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ISSUE 014 - May 2024
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Data science and deal sourcing: insights from WiL's Head of Data
Last year, almost one-third of VC firms used more than 7 data sources to source deals. When used properly, data can serve as a significant competitive advantage for your firm.
Find out how you can integrate data science in your deal sourcing process to:
- Increase your investment universe
- Monitor data signals to identify opportunities earlier on
- Drive consistent deal flow
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Best practices for managing deals in Affinity
Teams spend hours of manual work on deal management. From evaluating and negotiating deals to closing them, learn how VC and PE firms use Affinity to save time—including how they handle fragmented and unorganized data throughout each stage of the investment process.
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The data-driven VC landscape 2024
Missing out on outlier investment opportunities can be costly for your fund. Learn how 190+ VC firms use data and technology to find, screen, and prioritize high-quality deals that would otherwise fall out of scope—and strategies you can use to do the same.
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Building a VC tech stack like Uncork Capital
This year brings a whole slew of new technologies and innovations to drive private capital success. As we continue to see competition in the market grow, dealmakers who prioritize investment in an agile tech stack find themselves at a distinct advantage, with others racing to keep up.
Check out our webinar with Ashley Cravens, Head of Operations and Platform, and Tilly McLain, Operations & Community Manager, to learn how they built a VC tech stack at Uncork Capital that unlocks the power of their data-driven investment approach.
VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY
“We like that Affinity is built for the private capital markets. Because of its views and integrations with CrunchBase, Dealroom, and PitchBook, we can pull data into a central repository, filter it, and track the companies that we're aware of in a way that allows us to see value across our firm.”
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