Fund accounting software keeps the books behind a venture fund. It records investments, capital calls, distributions, fees, expenses, and investor allocations, then produces the financial statements and capital accounts...
By Ethan Finkel
Standard Metrics raised a $20 million Series B led by 8VC, with participation from Salesforce Ventures, Spark Capital, and January Capital. The company has now raised roughly $50 million, with most of that capital...
By Ethan Finkel
Sixth Street Growth invested more than $140 million in Chronograph in June. The Wall Street Journal reported that the deal valued Chronograph at roughly $350 million, which implies that Sixth Street bought around 40% of...
By Ethan Finkel
Most venture firms should buy portfolio monitoring software instead of building it in-house. A project that looks like AI extraction plus a database quickly becomes a specialized financial data product. The system has...
By Ethan Finkel
Portfolio monitoring is one of the clearest applications for AI in venture capital. Founders still send financial statements, decks, spreadsheets, and email updates in inconsistent formats, and investment teams still...
By Ethan Finkel
Venture Capital is about winning deals, supporting founders, and delivering returns for LPs. Tracking existing investments isn't necessarily the first thing investors think about when optimizing returns, but portfolio...
By Ethan Finkel
Why Venture Capital Firms Need Portfolio Company Financial Data Marc Andreessen claimed that venture capital is the last job that AI will replace because of how human and judgment-based investing is. Whether you take...
By Ethan Finkel
The Best Excel Plug-ins for Venture Capital Portfolio Monitoring (Analyst Review of Each) Finance teams live in Excel. Much of the reporting, analysis, and valuation work performed by back-office teams happens in Excel...
By Ethan Finkel
The End of an Era: J.P. Morgan Shuts Down Aumni It’s official: J.P. Morgan is discontinuing Aumni’s services globally. After being acquired by the banking giant in March 2023, Aumni, the platform that promised to turn...
By Ethan Finkel