# Metal

## Docs

- [Richard AI](https://docs.metal.so/RichardAI.md): Your fundraising co-pilot that truly optimises your raise.
- [Recommended Process](https://docs.metal.so/content/accessing-investors/recommended-process.md): A typical fundraise requires founders to speak with 50+ investors. Founders, therefore, need a systematic process to create access. By definition, a systematic process is one that helps land introductions with investors in a predictable and repeatable manner.
- [Via Portfolio Founders](https://docs.metal.so/content/accessing-investors/via-portfolio-founders.md): Most venture investors have backed a large number of portfolio founders. The below documentation provides tactical guidelines on which portfolio founders to pursue and how to use these as a channel to build access.
- [General Filters](https://docs.metal.so/content/high-resolution-identification/general-filters.md): The “General” category includes filters that should be used as part of most investor search queries.
- [Geography Filters](https://docs.metal.so/content/high-resolution-identification/geography-filters.md): A recommended application of geography filters is to identify relevant investors based on where they invest, and not based on where they may be based.
- [Similarity Filters](https://docs.metal.so/content/high-resolution-identification/other-filters.md): An overview of identifying investors in similar companies
- [Recommended Process](https://docs.metal.so/content/high-resolution-identification/recommended-process.md): A recommended process to identify the 'most likely' investors.
- [Stage & Sector Filters](https://docs.metal.so/content/high-resolution-identification/stage-and-sector-filters.md)
- [Existing Investors](https://docs.metal.so/content/network/existing-investors.md): Your existing investors are heavily incentivised to help you raise your next round. The ability of founders to mobilise the support of existing investors is a learned skill.
- [Guidelines for Intro Requests](https://docs.metal.so/content/network/intro-requests.md): When requesting introductions, a detail-oriented and data-driven approach delivers the best results. Users running VC-backed companies have to request introductions on a daily basis. It pays off to view intro requests as a learnable skill that can be graded on a scale.
- [Network Expansion](https://docs.metal.so/content/network/network-expansion.md): For founders just starting out, a set of recommended practices can help with putting together an initial network.
- [Adding and Organising the Network](https://docs.metal.so/content/network/strong-connections.md): For most raises, founders need to identify a set of individuals that they know that can help mobilise introductions.
- [Key Metrics](https://docs.metal.so/content/pipeline-development/key-metrics.md): As is the case with any process, it can be helpful to track key metrics to understand the health of the pipeline and effectiveness of the raise process.
- [Process Velocity](https://docs.metal.so/content/pipeline-development/process-and-velocity.md): In our experience of observing thousands of raises, a high-velocity process is the most predictive element that defines the probability of a successful raise.
- [Recommended Process](https://docs.metal.so/content/pipeline-development/recommended-process.md): A recommended process to set up your investor pipeline.
- [Investing Velocity](https://docs.metal.so/content/qualifying-investors/activity-levels.md): Qualifying investors that are actively deploying capital.
- [Investing Thesis](https://docs.metal.so/content/qualifying-investors/investing-thesis.md): Using the investing thesis of a given firm to 'qualify'
- [Precision Targeting](https://docs.metal.so/content/qualifying-investors/precision-targeting.md): Identify investors that invest in rounds identical to yours.
- [Similar Investments](https://docs.metal.so/content/qualifying-investors/similar-inv.md): Qualifying investors starts with understanding their prior work in your operating space.
- [Valuation Ranges](https://docs.metal.so/content/qualifying-investors/valuation-ranges.md): Based on the fund strategy, venture investors have vastly different preferences and views on the valuations at which they invest.
- [Connecting Zoom to Metal Notetaker](https://docs.metal.so/content/resources/connecting-zoom.md)
- [Introduction](https://docs.metal.so/introduction.md): An overview of the platform's core capabilities.
- [Getting Started](https://docs.metal.so/quickstart.md): A step-by-step process to set up Metal after account creation.