# Digital business cards for founders Capture every investor, mentor, and connection at demo days and pitch events. Let AI recall who you met and follow up before they forget you. > ConnectMachine gives founders one digital business card for demo days and pitch events, an AI scanner that turns collected cards into clean contacts, and an AI Concierge that recalls who you met and where. Investor conversations, notes, and follow-up reminders stay organized, so a warm intro becomes a booked meeting instead of a forgotten card. You meet an investor at a demo day, an operator at a happy hour, a potential customer at a conference. Two weeks later you are staring at a stack of business cards trying to remember who was who, and which conversation matters most for your next fundraise. This is the problem ConnectMachine solves for founders. Founders are professional networkers whether they want to be or not. Every fundraise, every hire, every partnership starts with a first meeting. ConnectMachine is built for the reality of founder networking: high volume, high stakes, and no time to manage a CRM workflow. ## Capture every card without missing a beat Scan a paper card, save a LinkedIn QR, or receive someone's ConnectMachine card via QR. Every contact goes into your network instantly with context: where you met, when, and any voice note you added on the spot. ## Never forget who you met at TechCrunch Ask your AI Concierge who you met at TechCrunch last month and get instant answers with the full context of each conversation. No more scrolling through 200 unlabeled contacts trying to remember. ## Record and transcribe every pitch meeting Turn on AI Note Taker before an investor meeting. Get a full transcript with speakers automatically identified, review key points before your next follow-up email, and never lose track of what an investor actually said about interest, timing, or check size. ## Follow up before they forget you Set reminders on every important contact. Email or text follow-ups happen in one tap from the contact detail screen, turning a warm intro at demo day into a booked pitch meeting a week later. ## Multiple cards for multiple contexts One card for VCs. One for potential customers. One for partnerships. One personal. Share the right context every time without exposing the wrong details. ## The founder networking flow with ConnectMachine 1. At a pitch event: share your investor card via QR, scan attendees' cards, and add voice notes on impressions 2. At demo day: use your Apple Wallet card for one-tap sharing and let the AI Concierge track who you met per event 3. After the event: review AI Note Taker transcripts of every meaningful conversation 4. The following week: set follow-up reminders for warm leads and send templated emails in one tap 5. Next month: ask the AI Concierge which VCs from last month you have not followed up with yet ## Founder-specific features - AI Concierge: recall every contact by event, industry, or role - AI Note Taker: never lose what an investor actually said - Voice notes: first impressions saved before you forget - Multiple cards: a VC card, a customer card, and a personal card - Follow-up reminders: never let a warm lead go cold - Custom domain on the Team plan: a professional URL for your card - Calendar integration: investors can book meetings directly - CRM webhooks: auto-sync leads to Salesforce or Attio - Multi-language: six supported languages for international investors ## Fundraising rounds Create a dedicated fundraise card with only your VC-facing information. Track every investor conversation with AI Note Taker, prep before meetings by asking the AI Concierge for your notes on that fund, and set weekly follow-up reminders for your top 20 warm investors. ## Customer discovery Create a customer interviews card. Scan business cards of every prospect at industry events, record every discovery call with AI Note Taker, and filter contacts by industry with the AI Concierge to decide who to interview next. ## Hiring and recruiting Meet potential hires at meetups. Save LinkedIn QRs instantly, add voice notes about strengths, and use follow-up reminders to keep candidates warm across your hiring pipeline. ## Board and advisor management Keep a separate network for board members and advisors. Use the AI Concierge to remember which advisor to ping for which question, and let custom follow-up reminders keep those relationships active between board meetings. ## Frequently asked questions ### Can I keep investor contacts separate from customer contacts? Yes. ConnectMachine supports multiple cards with different information for each context, so your investor network stays separate from customer or personal contacts and each audience sees only what you choose to show. ### Does AI Note Taker work for Zoom pitch meetings? AI Note Taker records through your phone: place it near your speaker for a Zoom call, or use it directly for in-person meetings. A direct Zoom bot integration is not currently available but is on the roadmap. ### Can I sync ConnectMachine to my fundraising CRM? Yes. Webhooks connect ConnectMachine to Salesforce, HubSpot, Attio, Affinity, or any CRM via Zapier, Make, or n8n, so every new investor contact flows into your pipeline automatically. ### Do I need to buy NFC cards? No. ConnectMachine works fully via QR codes, Apple Wallet, and shared links. If you prefer physical NFC cards, you can pair third-party NFC hardware to trigger your ConnectMachine URL. ### How does ConnectMachine compare to using a spreadsheet? A spreadsheet needs manual data entry after every event, has no scanning or AI, and cannot remind you to follow up. ConnectMachine automates capture, recall, and follow-up, so the contacts you collect at an event turn into conversations instead of rows you never revisit. ## Get started Try ConnectMachine free before your next event or fundraise conversation. [Create your founder card free](https://www.connectmachine.ai/download-app/) ## Use cases for founders - [Digital Business Card](https://www.connectmachine.ai/use-case/digital-business-card.md): A digital business card is the modern replacement for the paper card you used to hand out and hope people kept. - [Business Card Scanner](https://www.connectmachine.ai/use-case/business-card-scanner.md): A business card scanner saves you from the shoebox of paper cards you never look at again. - [AI Meeting Notes](https://www.connectmachine.ai/use-case/ai-meeting-notes.md): AI meeting notes free you from scribbling while someone is talking. - [Contact Manager App](https://www.connectmachine.ai/use-case/contact-manager.md): A contact manager app is only as good as what it helps you do next.