Investor

Title: Seeking Pre-Seed Investors | Glaze, Cosmetic Dentistry Platform

Stage: Pre-seed
Raising: $750K
Location: Remote (founder based in Providence, RI)

ABOUT GLAZE
Glaze is a platform built by a cosmetic dentist, for cosmetic dentists, and the patients who trust them. Cosmetic dentists spend hours turning their best cases into content, and patients have no good way to find a dentist whose work they can actually see. Glaze closes that gap with one platform for both sides.

For dentists: case documentation, an AI-powered Creative Studio that turns before and after cases into captioned, watermarked posts and reels, a verified community, and a consultation workflow.
For patients: a smile discovery platform to find dentists by the work they do, with augmented reality smile preview planned as a core feature.

THE OPPORTUNITY

• Roughly 202,000 dentists in the US, with about 60,000 in our serviceable market and a near-term target of 5,000 dentists
• Planned subscription plans: $99 per month for solo dentists and $249 per month for practices
• Our model shows an ARR ceiling of about $8.2M at the 5,000 dentist target. These are projections, not current revenue
• Patient-side discovery and AR smile preview create a second sided network that makes the platform harder to copy

WHERE WE ARE

• Live web app at glaze.dental with dentist and patient sides, case documentation, community, and Creative Studio
• Native iOS app in development with a hired developer, beta coming soon
• Waitlist building through direct outreach to rising cosmetic dentists
• Founder is a practicing cosmetic dentist

We are early and I want to be upfront about that. The product exists, the market is clear, and the pre-seed round funds the step from working product to launched platform.

USE OF FUNDS

• Engineering and native app completion: 35 percent
• Sales and marketing, dentist growth: 30 percent
• Compliance and security, including HIPAA readiness: 10 percent
• Operations: 10 percent
• Buffer: 15 percent

The AR smile simulation integration is being self-funded outside this round.

ABOUT ME
I am Dr. Suman Raghavan, a practicing cosmetic dentist early in my career. I built Glaze because I lived the problem. I bring clinical credibility, product vision, and direct access to the dentist community. I am also actively looking for a technical co-founder with sales and marketing experience.

WHO I AM LOOKING FOR
Pre-seed investors and angels who:

• Invest in healthcare technology, dental, beauty, or AI-enabled marketplaces and SaaS
• Are comfortable backing a clinical founder at an early stage
• Can offer more than capital, such as introductions to dentists, dental groups, or later-stage investors
• Want to be a long-term partner in building this

HOW TO REACH ME
Send me a short note with your firm or background, your typical check size, and what you look for at pre-seed. I would be glad to share the pitch deck, business plan, and a product walkthrough.