Ishara.

For founders

Find the investors who fit your raise,
and why.

Describe your round and get a ranked shortlist of investors, with the reason each name is on it and the warm path you already own. Then run the raise as a pipeline.

A work email reserves 5,000 credits ($50).

Early access in waves · 32,822 investors · A reason beside every name

Investors32,822investors in the directory, each with the reason it fits
People1.2Bpeople profiles and positions, for the partner behind the firm
Markets6Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and the UAE

Coverage across 140+ authorised data sources. Records can overlap across sources.

Your first week

From a described raise to a working pipeline

Three steps, each on a screen you will use.

01

Describe the raise

Sector, stage, where you raise, where your investors should be based, the cheque you need. The shortlist comes back ranked, best fit first, with the reason each name is on it. Send the link to your co-founder and they open the same list. How matching works

02

Read the investor, find the way in

One profile holds the thesis, the deals and the warm paths you already own: colleagues at the firm, founders they backed who you know, records your team already holds. A prep brief per investor gets you ready before the first meeting. Warm introductions

03

Run the raise as a pipeline

Send the keepers into a raise pipeline: Contacted, First meeting, Partner meeting, Term sheet. Every investor becomes a record with the email, notes and tasks on it, so you always know who is waiting on you and who has gone quiet. Inside pipelines

Ishara · Seed raise · BoardExample data

Contacted3

  • Wadi Seed FundLeads Seed rounds in FinTech
  • Harbour CapitalWrites cheques in Saudi Arabia
  • Karim Nasser · AngelBased in Riyadh

First meeting2

  • Dune VenturesIntro from a portfolio founder
  • Hamilton SeedCheque range covers your ask

Partner meeting1

  • Analytical VenturesWarm path: a colleague at the firm

Term sheet1

  • Trajectory PartnersLead investor, Seed

How early access works

  1. Join with your work email

    A work email reserves 5,000 credits ($50): half when your workspace opens, half when it is set up, valid 90 days.

  2. Your invite arrives

    Early access opens in waves. Your invite comes by email, or straight away with an invite code.

  3. Start with the market inside

    Your workspace opens on the Free plan. Move to Pro or Business when the work grows, at early-access prices locked for 12 months.

Frequently asked questions

How do I get access?

Join the waiting list with your work email. Early access opens in waves, and your invite arrives by email, or straight away if you have an invite code. A work email reserves 5,000 credits ($50), and the directory is inside your workspace from the first day.

What does Pro cost for two founders?

At early-access pricing, two seats on Pro are $24 per month. The directory is free to browse on every plan; investor matching, warm paths, prep briefs, automations and the API come with Pro.

Do I need to import anything first?

No. The directory is there from your first day, and investor matching comes with Pro. Warm paths get better with what you bring: import a spreadsheet or your current CRM, or connect your mailbox, and the paths start from the relationships you already have.

Can my co-founder see the same shortlist?

Yes. The match link carries the whole raise description, so a colleague opens the same ranked list with the same reasons. Saved views can be shared by link too.

Is our data used to train AI models?

No. Your private context is supplied at the moment of a request and is never used to train models. Your raise, your shortlist and your pipeline stay inside your workspace.

Can I leave with my list?

Yes. Any view exports to CSV. If you leave, nothing is deleted and there is no exit fee.

Describe your raise. See who fits, and why.

Join the waiting list with a work email. Your invite opens a workspace with 32,822 investors inside, and 5,000 credits ($50) are reserved for you.

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