8 Minutes
One Decision
The average pitch gets 8 minutes of a VC's attention. We make those minutes count — by matching founders and investors on the criteria that actually decide cheques.
A matrix.
Not a directory.
Six steps from cold-inbox to a live conversation — no scraping, no spray-and-pray, no wasted introductions.
Sector. Stage.
Ticket. Geography.
Most marketplaces are unfiltered yellow pages. We weight the four variables that actually decide whether a VC takes the meeting.
Two sides.
One matrix.
The same six-step logic, but the experience is tuned for what each side actually needs.
- 1. Onboard once — sector, stage, ticket seeking, geography, traction.
- 2. Browse the auto-populated 750+ VC directory. Filter by fit; every fund shows its thesis.
- 3. See your live match score against any fund (0–100). Requests unlock at ≥50%.
- 4. Send a match request; the VC gets a private Accept / Decline email. Your inbox stays clean until they Accept.
- 5. On Accept, a private 8 Minutes thread opens. You start the conversation with context, not a cold-open.
- 1. Your firm is likely already listed. Claim it in 60 seconds via a work-email magic link.
- 2. Once verified, edit your thesis, sectors, stages, ticket range and geography — the matrix respects your updates.
- 3. Founders scoring below 50% fit against your thesis can't reach you. Full stop.
- 4. Qualifying match requests land in your inbox with the score, breakdown and 2-sentence AI verdict. Accept or Decline in one click.
- 5. Accept opens a private in-app chat with the founder. Decline closes the loop — the founder is told politely; your contact is never exposed.
is a process.
"VC deals die in rooms founders never enter. We open the door — algorithmically — with the four signals that decide every conversation."
8 Minutes is not a deal-flow firehose. It's a filter. Founders see only the investors whose thesis, ticket and stage make a yes possible. VCs see only the companies that match their next cheque.
1. Nature of Services & Scope of Operations. 8 Minutes (operating via 8minutes.in) is an independent startup corporate finance and management advisory firm. The scope of services provided by 8 Minutes is strictly limited to strategic business consulting, including but not limited to pitch deck refinement, financial modeling, unit economics analysis, due diligence readiness assessments, pitch coaching, and valuation narrative preparation. All advice, frameworks, and consulting deliverables provided fall within general corporate advisory and management consulting practices in India.
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