You raised a round. Your home address just got easier to find.
A funding round generates press, SEC filings, Crunchbase profiles, and investor interest. Broker sites rank well for name searches, so people searching you right after your raise often land on your home address, phone number, and family details.
Clean up your footprint →Fundraising is a visibility event with a long data tail
The press coverage that validates your company also feeds the data brokers that expose your personal life.
Press coverage spikes name searches
TechCrunch announcements, funding articles, and podcast appearances drive name searches. Broker sites rank well for name queries — so home address and phone are often among the first results after someone reads about your raise.
Filings create permanent public records
SEC Form D filings, state corporation records, and registered agent documents are public. They link your legal name to companies and sometimes to your address, giving brokers anchor points to build richer profiles over time.
Wealth signals attract targeted attention
A public funding announcement signals access to capital. People-search sites that publish estimated income or asset ranges amplify it. Combined with a searchable home address, that's a targeting profile for solicitation, scams, and social engineering.
Co-founders and families get collateral exposure
Funding announcements name the full team. Every co-founder's listing becomes more searchable. And since brokers link family by address, the spotlight extends to spouses and household members who have nothing to do with the company.
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See which sites already link your name to your home address and family details.
Clean up your footprint →Clean up before the press cycle peaks
Audit your exposure
We scan data brokers, AI services, and public records for your name, phone, email, and address. You'll see which sites have your information, and how easily someone searching after a press mention could find your home and household details.
Submit removal requests
We handle opt-out submissions across the sites where you appear, using automated forms and legal removal requests, including brokers that run multiple sites off the same data. Ideally, the most visible listings are already processing before your announcement goes out.
Verify and follow up
Each removal is verified. Non-compliant brokers get escalated removal requests, and when a listing reappears we re-submit.
Monitor through future rounds
Each subsequent fundraise, acquisition, or press cycle generates new records and renewed search interest. We run a full scan every month for re-listings and new appearances, keeping your personal data from resurfacing with each milestone.
Why founders choose managed protection after fundraising
| Manual opt-outs | Generic privacy tools | Delist.ai | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Places covered | 10-20 (while running a company) | 50-200 | Brokers, AI, search, breach data |
| Re-listing detection | You notice it yourself | Periodic | Monthly scans |
| Household coverage | Repeat for each person | Varies | Family plans |
| Legal deletion requests | Draft and send yourself | Rarely | We escalate |
| Co-founder coverage | Separate process per person | Individual only | Available |
| Time investment | Hours per month | Setup + check-ins | We handle filing + follow-up |
Common questions after fundraising
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