> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.metal.so/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introduction

> An overview of the platform's core capabilities.

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### How Metal Works:

Metal is an AI-driven operating system for founders raising venture rounds. Equipped with industry data, the platform captures context on the user's Company and uses that to surface the right intelligence.

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  Metal was built by founders that raised \$120m for their first startup across seven venture rounds. Through that experience, our founders learned the intricacies of fundraising, and saw an opportunity to build the platform that they wish had existed.

  As of May 2026, Metal is used by thousands of founders across 40+ countries.
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The platform cuts across six broad sub-products to bring efficiency and precision to the raise process. Each sub-product benefits from the platform's proprietary intelligence on venture investors.

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      AI Search to identify the "most likely" investors for a specific Company and round.
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    <Card title="Relationship Intelligence" icon="sparkles">
      Relationship graphs to surface existing connections that can introduce you to specific investors.
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    <Card title="Investor CRM" icon="sparkles">
      An embedded CRM purpose-built for founders raising venture rounds with data and insight.
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    <Card title="Meeting Intelligence" icon="sparkles">
      Pre-call preparatory insight and post-call feedback (based on Metal's proprietary intelligence).
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    <Card title="Round Coach" icon="sparkles">
      In-app coach equipped with proprietary intelligence to guide on all aspects of the raise.
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    <Card title="Communications Centre" icon="sparkles">
      An in-app communications centre that allows founders to build automated sequences with advanced tracking.
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For data-driven founders, Metal provides proprietary intelligence that serves as a force multiplier in the raise process.

Alongside product documentation, users should also refer to [product pages](https://www.metal.so) and [customer stories](https://www.metal.so/resources/use-cases) to learn more about the platform's capabilities. For feedback, pls reach out to us ([support@metal.so](mailto:support@metal.so)).

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