I’m an investment banker turned startup founder who now helps startups find the right funding more efficiently.A question I’ve asked myself many times is: does access to funding for startups need to be so difficult?It really doesn’t. But startup founders everywhere have constantly faced challenges when it comes to securing that early-stage investment. We’re changing that.After almost 15 years in investment banking, I left the industry in the early 2000s and fell into startup land. I was asked to help out one startup, and that quickly turned into another and another. Most times, trying to assist these startups in raising funds was proving to be nothing short of a nightmare. And this frustrated me constantly. The banker in me started trying to figure out why something so important for our economy was being made so difficult. The first core issue I wanted to address was how startups find the right investors in the first place. But if we were going to try and get into the market of matching startups with investors, we needed to have a way of assessing these startups to ensure they were ready to approach the market.Enter the Capital Pilot Rating. We built the Capital Pilot Rating for startup founders to help them enhance their investor proposition and guide them toward improved fundraising outcomes. Our rating system helps a diverse range of startups prepare for and secure early-stage investment, levelling the investment playing field, which has major issues with biass.Startups don’t have to be in a major city to access good investors. And access to funding and networks doesn’t need to be difficult. The Capital Pilot Rating tells founders everything they need to know to improve their fundraising potential. We simplify the process, reduce bias and increase opportunity in the early-stage investment marketplace. And in addition, through the unique Capital Pilot Boost Fund, we’re committed to helping founders and companies from underrepresented areas of the market grow their businesses. We’re ensuring equal access to funding for everyone, everywhere.