ISSUE 025 - APRIL 2025
What top VCs are doing differently
Last year, leading VC firms worked on more than twice as many deals as other firms. What's their secret? Comparing data from almost 3,000 VC firms to top investors ranked by Dealroom, our analysis reveals the key differences in how these firms operate.
See how top firms are adjusting their strategies in response to growing competition, bigger deals, and a more selective market.
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Rethinking sustainable investment strategies in private equity
Sustainable investing is reshaping private equity, with firms expanding their definitions of sustainability to include systemic change and second-order impacts. Discover how a focus on operational excellence and profitability can drive both financial returns and positive environmental impact.
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Overcoming the limits of traditional CRMs for venture capital
Most CRMs weren’t built for the relationship-driven world of private capital. Affinity Co-founder Ray Zhou shares how VC firms can overcome the limits typically associated with traditional CRMs—including how to find the right integration with your existing system.
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Market consolidation: Navigating 2025's investment landscape
Venture dealmaking is becoming increasingly concentrated, with AI dominating deal value and first-time funds at a decade low.
Join us on May 8 as Mercedes Bent, Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Brian Murphy, Lead Data Scientist at Salesforce Ventures, explore the trends shaping VC and the strategies top investors use to stay ahead.
VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY
“With Affinity, we’ve moved away from legacy systems and have become very efficient. We've been able to resurface conversations with co-investors and reestablish those networks again."
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