Changelog

  • New feature for premium founders: Warm intro paths. Plug in your email, OpenVC scans your network and finds who can make an intro to your dream investor. “Find intros” replaces the old “Intros preferred” button
  • Affiliate invite links: Startups created using an affiliate invite link now have the corresponding discount code applied automatically at checkout
  • Pitch deck viewer: Fixed a bug regarding deck views not displaying properly
  • AI Email generator: Fixed a bug in “My startup” modal
  • AI Email generator: Updated guideline.
  • New feature for founders: access the best lenders on /lending
  • New feature for founders: you can now skip investors to move them to the end of the search results for your convenience
  • Created /investor-lists/* pages (investors lists based on industries and cities)
  • Investor search: Added new premium filter “Lead” (Always, Never, Sometimes)
  • OpenMap: New version with new UX and UI
  • Decks: fixed a bug where deleted decks were still displaying in deck list
  • Founders signup: fixed a bug related to keyword selection in startup creation
  • Fundraising CRM: fixed “Invalid date” bug
  • Removed “Embed search results” feature entirely

  • Submit Deck: The old “Enhance email with AI” feature was replaced by a new, better “Generate email with AI” feature in “Submit deck” flow on investors profile pages
  • Submit Deck: Added a “Save as template” to save email as default email body template for outreach
  • Submit Deck: “[Investor name]” is automatically replaced by the investor’s first name (or “Fund name” + “Team” if the fund’s default email is used) when template is loaded into the email body.
  • Submit Deck: The “Please confirm you fit with this investor’s thesis” countdown was replaced by a better “Warning: bad fit” modal comparing the investor’s investment thesis with the user’s startup parameters.
  • Submit Deck: The “Smart feedbacks” are now mandatory to be able to submit the deck to an investor
  • My startup: AI email generation added to “My startup” page
  • Shortlist & CRM: “Bad fit” modal added when adding an investor to shortlist and/or CRM

  • Decks: Fixed a bug related to Deck analytics (geolocation)
  • Decks: Users can now delete a Deck as long as it is not linked to an investor
  • Decks: Fixed a bug related to uploading a deck with a title too long
  • Submit deck: Captcha removed
  • Submit deck: teams.live.com/meet/ URLs are no longer allowed as "book a meeting" URL
  • CRM: Added Submit Deck button inside conversation cards
  • CRM: Added information about how to reply to an investor and meetings booked in conversation cards
  • CRM: Added "Report an investor" button
  • Startup editing: Fixed a bug related to keywords
  • Dashboard: Added "Invite your team" in the checklist
  • Added feedback form after premium upgrade
  • Design fixes and optimizations on landing page, app, and mobile breakpoints

  • New page “My Decks” to manage pitch decks : add and preview your decks, track who saw it and when.
  • Homepage : design improvements and new content section
  • CRM : deck analytics now track opening location, browser, OS information and last slide seen
  • CRM : adapted “add investor” flow to new pitch deck management
  • CRM : “add investor” flow enhanced for investors already existing on OpenVC
  • CRM : conversation modal design enhanced
  • Deck viewer : Deck preview now shows investor reply options and warning message
  • New page : /delete for users wishing to delete their account
  • Dashboard : improved display and added information about investor requests
  • Dashboard : changed resources in “learn to raise” section
  • Some confusing error messages have been changed
  • Various design and performance improvements
  • Numerous bug fixes

  • New Startup link to invite team members with simplified onboarding
  • LinkedIn URL profile is now mandatory when signing up as Solo Angel
  • Founders can no longer select Revenue growth options when at stage “1. Idea or Patent” or “2. Prototype”
  • Founders are no longer allowed to join stealth startups
  • Investors can now see the dealflow of their colleagues
  • Oversollicited investors (“Submit later”) are no longer shown on homepage
  • Fixed a bug in Angel profiles
  • Fixed a bug preventing from editing a portfolio
  • Fixed a bug regarding AI-enhanced emails
  • Fixed the “Must be logged in as a founder to submit” bug
  • Various design fixes, including for dark mode

  • Fundraising CRM : Added “Bulk import” experimental feature - you can now import a CSV file into your OpenVC fundraising CRM
  • Fundraising CRM : Added “Export” feature - You can now export all your CRM data in CSV and XLS format
  • Fundraising CRM : Autocomplete feature now suggests to use an existing OpenVC investor when manually adding a new investor
  • Fundraising CRM : Warning and alert messages are now displayed as notifications in the upper right hand corner of the screen
  • Fundraising CRM : Investor name (now Contact name) and Investor firm are now editable for manual records
  • Fundraising CRM : Added “Approach” field
  • The button “Add to shortlist” now always appear on fund profiles when logged in as founder
  • Created page /podcast
  • Small design/UX changes and bug fixes

  • Hubs feature : created unique invitation links
  • Hubs feature : Hubs can now decide which links appear in sidebar
  • Created page /roadmap
  • Created page /unsubscribe
  • Added sponsored banners for Intercom
  • Homepage : Fixed a bug regarding the settings modal
  • CRM : Fixed a bug in conversation modal
  • Changed Ebook page

  • Many improvements to the fundraising CRM :
  • Added fields “Next action”, “Priority”, “Investor email”
  • Better detail modal design
  • Improved edit mode
  • Collapsible lists in pipeline view
  • Customizable cards in pipeline view
  • Added quick action buttons (“submit deck”) in pipeline view
  • Improved “Add investor” modal design
  • Fixed numerous bugs
  • Added white-label Hubs feature

  • New content for founders : the fundraising ebook (/ebook page)
  • AI enhance feature now uses GPT-4 instead of GPT-3.5-Turbo
  • New data point about investors : Lead (Always/Sometimes/Never)
  • Added “Hide contacted investors” and “Hide shortlisted investors” in Search settings
  • Added a search box on Shortlist page
  • Investor tools are no longer displayed in sidebar for founders
  • New providers supported for meeting links : keyzii.com, NextCloud, Convoke.ai, Sprintful.com, Google calendar appointments links, omni.day, calendarhero.to
  • Removed “Dashboard” sidebar link for non-loggedin users
  • Added a delay before showing again the “Please reply to this founder” modal in the pitch deck viewer
  • Fixed a bug allowing users to sign up with the same email address
  • Fixed various bugs on dashboard page
  • Various design fixes for Dark Theme
  • Fixed unwanted redirect to country page when filtering on one country on OpenMap page
  • Various UX & design fixes and optimizations

  • New feature for founders : fundraising dashboard (became the default page)
  • Added “Settings” modal on OpenFlow page, including dark mode switch
  • Disabled dark mode by default on OpenFlow page
  • Added perks from $750k to $2M
  • Fixed a bug regarding autologin
  • Small design fixes and optimizations

CRM changes
  • Added new Kanban (or Pipeline) view
  • Added search bar
  • Dates are now displayed in friendly format
  • Improved the “add an investor” feature
  • Added infobubbles in some table headers
  • Fixed a bug creating duplicate entries in the shortlist & CRM
  • Various design and UX improvements
Other changes
  • Investors already contacted do not appear in the Shortlist page anymore
  • When sidebar is collapsed btn-nozoom, submenus are now hidden when clicking outside it
  • Fixed a bug preventing pitch deck upload

  • New feature for premium founders : AI Deck reviews
  • New feature for premium founders : Ultimate pitch deck template
  • New feature for all founders : integrated fundability.app inside OpenVC app
  • Added link on OpenFlow to private WhatsApp group for investors
  • Updated menu
  • Round size is now mandatory at signup
  • Announcement bar now stays hidden once closed
  • Countdown before being able to submit a deck reduced to 3 seconds (instead of 10)
  • Fixed a loophole allowing founders to send more outreach than their daily limit
  • Fixed a bug on solo angels profile pictures
  • Fixed a bug on CRM dates
  • Fixed a bug on invitation links
  • Small UX & design fixes and optimizations

  • Investors can now decline a deck without specifying a reason (in order to improve reply rate)
  • Investors can now decline a deck directly from their email client (in order to improve reply rate)
  • Changed annual subscription price to 288$/year
  • Search results are now ranked by open rates in descending order (unless a country filter is applied)
  • Fixed a loophole allowing users to submit decks even if they reached the daily limit
  • Fixed a bug related to dates in CRM caused by wrong timezone configuration (all dates are in UTC now)
  • Fixed blank page bug after upgrading to premium
  • Small design fixes

  • Design overhaul of the homepage, new navigation with sidebar, new logo and color palette
  • Numerous UX & UI improvements & optimizations
  • New "My shortlist" feature to keep track of investors you want to contact
  • New features in built-in CRM : filter by status, keep track of contacts made outside of OpenVC etc.
  • Open rates are now displayed when available
  • "Stay logged in" feature
  • Many bug fixes
  • New dark mode
  • Some country names have been abbreviated
  • Portfolios are now hidden when empty
  • Investor names are now abbreviated when too long in search results

  • Founder experience : Investors that are already contacted by your startup are now marked “Investor contacted”
  • Founder onboarding : New keyword selection when creating a startup : you now can only use suggested keywords
  • Founder onboarding : Company website URL are now displayed when selecting an existing company
  • Investor profiles : “Value add”, “Who we are” and “Investor type” fields are no longer displayed as “N/A” when empty
  • Added Cayman Islands to the list of countries
  • Acuity Scheduling links are now accepted as “book a meeting” links
  • Updated the “FAQ” link in the footer
  • Action buttons are now bigger in the pitch deck viewer on mobile devices
  • Various bug fixes and improvements to the user experience

  • Small optimizations to “AI enhance” feature
  • Users are now notified when they reach the rate limit for displaying investor profiles
  • Small changes to error messages
  • Removed “Mentoring” page
  • Removed “Sent by” field in “Submit deck” view because all deck submitters are now logged in since v1.5.2
  • Google Meet links cannot be used any more as a “book a meeting” link
  • Various enhancements around the OpenFlow user experience
  • Gibraltar and British Virgin Islands have been added as HQ countries

  • Introducing AI enhancement feature

  • Important change : You can no longer submit decks and reach out to investors if you are not logged in as a founder
  • Important change : Daily limit on deck submissions now applied
  • You now cannot send more submissions when your first one is under review
  • Collaborative fundraising CRM : all startup members can now access all their startup’s submissions
  • Added “Sender” column in fundraising CRM
  • You can now see what perks are available for premium users without being logged in as one
  • OpenFlow : enhanced responsive behaviour, added FAQ and various improvements
  • You can now use “Reclaim.ai” as a meeting link provider to request a meeting to an investor
  • Added text descriptions to country pages (mainly for SEO purposes)
  • Added link to pitchdeckexperts.app in menu
  • “Round size” filter design fixed on mobile devices
  • OpenDeck : various improvements

  • Lots of updates and fixes in OpenFlow
  • OpenFlow is now the default page investors are redirected to when logging in

  • New main feature for investors : OpenFlow
  • New main feature for founders : Fundability (see fundability.app)
  • Added /webinars page
  • Fixed mobile display for signup form
  • Fixed a bug around countdowns before submitting a deck
  • Changed banners to promote OpenVC premium
  • Changed links in main menu for logged in users
  • Changed some content in our Legal page
  • Fixed various bugs & design

  • Added a new free filter : Round size - this field was added as mandatory in founder signup and was added in My Startup page
  • Check size (min/max) filter became a premium filter
  • A message by the investor is now required when he’s interested in a pitch deck that has no meeting link
  • Meeting links are now restricted to some providers
  • Added new testimonials to homepage
  • “Submit deck” feature was removed for logged in investors : you now need a founder account to contact investors
  • Small menu changes for investors
  • Updated the Upgrade page for investors
  • Updated the Pricing page
  • Fixed a bug related to HQ selection in founder signup flow
  • Founders now cannot go to next step in signup flow if all requirements are not met
  • Fixed a bug that prevented investors from saving some changes on their profile
  • Thumbnails, titles and descriptions added for some pages
  • Small design fix in OpenMap

  • Added testimonials & features block to home page
  • Added fundability questions (exited founders, funding secured, revenue growth) to founder signup flow and “My startup” page
  • Added “Your recipient” block in last step of “Submit deck” flow
  • Added follow up tracking in fundraising CRM
  • Added guidelines in founder signup flow
  • FAQ revamp
  • Various design and responsive fixes
  • Fixed a bug preventing investors from saving changes on their firm profile
  • Added a pricing page at /pricing
  • Search requests with only one country as a filter are now redirected to country pages

  • Released new premium features
  • Added advanced filters (premium feature)
  • Added Masterclass page (premium feature)
  • Added founder CRM tutorial video
  • Added anti-ghosting feature
  • Added anti-spam feature (“Submit later”)
  • Added help modal “How to search on OpenVC”
  • Optimization of the search engine : loading time is reduced on all search pages
  • Various fixes in dark mode
  • Various fixes in founder CRM
  • Added links to full “How to raise funds with OpenVC” guide
  • Modal added when investor is about to leave the page in pitch deck viewer
  • Investors, startups and users profile pictures are now stored on our server (previously, Airtable attachments URLs were used)

  • Added smaller cheque sizes in cheque filters
  • Force meeting link to start with https
  • Founder CRM : add status "To be contacted" for manual records
  • Founder CRM : order and visibility of columns are saved
  • Alert message when clicking outside the submit deck modal to prevent accidental closing
  • Fixed style of scrollbars & tooltips

Updates
  • New feature: instant smart feedbacks on cold emails!
  • New feature: embed a custom investor list on any web page!
  • Average page load time was reduced by 40%!
  • Added new keywords to the main search bar autosuggestion, ordering was also improved
  • A "Submit deck" button now displays on all individual investor user profiles (for investors that are not "Intro preferred")
  • Main search bar was improved: all themes & keywords suggestions now appear when clicking in the bar; you can now navigate and select suggestions with keyboard; Firms now display after Themes
  • Changed the way social links are edited in firm profile edit mode
  • Users can not sign up for individual accounts with emails that start with info, contact, or hello
Fixes
  • Fixed a bug that prevented individual investor accounts to be contacted through their fund's profile
  • Confirmation message after editing an individual account displays more clearly
  • "Investor type" renamed as "Firm type" in funds profiles
  • Fixed display of mobile menu width
  • Changed icon for RBF players from "dollar" to "thumbs up"
  • Added Taiwan as a country in "HQ Country" filter
  • Email subject line max character count increased from 50 to 54
  • Email body max character count decreased from 2000 to 1400
  • Small fix in character counts in User Account edit view and Submit Deck view
  • Small text fix in "Submit deck" view
  • Rephrased message in "My deal flow" page
  • Fixed display of "Changes saved" view in firm profile edit mode
  • Fixed display of "Email sent" message in "Submit deck" view
  • Added information about deal flow screening in "Submit deck" view

Updates
  • Added Revenue-Based investors for non-dilutive funding;
  • Added page "My dealflow" at /my-dealflow. This page enables an investor user to see all the messages sent to him as a user through OpenVC, even those that did not pass our pre-screening filters and were not sent to the user by email.
  • Updated some fields' names (e.g. "Countries of investment" became "Target countries"; "Investment thesis" became "Funding requirement" etc.);
  • Added a clearer exit path after editing an investor profile or after submitting a pitch deck to an investor;
  • Reduced body max length from 2000 to 1400 characters for pitch deck submit emails;
  • Enhanced the display of the user profile editing buttons;
  • Moved "legal" modal to a "legal" new page for performance & SEO purposes.
Fixes
  • Fixed a bug that would make non-verified funds appear before verified funds;
  • Line breaks in fields "Funding requirements", "Who we are" and "Value Add" are now displayed correctly;
  • Fixed an alignment bug in dark theme on investor profiles;
  • Changed message after successful message sent;
  • Fixed the display of character counts in "submit deck view";
  • Enhanced main table headers display in mobile view;
  • Renamed "fund" into "firm" in user dropdown.

Updates
  • Search algorithm was enhanced when a country filter is enabled:
  • Investors whose global HQ is located in that country will appear on top.
  • Investors are then sorted by number of countries of investment so investors investing in a lot of countries appear after those investing in a few countries.
  • Deck submitting feature was enhanced, new information is displayed in the submit form:
  • Added better explanations about what is expected in the various fields (subject, body, pitch deck etc.).
  • Added a message about our quality filter and a link to our guidelines.
Fixes
  • Better portfolio display on fund profiles.
  • Fixed pagination bug (duplicate buttons).

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