ISSUE 009 - November 2023
How is AI changing the way VCs work?
More than 80% of venture capital firms want to increase their efforts and resources to stand up internal data-driven initiatives, but only 1% have done so today.
As data-driven investing becomes increasingly the norm, the way VCs work will change. Learn about three top areas of opportunity and why they matter to the future of the industry:
- Automating repetitive tasks to drive productivity gains
- Enhanced data entry automation
- Investment insights that augment human intuition
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VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY
“When we implemented Affinity, things shifted very quickly. We moved from being a traditional fund in the way we worked to being a productive, efficient, and driven fund.”
