Early-Stage VCs

Find stealth teams before the market does

Back the best founders early - before they raise or even launch. Evertrace surfaces intent signals from overlooked corners of the internet to help you win at pre-seed.

Trusted by 70+ top VCs firms across the world
Use cases

How top VCs find new founders before the market does

Founder signals

Detect intent before incorporation

Catch the earliest signs of startup formation - from GitHub repos to domain registrations - weeks before a company legally exists.

Cross-channel validation

Separate signal from noise

We cross-reference activity across platforms to confirm intent - so you're not chasing hobby projects or false positives.

Custom workflows

Build automated sourcing flows

Trigger workflows based on founder signals - from tagging and syncing to team alerts and outreach.

Timing advantage

Act before other funds see it

Spot high-quality founders before they pitch or announce - giving you first-mover advantage on competitive deals.

Customer testimonial
"Evertrace levels the playing field for data-driven sourcing, giving VCs of all sizes access to the same capabilities as large multi-stage funds”
Casper Nicolai Bjarnason
Additional data sources

We combine multiple sources to complete the picture

Each data source reveals something different. Together, they create conviction.

Social Media

Track founder job exits, stealth edits, and early intent across professional social platforms — before anything’s publicly announced.

Trade Registries

Monitor real-time incorporations across Europe and link them to real founders — not just shell companies or holding structures.

GitHub

Detect when engineers transition from tinkering to building. Monitor private repo spikes, team activity, and early collaboration patterns.

Research Papers

Spot academic work with commercial potential. Track authors exiting academia and moving into venture creation.

Product Hunt

Identify stealth product launches and anonymous teams. Analyze comment threads and behavior that suggest long-term ambition.

Domain Registrations

Catch digital real estate being claimed. Connect new domains to individuals, past ventures, and technical behavior across platforms.

App Store

Track stealth mobile apps, unlisted publishers, and early signals of mobile-first ventures — even before company formation.

Patents

Surface new IP from individual inventors and micro-teams. Detect deep tech spinouts before they become visible to the market.

X (formerly Twitter)

Monitor forums, platforms, and communities where founders look for co-founders. Identify team formation at its earliest stage.

Co-founder Searches

Track early-stage founder behavior through subtle tweet patterns, network shifts, and social intent — before a product or company exists.

Use cases

Explore other ways teams use Evertrace

Founders & operators

Startups

Reach new companies at inception - and secure the edge by connecting long before competitors.

Solo investors

Angel investors

Detect high-signal founders early and secure your spot in the best rounds.

Innovation teams

Universities

Spot spinouts early and gives students access to live venture data for research.

Any questions?

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Where does your data come from?

We pull from a mix of public, reputable sources, including official company registries, professional profiles, project/activity feeds (e.g., code repositories), and company websites. We cross-check and triangulate founders across multiple sources before we publish it, and we timestamp every record so you can see when it was last verified.

How frequently is data updated?

We ensure data freshness by updating our datasets continuously, providing you with the most up-to-date insights.

Can I import my own data?

Absolutely, our platform allows for seamless import and integration of your data to personalize and enhance your sourcing engine.

Can I automatically add leads to my CRM?

Yes, with our integrations feature, you can streamline adding leads directly to your CRM system.

How are you different from other data providers?

Evertrace stands apart by providing the highest possible coverage ratio in real time by continuously tracking all relevant founders and companies. We do this by going deep on traditional sources, while continuously adding new unconventional sources, ensuring a constantly evolving product that keeps getting better and sharper.

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