Strategy & The AI-Native Founder

How are VCs using AI to evaluate startups, and what does that mean for founders?

The short answer

Most funds now run AI over your deck, your metrics, and your public footprint before a human ever reads your email: platforms like EQT's Motherbrain score thousands of companies, and LLM deck-parsers produce an investment memo in minutes. For founders this means your website, LinkedIn, and Crunchbase are part of the pitch, your numbers must be consistent everywhere an algorithm can look, and it is worth running your own deck through the same LLM analysis VCs use before you hit send.

A quick orientation. The real value is below: resources worth your time, from people who've actually done it.

9 resources worth your time

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Data Driven VC

Andre Retterath (Earlybird) 2026

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