AI for sourcing, diligence, and portfolio support at scale
Growth-stage investors compete on proprietary sourcing, sharper diligence, and the support they give founders post-check. We build AI that surfaces breakout companies early, pressure-tests metrics in days, and scales platform support across the portfolio — all tied to fund returns.
Why AI mattersin Venture Capital (Growth stage).
In growth investing, edge is seeing the breakout early and winning the round — then helping the company compound. AI matters when it widens the funnel, sharpens diligence, and scales the platform team's support across every portfolio company.
Our point of view is ROI-based by design: every initiative maps to deal flow, win rate, or portfolio value. We quantify before we build, amplify your investment and platform teams rather than replace them, and bring the governance your LPs expect.
- 01Sourcing is the edgeSee the breakout before the round is hot.
- 02Diligence at speedPressure-test metrics and cohorts in days.
- 03Platform doesn't scaleAI extends founder support across the portfolio.
- 04Returns are the metricEvery initiative maps to deal flow or value.
The AI opportunityin Venture Capital (Growth stage).
more companies screened per analyst
portfolio metrics on one intelligence layer
target ROI within 90 days
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Purpose-built applicationsfor Venture Capital (Growth stage).
AI Deal Sourcing
An AI agent monitors hiring, product, traffic, and funding signals to surface breakout companies before the round is hot — scored against your thesis.
CRFT builds the custom sourcing product tailored to your thesis.
Diligence Sprint
Pressure-test a company's growth, cohorts, and data readiness in days — a defensible view of durability before the round closes.
SPRK runs the diligence diagnostic on deal targets.
Portfolio Intelligence
One platform tracking KPIs and AI initiatives across every portfolio company — growth, efficiency, and burn in real time.
KNTRL provides the cross-portfolio intelligence and benchmarking layer.
Portfolio Platform Copilot
Scale your platform team with an AI that helps founders with GTM, hiring, and data — the same playbooks, available to every company.
CRFT builds the portfolio support layer over your playbooks.
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CRFT builds a sourcing agent that monitors hiring, product, traffic, and funding signals to surface breakout companies against your thesis — filling the pipeline with fits before the round gets competitive.