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The Ultimate Tech Stack for VC Investors in 2025
Tools every venture capitalist needs—from sourcing deals to supporting portfolio companies
Mark Delaney
August 24, 2025
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✨Hey there, tech stackers! 🚀
If you’re building in or investing in early-stage startups, your toolkit matters.
The team at GoingVC—a platform training the next generation of venture capitalists—recently compiled a monster list of tools and resources they consider essential for every VC investor. Whether you're sourcing deals, performing due diligence, managing your pipeline, or helping portfolio companies grow, this stack has something for you.
Let’s break down the essentials of The VC Investor’s Toolkit 👇
(Oh, and you will see something new in this issue! When we have a tool or piece of tech that is one we don’t often see, you will see a * next to it. Definitely one to check out!)
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🧠 Research & Market Intelligence
For data-driven insights, cap tables, market comps, and deal tracking. If you want to find out who’s backing who, start here.
CB Insights* / Statista * / Gartner*
Stay on top of macro trends, deep tech research, and industry signals.
Google Alerts / Feedly *
Monitor keywords, founders, competitors, and startup niches you care about—without drowning in noise.
📥 Deal Flow & CRM
Track inbound & outbound opportunities, investor notes, and communications. Affinity in particular is designed with investor workflows in mind.
Automate workflows between your CRM, LinkedIn, Gmail, and calendar. Clay gets bonus points for people enrichment.
📊 Due Diligence
Keep track of decks, data rooms, and diligence docs. Notion is a clear winner here for managing workflows and founder FAQs.
Similarity Checkers & Plagiarism Tools
Surprisingly useful when you’re reviewing decks or marketing copy—investors use these to spot red flags.
Hunter.io / Clearbit * / People Data Labs *
Enrich contact details or verify founders and key hires.
💬 Communication & Scheduling
For seamless meeting coordination—no assistant required.
Loom / Zoom / Superhuman
Combine async and real-time communication with clarity and speed.
Especially valuable for portfolio companies and firm-wide transparency.
💡 Knowledge & Community
Learn how other funds operate, what they look for, and how to benchmark yourself.
Twitter / Substack / Podcasts (like 20VC)
Some of the sharpest VC minds are tweeting and writing in public. It’s free game—follow along.
Slack Communities (e.g., Confluence.VC, GoingVC itself)
A must for emerging managers to swap notes, source deals, and build LP relationships.
💼 Portfolio Support & Value Add
Manage cap tables and equity ownership. Carta is still king, but Pulley is making waves.
Help founders manage projects or give them templates that keep them from drowning.
Mentorpass * / Fractional Talent Networks
Plug founders into vetted advisors or short-term execs when needed.
🤖 AI Prompt Tip
“Act like a venture partner. Ask ChatGPT to summarize a 12-slide startup pitch deck in under 100 words, and highlight any red flags in team, market, or business model.”
Use AI as your diligence assistant—it’s a cheat code.
📣 Want to be featured?
If you’re an investor, operator, or founder with a stack that powers your fund or portfolio, hit reply and share your setup.
We’ll shine a spotlight on your tools in a future edition.
Always remember,
Explore broadly
Not just SaaS or tech, but multiple disciplines.
Share ideas selflessly
Be willing to share your knowledge. Keep giving and it will come back to you.
Your stack is not going to save you
You are. So just build.
Go crush it,
Mark
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