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ISSUE 015 - June 2024

How does your firm stack up against top VCs?  

Top VC firms are focusing less on growing their networks this year—they added 8% fewer contacts to their networks in Q1 2024 compared to their peers.

Find out what they’re focusing on instead in our 2024 investment benchmark report. With analysis on 3,000+ global VCs, you’ll also learn:

  • Key market trends
  • Characteristics that set top firms apart
  • Ways to update your deal strategies
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Snacks

Meet Affinity’s new CEO, Ken Fine

With 25+ years of scaling high-growth enterprise software companies, Ken brings invaluable expertise to our team. Ray Zhou and Shubham Goel remain focused on Affinity as co-founders and board members.

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Streamline PE due diligence

The average PE firm evaluates 80 deals before investing in a single company. Learn how to optimize your process, minimize risks, and secure better deals with our comprehensive due diligence checklist. 

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Press Play

Portfolio best practices with Bessemer Venture Partners

Are you maximizing your portcos’ potential?

Find out how you can drive long-term success for your portfolio companies in this webinar with Bessemer Venture Partners.

Augie Wilkinson, Bessemer’s Director of Portfolio Monitoring & Analysis discusses:

  • How to have data-driven discussions with founders and management teams
  • Ways to facilitate growth opportunities across your portfolio 
  • How you can use technology to drive portfolio growth 

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VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY

"With Affinity, we can properly track and process 10,000 opportunities per year, ensuring leads don’t get stuck somewhere in limbo and the right responses are sent to founders or fellow VCs that forwarded those leads."

Lukas Huber, Product & Tech Manager, Speedinvest

Your network is bigger
than you think

Join our weekly demo to see Affinity in action and learn how you can use your network to find, manage, and close more deals.

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