Angel Investment Network Alternatives for Founders Raising Seed

Angel Investment Network is a UK-based pitch marketplace that lists founders' pitches for investors to browse. Investors join for free. Founders pay a recurring subscription, and the Angel Investment Network rates page sets it at £179 a month for Pro (UK listing and emails to matching UK investors), £279 a month for Global Pro (listings across networks in 90 countries and emails to matching investors among more than 300,000 worldwide) and £866 a month, billed quarterly, for Executive. Plans can be cancelled at any time, and the company offers a full refund, under its refund policy, if a pitch gets no genuine interest.

The cost lands every month, even if nobody invests. Most alternatives below charge nothing until a round closes, or nothing at all. They suit different stages: free applications to angel groups, direct outreach to funds, public crowdfunding rounds, and syndicates. SeedInvest no longer runs as a separate platform: StartEngine agreed to buy SeedInvest from Circle in October 2022, and regulators approved the deal in May 2023.

Prices below are as of November 8, 2026. Our method is on How we review tools.

Quick comparison

Gust

Gust is the platform many angel groups and accelerators use to receive applications, so a founder builds one profile and submits it to programs that run on Gust. The Gust FAQ says the accelerator platform is free for founders, and angel groups use a shared application template.

Its paid product is Gust Launch, which forms and runs a US company. Gust's pricing page lists Start at $450 a year, Accelerate at $1,250 a year and Raise at $3,500 a year, covering incorporation, cap table, SAFEs and option plans by tier.

Best for: Founders who want to reach organised angel groups without paying a listing fee.

Pricing:

• Applying to angel groups and accelerators: free
• Gust Launch Start: $450 a year
• Accelerate: $1,250 a year; Raise: $3,500 a year

Watch out for:

• Each program needs its own application, and only groups that chose Gust can be reached through it.

Official site: Gust.

Angel Capital Association

Organised angel groups screen and fund deals as members, and the Angel Capital Association is a starting point for finding them in North America. It calls itself the world's largest community of angel investors and keeps a Find Angels directory of member groups and platforms.

Founders use the directory to pick groups by region or sector, then apply to each group through its own process. Membership of the association itself is for investors and groups, not founders.

Best for: Founders who want to pitch an angel group in their own city or sector.

Pricing:

• Directory: free to browse on the ACA site
• Each angel group sets its own application process and any fees

Watch out for:

• The association is not a direct funding source, so it will not review or fund your pitch itself.

Official site: Angel Capital Association.

OpenVC

Where Angel Investment Network waits for investors to find you, OpenVC flips it: you search a database of funds and angels that accept cold inbound, shortlist them and send a short pitch with a tracked deck link.

OpenVC's blog describes a free plan with 3 investor emails a day. The OpenVC pricing page lists Premium at $99 a month or $288 a year, with unlimited investor search and 5 outreach messages a day.

Best for: Founders with a clear deck who want to contact funds directly and track who opened it.

Pricing:

• Free: search, shortlist, deck tracking, 3 investor emails a day (per OpenVC's blog)
• Premium: $99 a month, or $288 billed yearly; 5 messages a day

Watch out for:

• Pitches are capped at 1,200 characters with a 54-character subject, so long stories do not fit.

Official site: OpenVC.

Wefunder

Wefunder replaces a private pitch listing with a public Reg CF round that customers and fans can join from $100. Founders pay no upfront fee; Wefunder keeps 7.9% of the total if the round succeeds and charges an annual admin fee of the lesser of $1,000 or 0.5% of the amount raised.

Companies can raise up to $5 million in 12 months this way. Our Wefunder alternatives compare it with StartEngine, Netcapital and other portals.

Best for: US companies with loyal customers who would invest small amounts.

Pricing:

• Founders: 7.9% of a successful Reg CF raise; no upfront fee
• Annual admin: lesser of $1,000 or 0.5% of the amount raised
• Investors: 2% by bank (min $8, max $100) or 5.5% by card, per Wefunder's FAQ

Watch out for:

• Reg CF requires a US company and public disclosures, which takes more legal and accounting work than posting a pitch.

Official site: Wefunder.

Crowdcube

UK founders who used Angel Investment Network to reach British angels can run an open round on Crowdcube instead. The Crowdcube site names Crowdcube Ventures Limited as authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, and pitches can be tagged EIS so investors claim tax relief.

Each pitch shows its target, amount raised and investor count. Equity pitches sit next to mini-bonds that pay fixed interest.

Best for: UK startups with EIS status that want a public round alongside their angels.

Pricing:

• No public price list for founders; costs come in a quote from the team
• Minimum investment: set per pitch

Watch out for:

• Without a published fee, comparing Crowdcube's cost with a £179 monthly listing means asking for a quote first.

Official site: Crowdcube.

Republic

Republic mixes Reg CF campaigns with accredited deal rooms, SPVs and tokenized securities, so one raise can reach small and large backers. A July 2026 review by the US site Angel Investors Network (angelinvestorsnetwork.com), a separate company from Angel Investment Network, puts the founder fee at 7% cash plus 2% in securities on Reg CF raises.

Investors pay an admin fee of typically 2.5%, with a $5 minimum and a $250 maximum, per Republic's fee page. It also owns Seedrs in Europe, renamed Republic Europe in 2024.

Best for: Startups with a fintech or crypto audience that want both retail and accredited investors.

Pricing:

• Founders: 7% cash plus 2% securities on Reg CF (third-party figure)
• Investors: typically 2.5% (min $5, max $250), may vary by offering

Watch out for:

• According to Angel Investors Network, Republic's US Reg CF volume was $20 million in 2025, far below Wefunder's, so a retail-only round may reach fewer people.

Official site: Republic.

AngelList

AngelList serves the investor side that pitch sites leave out. A lead angel who finds a deal can raise a syndicate or a fund on it, and the platform handles setup, administration, tax filings and audits.

The AngelList pricing page lists venture fund plans at 0.1% of fund size a year plus $10,000 (Institutional) or 0.15% plus $20,000 (Full Service), with a one-time implementation fee at first close.

Best for: Angels on Angel Investment Network who want to lead deals and pool money from others.

Pricing:

• Institutional fund plan: 0.1% of fund size + $10,000 a year
• Full Service: 0.15% + $20,000 a year, includes taxes and K-1s
• SPVs and Rolling Funds: price on request

Watch out for:

• Founders cannot post a pitch for strangers to browse; they reach AngelList money through a syndicate lead who already knows them.

Official site: AngelList.

How to choose

When to stay with Angel Investment Network

Angel Investment Network still makes sense for a founder who wants a passive listing in front of a large pool of private investors, especially outside the US, where Reg CF portals do not reach. The Global Pro plan covers networks in 90 countries. The refund policy applies if a pitch gets no genuine interest. The subscription renews until you cancel it.

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