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A practical VC CRM evaluation workflow with a fictional six-submission test, a vendor-neutral scorecard, and checks for source history, permissions, exports and rollout.

How the risk factor summation method values a pre-revenue startup, how to score each of the 12 risks with evidence, a worked example with ownership and 10x checks, whether the $250,000 step still fits current seed prices, and how VC analysts use it in memos and interviews.

Growth equity buys minority stakes in proven, growing companies; venture capital backs startups still proving the market. Compare stage, risk, terms, secondaries, loss ratios, 2026 round sizes and careers.

How the Berkus method values a pre-revenue startup, how to score each of the five elements, a worked example with ownership and 10x checks, how the $500,000 caps compare with current seed prices, and how VC analysts use it in memos and interviews.

How the scorecard valuation method works, Bill Payne's seven factor weights, his worked example with the arithmetic checked, how to choose the baseline with current seed data, how sensitive the answer is, and how VC analysts use it in memos and interviews.

Exit multiple formula, a worked DCF terminal value example with a sensitivity grid, the implied growth cross-check, January 2026 industry multiples, and how VC investors use exit multiples.

What a GP commitment is, how large it is in venture capital, how GPs fund it, where it sits in the LPA, what the returns evidence says, how firms split it across partners and principals, and what to ask before you accept a role with carry.

Most closed VC deals start with a relationship. See where deals come from by stage, how to work each sourcing channel, which signals show up early, and how analysts run a weekly sourcing process.

Seed to Series A graduation rates by cohort from Carta and Crunchbase, how long the jump takes, why rates fell after 2021, why published figures disagree, and how seed and Series A firms use the rate for reserves, LP reporting, portfolio reviews and interviews.

A venture capital platform role runs a VC firm's non-investing services for founders: talent, business development, community, marketing, and investment operations. Median platform pay is $165,000 base and $207,500 total cash.

PitchBook, Crunchbase, CB Insights, Dealroom, Tracxn, Harmonic and Preqin compared by the VC task each one serves, with the free SEC filings that verify a record, a four-check round verification, student access limits and how database work reads in recruiting.

Venture capital due diligence is how a VC firm tests a startup before investing. The average deal takes 83 days to close and 118 hours of diligence. Process, checklist, red flags, and timing by stage.