A directory, not a middleman

Seed Round is a directory for accomplished women who want to become mothers, and for sponsors willing to make it possible: financially, genetically, or both, in whatever shape the two of you agree to.

The arrangement most people come here for is simple. A woman wants a child of her own, on her own terms, and is looking for a sponsor who can make a meaningful, long-term commitment to that child. Some sponsors want no further involvement; others want a relationship at a distance: letters, a yearly visit, university funding. Seed Round lets the two sides find each other. You define the terms yourselves.

For women

• Listing is free. Write who you are, the life you'd give a child, what you're looking for in a sponsor, and the figure that would let you raise a child the way you intend.
• We review every listing for clarity and good faith before it goes live.
• The public sees only your preview card: a stylized version of your main photo, your first name, age, region, headline terms and the first lines of your story. You can hide even that.
• Your real photos, full listing and contact details are visible only to sponsors who have paid for access. They reach you on the channel you choose; we don't sit in the middle of your conversations.

For sponsors

• Anyone can browse the preview. One payment unlocks every full listing, every photo and every contact detail, for good, including women who join later.
• The price is set by the directory's size when you pay and steps up as it grows. Early sponsors pay least.
• Reach out only when you can credibly back what you're proposing. The most valuable thing you bring is a commitment to a child for the next twenty years.

What Seed Round does

• Hosts listings and lets the right people find each other.
• Reviews every listing before it goes live, and marks listings Verified once we've confirmed the woman is who her photos say she is.
• Removes anything fraudulent, abusive or unsafe, and anyone who uses the directory that way.

What Seed Round doesn't do

• Verify anyone's wealth, fertility, health or genetic background. That diligence is yours.
• Hold or move money between members. Funds move directly between the two of you, or through lawyers you choose. The only payment we take is the access fee.
• Draft or enforce contracts. Get a family lawyer; this is the most important line on this page.
• Give medical, legal or financial advice.

Read the safety page before you send or answer a message. The money and the law here are unusual, and the more you understand up front, the better the arrangement.