Market Map: Data + AI Tooling for Venture Capital Firms

This market map is a companion to my latest article, where I introduce the VC AI Tooling 5x5: a framework of 25 high-impact use cases for AI and data tools across a venture firm’s core functions: sourcing, investing, portfolio management, internal operations, and network activation.

In that piece, I make the case that platform leaders are becoming their firm’s Chief Product Officers, and that data and AI are the tools of that transformation.

To support that shift, this market map aggregates 130+ tools and data sources that can help your fund implement the strategies outlined in the 5×5, from AI agents that crawl the web to spot emerging founders, to tools that automatically draft investment memos or simulate fund returns.

Like the tools it features, this map is constantly evolving. With new products launching and companies expanding their capabilities every week, it’s near-impossible to capture a “complete” picture but this is the most comprehensive snapshot I’ve seen to date. If you’re building in this space, or if I’ve missed a tool you love, message me and I’ll consider adding it to the map.

This isn’t about shiny objects. It’s about giving VC funds the infrastructure they need to be faster, smarter, and more scalable to generate their ultimate goal of delivering outsized returns.