Our AI doesn't just collect data—it makes sense of it. By analyzing combined Twitter bios and LinkedIn histories, the system intelligently tags each person with labels like "founder," "engineering," "funded," or "research." This allows for hyper-specific filtering, letting you instantly zero in on, say, unfunded AI founders with a PhD.

### Raw Data & CSV Delivery
Forget being locked into a clunky platform. Poach believes in data ownership. Every morning, you receive an executive summary email and a full, enriched CSV export with all the tracked profiles, their labels, bios, and links. Slice, dice, and integrate this raw data directly into your existing CRM or workflows however you see fit.

## Use Cases of Poach

### For VCs: Identifying Pre-Seed & Seed Opportunities
The primary power move. Use Poach to spot founders engaging with partners at competing firms or trending in your investment thesis. Filter for the "founder" label without the "funded" tag to build a list of stealth-mode entrepreneurs actively networking, allowing you to make first contact and build a relationship long before a formal pitch deck exists.

### For Angel Investors & Scouts: Sourcing Exclusive Deals
Angels and scouts live on informational edges. Poach levels the playing field, providing the same signal quality as large firms. Track specific investors whose taste you trust, get alerts on emerging technical founders ("engineering" label), and uncover niche experts in web3 or biotech to find deals that aren't being shopped around widely.

### For Recruiters: Hunting Technical & Founder Talent
Top recruiters for high-growth startups and VC portfolios need to find passive, high-caliber candidates. Poach identifies engineers, product leaders, and designers who are gaining traction in the VC ecosystem. Target individuals recently followed by investors—a strong signal they're working on something interesting and might be open to a conversation.

### For Founders: Competitive & Market Intelligence
Founders can use Poach to see who investors in their space are buzzing about. Track VCs you plan to pitch to see what other founders they're following, revealing market trends and competitive insights. It’s also a way to identify potential co-founders or key hires who are already on the radar of the investment community.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How accurate is Poach's data and labeling?
Our accuracy is battle-tested by top firms. The LinkedIn enrichment uses a robust identity resolution system to ensure correct matches. The AI labeling is continuously trained and refined on thousands of profiles, achieving high precision in categorizing roles like "founder" or "engineer." However, we always provide the raw source data so you can verify and make your own judgments.

### Which VCs does Poach track?
We track a curated list of partners and investors from top-tier venture capital firms known for their strong signal and early-stage focus. The exact list is proprietary, but it includes influential figures across sectors like SaaS, AI, fintech, and bio. The goal is to follow the money and the minds that move markets.

### How often is the data updated?
Your dealflow is refreshed daily. Every morning, you receive a new email digest with the previous day's signals—new VC follows, newly enriched profiles, and updated labels. The attached CSV contains the complete, current dataset, so you're always working with the latest intelligence.

### Can I filter for very specific types of founders?
Absolutely. That's the whole point. Since you receive all the data in a CSV, you can filter using any column. Combine labels like "founder" + "research" + NOT "funded" to find academic entrepreneurs. Or search for "engineering" + "web3" to find crypto builders. The raw data delivery puts the power of precise segmentation directly in your hands.