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.

Founders

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.

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A founder's ConnectMachine card next to an investor's business card being scanned at a pitch event

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.

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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.

02

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.

AI Concierge answering a founder's question about who they met at TechCrunch with a list of investors

03

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.

04

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.

05

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.

06

The founder networking flow with ConnectMachine

1At a pitch event: share your investor card via QR, scan attendees' cards, and add voice notes on impressions
2At demo day: use your Apple Wallet card for one-tap sharing and let the AI Concierge track who you met per event
3After the event: review AI Note Taker transcripts of every meaningful conversation
4The following week: set follow-up reminders for warm leads and send templated emails in one tap
5Next month: ask the AI Concierge which VCs from last month you have not followed up with yet

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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

ConnectMachine features designed for founders: AI Concierge, AI Note Taker, voice notes, multiple cards, reminders, and CRM sync

08

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.

The ConnectMachine contacts screen filtered to investors, with meeting and follow-up status on each

09

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.

10

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.

11

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.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

Everything people usually ask before switching from paper. Still curious? See the full FAQ.

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.

After demo day I had ninety new contacts and no idea which ones mattered. Now I ask the Concierge who I met at each event and follow up the same week.

Marcus Webb, founder of Fieldnote

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Use cases

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