Early stage funds have a notoriously tough job. Very high deal flow volume, weak signals, high risk and heavy power law. And to make matters worse, often tiny teams with razor thin management fee. This game is not for the faint hearted. But it's exciting, right?

Communication is key. Many teams are locked into Teams, Google or Slack. But what else is out there? Does a migration make sense? What would you decide on a green field?

Flashpoint is a European GP with €500M AUM who invests via VC, Venture Debt and Secondary Trading. In 2017 they started building tech stack to help them find the most promising companies and boost productivity per headcount. They built a lot of very cool productivity hacks. Morten was kind enough to give us an authentic behind the scenes look at their tools.

Used by 3000+ founders, PitchLeague.ai is an AI-powered platform designed specifically for any startup founder looking to not just participate but truly compete and excel in the fundraising arena. By harnessing the power of AI for detailed analytics and feedback, PitchLeague.ai ensures your pitch deck is not just seen, but remembered.Who Is PitchLeague.ai For?PitchLeague.ai targets particularly those at the helm of early-stage startups, navigating the crucial pre-seed and seed funding stages. This includes:Solo founders working on an MVP.Early startup teams gearing up for a seed or pre-seed funding round.Startups preparing to engage with angel investors and early-stage VCs.The platform is finely tuned to offer feedback on the more concise “intro decks,” which are pivotal in securing initial investor meetings. Checkout the full StackGenius vendor profile. https://www.stackgenius.io/solutions/pitchleague-ai-by-sequel

Notissia makes it incredibly easy for investors to capture and format data on companies from their deal flow. From inbound deal flow to sharing deals, our goal is to significantly reduce friction through automation so that investors can spend less time doing process work at the top of funnel.

"Starwatcher.io is a platform for startups and investors where to find each other. Our goal is to provide both sides with most relevant match. We collect information from different sources and allow companies to claim their profiles."

Inven is a cutting-edge AI-powered platform revolutionizing access to private market data. It specializes in identifying companies within niche industries through advanced AI algorithms that analyze company websites and aggregate data from news articles. This data aggregation ensures comprehensive, up-to-date market insights. Inven’s user-friendly interface allows easy navigation and provides actionable intelligence on company financials, relevant acquisitions, and other data points. The platform is ideal for investment banks, private equities, M&A teams and other use cases as well!

Incued provides investors and lenders a simple way to gather reports, analytics and metrics on their portfolio companies. Using incued you can see all relevant financial and performance metrics on your portfolio companies as well as instantly access key documents like P&L and Balance Sheets at any time. Incued provides portfolio companies with a proven, easy to use investor reporting platform, a free encrypted data room and api connections to all major accounting software providers. As an investor or lender you can request information with a single click and never worry about missing an investor update again.

TotemVC is a comprehensive fund operating system designed for venture capital firms, streamlining deal flow management, portfolio management, data collection, and LP reporting. It consolidates fund data into a single source of truth and leverages AI to enhance fund management efficiency. TotemVC supports data-driven decision-making by providing real-time data and automated insights. It's trusted by leading funds globally, demonstrating its effectiveness in improving fund operations.

4Degrees.ai is designed to automate relationship management for professionals, helping users to identify and leverage their network's strength effectively. It intelligently organizes contacts and interactions, providing insights to deepen relationships and unlock new opportunities. Tailored for venture capital, private equity, and investment banking sectors, 4Degrees.ai streamlines networking efforts, ensuring users never miss a chance to connect with key individuals.

Fundingstack is a deal management platform designed for venture capitalists, investment bankers, and funding advisors, featuring a comprehensive suite of tools for efficient capital raising and investor management. Key features include an Investor CRM for managing investor funnels, a proprietary database of over 267,000 investors, online pitch deck hosting with tracking, investor update newsletters, and customizable email campaigns. Priced at $250 per month per user, Fundingstack caters to various professionals in the investment sector, offering an intuitive interface and scalability for different markets. It's praised for streamlining investor communications and organizing fundraising efforts effectively.

An advanced CRM described by Dialllog themselves as "fusion of relationship development and deal making, designed for VC, PE and M&A."

More than 1500+ companies use folk CRM as their central workspace for their business relationships. The product particularly fits SMBs, startups, agencies, and VCs needs.

Dotalign is fairly uniquely positioned. It provides you a social graph of all your colleagues but data never leaves your firm. This makes it perfectly suited for CRMs that do not have a social graph feature and/or organizations that have hard data protection requirements.

edda is a SaaS solution for VCs and PEs that combines CRM and Portfolio Management features in one solution. Chris Halford who is leading edda's growth activities gave SIlvan Rath from StackGenius as quick 20min demo.

Accelex is THE tool helping big LPs get on top of all the inbound reports and statements. It extracts and transforms the data into any system. A life saver. Thanks to Michael Aldridge and Boris Lavrov for the friendly testride!

Ernests Stals is the founder of Starwatcher - a company search engine - and also a podcast host. His guests are experienced builders from the world of InvestTech. And they discuss the ins and outs of working with data. Together with Silvan he discusses what's happening in the industry.

This 5min read gives you first orientation where to begin your journey into becoming more data-driven.