VentureSmith

Screen, evaluate and invest in startups, on one record.

VentureSmith is the startup investing solution of InvestWeave. It screens and evaluates each opportunity and runs each direct startup investment on one record, from first pitch to monthly MIS, against the fund mandate held as versioned rules. Agents read the decks, documents, MIS packs and filings and flag what matters; a named person decides, and every consequential action is recorded by name.

One record
Pitch to monthly MIS
Your mandate
As versioned rules
Gaps closed
Before the vote
By name
Every action audited

VentureSmith, capability by capability.

One record per company, before and after the cheque, with each role working in its own view.

Pipeline

Every deal logged once.

Pitches arriving by email, portal or WhatsApp are logged once and screened against the fund mandate as they arrive, so deals are not lost or logged twice.

  • Logged once on arrival
  • Screened against the mandate
  • Email and WhatsApp intake
  • Gated by stage
  • No duplicate or lost deals
  • Less wasted analyst time

Due Diligence

Rules PASS or FAIL. Gaps requested.

Diligence runs the mandate as rules that PASS or FAIL, and each missing fact becomes a tracked request, with deck claims checked against public filings before the vote.

  • Mandate rules PASS or FAIL
  • Each gap a tracked request
  • Claims checked against filings
  • Problems caught while fixable
  • Red-flag rules on filings
  • Gaps closed before the vote

Data Room

One room per company.

Documents live in one room per company, filed by stage, with access granted by folder and date, watermarked and logged, so diligence is fast and the audit trail is intact.

  • One room per company
  • Filed by stage
  • Access by folder and date
  • Watermarked and logged
  • Record of who saw what
  • Adviser access controlled

MIS Collection & Review

Lines recast. A person approves the values.

Monthly packs are requested by portal, email or WhatsApp, each line is recast into standard metrics linked to its source page, and a person approves the values.

  • Asked by portal, email or WhatsApp
  • Lines recast into standard metrics
  • Linked to the source page
  • A person approves values
  • No retyping into spreadsheets
  • On time, in one format

Portfolio Analytics

Plan vs actual, burn, runway.

After the cheque, each company is tracked against plan, burn and runway and rated on track or at risk, with current value from several sources and flagged when they differ.

  • Plan vs actual
  • Burn and runway alerts
  • On track or at risk
  • Current value from several sources
  • Flagged when sources differ
  • Trouble seen while fixable

Document Agents

Read, check, flag, draft. A person decides.

Agents read decks, data-room documents, MIS packs, filings and transcripts, run red-flag rules and draft the next step; each has guardrails and a named approver.

  • Reads decks and documents
  • Flags clauses bad for investors
  • Runs red-flag rules on filings
  • Tags claims to check from transcripts
  • Drafts the request or action
  • Guardrails and a named approver

One record, first pitch to monthly MIS.

Before the cheque, deals are logged, screened and gated and gaps are requested; after the cheque, MIS is collected, recast and approved, and each company is tracked against plan, burn and runway.

1Pipeline
2Diligence
3Data room
4MIS
5Review
6Analytics

See VentureSmith on your own deals.

A discovery workshop maps priorities, systems and pain points, then a pilot runs one team on your own deals before rollout across entities and holdings.