PIN (power in numbers) offers back-office framework, legal and tax support, and a SaaS platform where club leaders can source capital-raise opportunities, meet members, and manage portfolios. The company charges a SaaS fee and its founder hopes that fee stays below 2% of a club’s assets under management. PIN is developing product features to increase member engagement and founder support, including a hiring-bounty system that ties rewards to referral actions. The startup was founded out of a student-run Stanford investment club effort led by Steph Mui and aims to replicate that community-investing playbook for other schools, companies, and accelerators. PIN competes with incumbents unbundling the founder experience, such as AngelList and Republic, and is positioning itself amid rising interest in crypto-native DAOs and collaborative investment tools. Market downturn dynamics have constrained adoption among nontraditional investors, though PIN reports interest from more traditional groups and remains optimistic about future traction.

Total raised

$6M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Aug 2022