Metal
Metal is a YC Winter 2023 (W23) company. Based in New York, NY, USA. Team of 17.
About Metal
Summary
Metal builds an intelligence platform for private equity deal teams, covering the full investment lifecycle from sourcing and market research through due diligence and post-close monitoring. It replaces manual research and fragmented workflows that analysts and investment professionals use to evaluate private market opportunities. The product is aimed at institutional fund managers who need to move through deals faster and with more structured information.
Business model
SaaS subscription priced for institutional fund teams.
Go-to-market
Metal sells to institutional private equity funds through a direct, sales-led motion targeting deal teams at established fund managers.
From the Y Combinator listing
Institutional Intelligence for Private Equity
Metal is building the world’s most powerful intelligence platform for private market investors. We support deal teams throughout the investment lifecycle - from market research and sourcing to diligence and post-close. Top-tier funds like Berkshire Partners and Clearlake Capital already rely on Metal to move faster and make smarter investment decisions - and we’re just getting started. If you're excited to transform how private investors work, collaborate, and make decisions, we’d love to meet you.
Facts
- B2B / B2B -> Finance and Accounting
- New York, NY, USA
- 17
- Active
- Early
Founders (3)
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