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A partner-only VC uses a per-partner score to shortlist which startups it meets, Korea's pension fund cuts an eight-hour research task to ten minutes, and fund admins hand agents the first run through the checklist.
- The big pictureMosaic Ventures shortlists its meetings with a per-partner score
- Deals and diligenceG42's Inception42 launches Alpha for PE and sovereign deal teams
- Running the firmCaruso adds checklists that agents work through first
- Agents for individual investorsCatalyst raises a $30M seed for consumer trading agents
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- Agents take the first passA partner-only VC uses a per-partner score to shortlist which startups it meets, Korea's pension fund cuts an eight-hour research task to ten minutes, and fund admins hand agents the first run through the checklist.
- Agents move into the back officeMan Group builds its own harness, administrators rebuild around agents, and the smartest small funds keep a human on every 'no'.
The format, every week
- The lead: one trend, explained in two paragraphs
- The big picture: moves by the largest firms
- Running the firm: fund admin, IR, legal, talent, ops
- Portfolio and value creation
- Contrarian corner: where AI fell short
- The number and Try this week
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