# Building for VC

## Docs

- [CLAUDE](https://buildingfor.vc/CLAUDE.md)
- [Contributors](https://buildingfor.vc/guide/contributors.md): People who have helped shape this guide through feedback, contributions, and expertise.
- [Building for Venture Capital](https://buildingfor.vc/guide/index.md): A technical guide to building technology for VC funds: from understanding the domain to shipping production systems.
- [Common Mistakes When Starting at a Fund](https://buildingfor.vc/guide/part-1-understanding-vc/common-mistakes.md): Learn the seven common mistakes developers make when joining VC funds and how to avoid them before they cost you months of work.
- [Hiring Your Data Team](https://buildingfor.vc/guide/part-1-understanding-vc/hiring-your-data-team.md): When to hire your first data person, what to look for, and how the team evolves.
- [Understanding Your VC Fund](https://buildingfor.vc/guide/part-1-understanding-vc/understanding-your-vc-fund.md): Learn how to analyze your specific fund's stage, strategy, and workflows to build the right technical solutions.
- [What is a VC Fund?](https://buildingfor.vc/guide/part-1-understanding-vc/what-is-a-vc-fund.md): Fundamental terms, structures, and concepts that apply across all VC funds - your glossary and mental model for how venture capital works.
- [CRM and Deal Flow Management](https://buildingfor.vc/guide/part-2-tech-stack/crm-and-deal-flow.md): Understanding why every fund needs a CRM, how to choose between options, and making it actually work for your team.
- [Fund Operations](https://buildingfor.vc/guide/part-2-tech-stack/fund-operations.md): Understanding fund operations software - capital management, LP reporting, and the financial infrastructure every fund needs.
- [Fundraising](https://buildingfor.vc/guide/part-2-tech-stack/fundraising.md): How to use technology to support raising your next fund without making the process feel impersonal.
- [Introduction to the VC Tech Stack](https://buildingfor.vc/guide/part-2-tech-stack/introduction.md): Understanding what software exists at VC funds, who cares about what, and how to prioritize building the right things.
- [Portfolio Support](https://buildingfor.vc/guide/part-2-tech-stack/portfolio-support.md): Understanding what portfolio support actually looks like, what can and can't be automated, and why strategy matters before building tools.
- [Putting It Together](https://buildingfor.vc/guide/part-2-tech-stack/putting-it-together.md): How to sequence your tech stack implementation across three phases - learning, building the backbone, and taking your big swing.
- [Research Platforms](https://buildingfor.vc/guide/part-2-tech-stack/research-platforms.md): How research platforms create competitive advantage through clarity of thought, thesis development, and institutional knowledge.
- [Sourcing Tools](https://buildingfor.vc/guide/part-2-tech-stack/sourcing-tools.md): Understanding when automated sourcing actually creates value
- [Website and External Presence](https://buildingfor.vc/guide/part-2-tech-stack/website-and-external-presence.md): How to approach your fund's website and broader online presence without overcomplicating the technology.
- [Choosing Your Technology Stack](https://buildingfor.vc/guide/part-3-technical-foundations/choosing-your-stack.md): The default technology stack for VC tools, when to deviate from it, and why shipping fast matters more than using the newest framework.
- [Data Modeling for Venture Capital](https://buildingfor.vc/guide/part-3-technical-foundations/data-modeling.md): How to structure VC data, the critical distinction between companies and deals, and practical patterns for modeling the investment lifecycle.
- [Accessing Data](https://buildingfor.vc/guide/part-3-technical-foundations/data-providers/accessing-data.md): How data providers deliver data: APIs, file exports, and hybrid approaches.
- [Company Data Providers](https://buildingfor.vc/guide/part-3-technical-foundations/data-providers/company-data.md): Providers for company information, funding history, and investment data.
- [Data Provider Considerations](https://buildingfor.vc/guide/part-3-technical-foundations/data-providers/considerations.md): Cost, vendor relationships, and things to think about when working with data providers.
- [Data Providers](https://buildingfor.vc/guide/part-3-technical-foundations/data-providers/index.md): Understanding external data vendors who supply information about companies, funding, people, and markets.
- [Other Data Providers](https://buildingfor.vc/guide/part-3-technical-foundations/data-providers/other-data.md): Market data, research, patents, and specialized data sources.
- [People Data Providers](https://buildingfor.vc/guide/part-3-technical-foundations/data-providers/people-data.md): Providers for founder, team, and employee information.
- [Signal Data Providers](https://buildingfor.vc/guide/part-3-technical-foundations/data-providers/signal-data.md): Providers for early-stage signals, sourcing, and growth indicators.
- [Data Starter Kits](https://buildingfor.vc/guide/part-3-technical-foundations/data-providers/starter-kits.md): Recommended data stacks for different fund types, stages, and focus areas.
- [Data Quality and Validation](https://buildingfor.vc/guide/part-3-technical-foundations/data-quality.md): How to minimize data quality problems, surface uncertainty, and maintain trust with your investment team despite the inherent messiness of external data.
- [Data Warehousing and Analytics](https://buildingfor.vc/guide/part-3-technical-foundations/data-warehousing.md): When you need a data warehouse, which one to choose, how to structure your data using dbt, and how to use it for analytics GPs actually care about.
- [Emerging Trends](https://buildingfor.vc/guide/part-3-technical-foundations/emerging-trends.md): LLMs, MCP for connecting AI to internal data, agent orchestration, file-native agents, and what hype to ignore.
- [Entity Resolution](https://buildingfor.vc/guide/part-3-technical-foundations/entity-resolution.md): Determining which records across different data sources refer to the same real-world entity - one of the hardest and most important data problems in VC.
- [Integrations](https://buildingfor.vc/guide/part-3-technical-foundations/integrations-and-apis.md): Common integration patterns, validating API responses, handling webhooks and rate limits, and practical approaches to connecting VC tools.
- [Knowledge Graphs](https://buildingfor.vc/guide/part-3-technical-foundations/knowledge-graphs.md): When relationship-heavy queries matter for VC - market mapping, competitor analysis, network effects - and how to approach implementation.
- [Security and Compliance](https://buildingfor.vc/guide/part-3-technical-foundations/security-and-compliance.md): Handling sensitive data, basic security principles, and working with compliance teams - what you need to know as a VC technologist.
- [Quick Reference](https://buildingfor.vc/guide/quickstart.md): Find what you need quickly based on your role, experience level, or specific technical challenge.
- [Resources](https://buildingfor.vc/resources/index.md): Curated tools, guides, research, and references for building VC infrastructure
- [Prompt Bank](https://buildingfor.vc/resources/prompt-bank.md): Copy-paste prompts for working with LLMs in VC infrastructure