Invest in the platform for the advisory economy.
The Fourth Effect is building the platform that startups and professionals use to find each other, structure advisory relationships, and manage them over time. We are creating a new category, and the round is open.
📣 Bonus Deal Perk: Get up to 40% back through the NJ Angel Investor Tax Credit
A missing category.
Companies use equity to access talent every day: advisors, fractional operators, board members. But there has never been a system for it. No way to define roles, structure compensation, generate agreements, or manage these relationships at scale.
Carta became the system of record for cap tables. Rippling did the same for HR. Equity-based talent is the next category, and no one has built for it yet.
The Fourth Effect starts where we have deep expertise and a built-in audience: early-stage companies navigating advisory relationships. From there, we expand into board placements, fractional executives, and the broader professional services economy.
What We Have Built
$1M+ in cumulative revenue on $250K of total prior capital
5,500+ activated accounts across 60+ countries
900+ startups served
Community of 20,000+ professionals and founders
Over $1M raised in seed funding
New platform launching Summer 2026
The Round
We are raising a $2M seed round. The first close of $1M is complete. We will resume active fundraising later this summer to raise the remaining capital.
Round Lead: SWITCH (led by Kate Brodock, CEO of SWITCH, co-led by Chief member Dana Gilland, and Chief Alum Melissa Santoro)
The NJ Angel Tax Credit is still available to all investors regardless of state, providing 40% back as a tax credit or cash. Full QSBS eligibility applies.
Interested?
We would love to walk you through what we are building. Book time with Breen.
If you’re ready
🙏 The Ask
Invest. Join us in building this category defining solution.
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