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Metal sells an AI-powered deal intelligence platform to private equity firms, organizing a firm's deal history, expert calls, and relationship data into a knowledge graph so deal teams can build sharper conviction across the full deal lifecycle.
Raised $7.5M across disclosed rounds.[1]
Seed closed October 2025, led by Base10 Partners.[1]
post-money valuation is not publicly disclosed.
Named investors include Base10 Partners, Swift Ventures.[1]
James O'Dwyer, Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer[2][3][4]
Sergio Prada, Co-Founder & CTO[2][3][4]
Vitalii Shevelev, Co-Founder & CFO[2][3][4]
James O'Dwyer, Chief Product Officer[2][3][4]
Sergio Prada, Co-Founder & CTO[2][3][4]
Vitalii Shevelev, CFO[2][3][4]
Metal sells an AI-powered deal intelligence platform to private equity firms, organizing a firm's deal history, expert calls, and relationship data into a knowledge graph so deal teams can build sharper conviction across the full deal lifecycle.
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Affinity · affinity.co · Both target PE deal teams and integrate into deal workflows; Metal positions its knowledge graph and AI agents as architecturally deeper than CRM-layer tools like Affinity, which Metal integrates with rather than directly replaces.[1]
Ontra · ontra.ai · Same buyer (PE/private markets firms), same AI-workflow-for-private-markets positioning; Ontra targets legal and compliance workflows while Metal targets deal intelligence and conviction-building. Metal's BD hire Alex Bulmer came from Ontra.[1][5]
Intapp DealCloud · intapp.com · Directly cited as an integration partner by Metal, meaning DealCloud is the incumbent system of record that Metal layers on top of; DealCloud owns data storage while Metal claims to provide the intelligence and AI reasoning layer on top.[1]
Hebbia · hebbia.ai · Competes in the AI-for-financial-due-diligence space with PE and financial services buyers; Hebbia is more document-centric while Metal emphasizes the compounding knowledge graph across a firm's full deal history.[1][3]
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