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AI Agent for VC Workflows
A venture capitalist configured OpenClaw to automate deal sourcing, founder research, competitive analysis, and memo drafting — turning hours of research into minutes.
Setup Time
1-2 weekends
Monthly Cost
$80-200
Category
Finance
Difficulty
advanced
A VC partner documented their experience using OpenClaw to automate the most time-consuming parts of venture capital work.
Automated Workflows
- Deal Sourcing: Monitors Crunchbase, LinkedIn, and X for new startups matching investment criteria
- Founder Research: Compiles background on founders — previous companies, education, social presence
- Competitive Analysis: Maps the competitive landscape for each potential investment
- Memo Drafting: Creates first-draft investment memos with key metrics, risks, and thesis
- Portfolio Updates: Weekly summaries of portfolio company news and metrics
Time Savings
- Founder research: 2 hours → 10 minutes
- Competitive mapping: 4 hours → 20 minutes
- First-draft memo: 3 hours → 15 minutes
- Weekly portfolio scan: 5 hours → automated overnight
Honest Assessment
The quality of automated research is good for a first pass but requires human judgment for:
- Assessing founder-market fit
- Reading between the lines on competitive dynamics
- Making actual investment decisions
The agent is a research accelerator, not a decision maker.
Requirements
- Always-on machine
- Claude API Key (Opus)
- Crunchbase/LinkedIn API access
- Investment thesis document
Source
venture-capitaldeal-sourcingresearchautomationbusiness