Metal — Startup Profile

AI context platform for private capital

HQ: New York, NY | Founded: 2023 | Employees: 25 | Stage: Seed | Website: https://metal.ai

About

Metal is an AI context platform for private capital. Transforms firm's data from file repositories, CRMs, research tools into a living intelligence system. Amplifies judgment, accelerates investment decisions. Founded by Taylor Lowe (CEO), James O'Dwyer, Sergio Prada. YC W23. Raised $7.5M. HQ in NYC.

The Take

Strong enterprise traction (Berkshire Partners, Clearlake Capital). $7.5M from Base10 and Swift Ventures. Addresses real pain point: scattered data across PE firms.

Key People

• Taylor Lowe
• James O'Dwyer
• Sergio Prada

Key Competitors

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Timeline Highlights

• 2025-09: Raised $5M from Base10 Partners
• 2023-06: Raised $2.5M seed
• 2023-01: YC W23 batch
• 2023: Metal founded

Recent News

• (2025-09)
• (2023)

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