Founder relationship management

The relationship layer every serious founder needs

Kinsō helps founders manage investors, advisors, and partners with the depth and deliberateness great relationships deserve.

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Trusted by founders at Sequoia, a16z, and YC-backed companies

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Investors
Advisors
Partners
Media
All relationships · 84 contacts
SC
Sarah Chen Sequoia Capital
Lead investor
2d ago
MW
Marcus Webb a16z
Intro pending
8d ago
PN
Priya Nair Advisor
Board observer
12d ago
JO
James Okafor TechCrunch
Media contact
21d ago
DH
Dana Holt Emergence Capital
Target investor
34d ago
Due for follow-up

Dana Holt hasn't heard from you in 34 days. Last topic: Series A timeline.

Used by founders backed by

Sequoia Capital Andreessen Horowitz Y Combinator First Round Capital Bessemer Venture Partners General Catalyst

Relationships run on trust. Kinsō keeps yours intact.

Relationship clarity

Know who matters
and when to reach out

Every investor, advisor, and partner you care about — visible at a glance. Kinsō tracks connection cadence so you never let a critical relationship go cold without realizing it.

  • Heat map by relationship — Color-coded recency so warm, cooling, and cold contacts are obvious without digging through a spreadsheet.
  • Custom relationship types — Investors, angels, advisors, media, partners — each with context that matters for that type of relationship.
  • Private notes, always yours — Every interaction logged privately. No syncing to email without your explicit intent.
Relationship heat — last 60 days
SC
Sarah Chen 2d ago
TR
Tom Ripert 9d ago
PN
Priya Nair 14d ago
MW
Marcus Webb 28d ago
BO
Beth Osei 41d ago
DH
Dana Holt 54d ago

2 relationships at risk of going cold. Dana Holt last contacted 54 days ago.

Interaction timeline — Sarah Chen
Meeting Nov 12 Investor

Catch-up call — discussed Series A timing. She mentioned they're watching our MRR closely. Follow up in January.

Email Oct 28 Update sent

Sent monthly update. Open rate confirmed. Highlighted 18% MoM growth.

Intro Oct 4 Intro made

She connected me with Marcus Webb at a16z. Warm intro email sent.

Meeting Sep 11 Investor

First check-in post-seed. Covered hiring roadmap and product milestones.

Next touch suggested Jan 15 — Milestone update

Interaction history

Every conversation,
in context

A full timeline of every meeting, email, and introduction for each person in your network. No more archaeology through your inbox before a catch-up call.

  • Log interactions in seconds — Quick-add meetings, emails, and intros from anywhere. Context stays with the relationship, not the task.
  • Next-touch suggestions — Based on your cadence preferences, Kinsō surfaces who to reach out to — you decide when and how.
  • Zero auto-sends — Kinsō drafts and reminds. You review and send. Your relationships stay yours.

Fundraising pipeline

Your raise,
exactly where it stands

Track every investor conversation from first intro to term sheet. Know at a glance what stage each relationship is at, who needs a nudge, and where momentum is building.

  • Stage-based pipeline — Move investors through Targeting → Intro → Meeting → Diligence → Committed. No spreadsheet juggling.
  • Intro path tracking — Record who made the intro, the strength of the connection, and what follow-up is needed — all linked to the relationship.
  • Target list management — Build your investor hit list with research notes, fund stage fit, and priority scoring — private and founder-controlled.
Series A pipeline · $3.2M of $5M committed
Meeting 4
Marcus Webb · a16z
Lisa Huang · GV
R. Martins · Index
A. Tran · Spark
Diligence 2
Sarah Chen · Sequoia
Tom Ripert · First Round
Committed 3
Priya Nair (Angel)
K. Osei · Precursor
+ 1 more
Last updated 2 hours ago + Add investor

By the numbers

Relationships are the
most undertracked asset in a startup

87%

of Series A rounds trace back to a relationship built 12+ months earlier

First Round research
34 days

average time before a warm investor lead goes cold without a follow-up

Kinsō user data
6×

more likely to convert a warm intro than a cold outreach to the same investor

DocSend 2024
3.2h

per week saved by founders using structured relationship tracking vs. spreadsheets

Kinsō beta users
“

"My investors used to feel like obligations I was behind on. Now they feel like a network I'm actively building. That shift happened because I could finally see the whole picture."

AL
Aisha Larkin
Founder & CEO, Meridian Health — YC W23

“Kinsō replaced a Notion doc, a spreadsheet, and three sticky notes. It's the first tool that treats relationships like the founder actually cares about them.”

Dev Anand Fieldwork AI · Sequoia-backed

“The timeline view alone is worth it. I walked into my last board meeting and knew exactly when each investor had last heard from me.”

Caro Mbuyi Stackr · First Round Capital

“I've used every CRM. Kinsō is the first one that doesn't feel like it was built for a sales team.”

Theo Brecht Tessera · a16z seed

Pricing

Priced for founders,
not enterprise teams

Start free. Upgrade when your network grows. No per-seat pricing, no hidden fees.

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For founders just getting started

Free forever
  • Up to 50 contacts
  • Interaction timeline
  • Heat-map view
  • Basic pipeline (1 raise)
  • Private notes
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For active fundraisers and network builders

$29 / month
  • Unlimited contacts
  • Full interaction history
  • Advanced heat-map & alerts
  • Unlimited pipelines
  • Investor target list builder
  • Email draft assistant
  • Priority support
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Studio

For founding teams and venture studios

$79 / month
  • Everything in Founder
  • Up to 5 team members
  • Shared contact records
  • Team pipeline views
  • Custom relationship types
  • API access
  • Dedicated onboarding
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All plans include SOC 2 Type II data handling. Your relationship data is private by design — never used for training or shared.

Questions

Things founders
ask us first

How is Kinsō different from a CRM like Salesforce or HubSpot?

Those tools are built for sales teams managing high-volume pipelines with many reps. Kinsō is built specifically for founders managing high-trust, low-volume relationships — investors, advisors, and partners who require genuine, deliberate communication. There are no automated sequences, no lead scoring, no bulk sends.

Does Kinsō sync with my email or calendar automatically?

Kinsō can import contact data and interaction history from Gmail, but it never sends anything automatically. Every draft is for your review. You stay in control of every message that leaves your account.

Is my data private? Can competitors or investors see my pipeline?

Your relationship data is private by design. Kinsō operates under SOC 2 Type II standards, and your data is never used to train models or shared with third parties. Your investor list, notes, and pipeline are yours alone.

Can I import my existing contacts from a spreadsheet?

Yes. Kinsō accepts CSV imports and can pull contacts from LinkedIn exports, Google Contacts, and other CRMs. Onboarding takes most founders under 30 minutes.

What happens to my data if I cancel?

You can export all your data in CSV format at any time. If you cancel, you have 30 days to export before your account is closed. We do not hold your data hostage.

Is there a mobile app?

Kinsō is fully responsive and works well on mobile browsers. A native iOS app is in development for Q2 2025. Log interactions on the go — this is one of the most requested features.

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Your network is your
most durable advantage

Kinsō gives you a clear view of every relationship that matters — and the deliberate tools to nurture them at the pace they deserve.

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SOC 2 Type II
Private by design
No auto-sends, ever
Export your data anytime
Relationships run on trust. Yours should too.