Venture Capital Services
Here Be Dragons — Automation & Data Consulting for VC Firms
At Here Be Dragons, we help venture capital firms modernize their operations by automating workflows and structuring data for better, faster investment decisions.
Our Capabilities
Deal Flow & Pipeline Automation
- •Automated intake and CRM integration for inbound deals
- •AI-driven triage, tagging, and prioritization
- •Workflow orchestration across partners and associates
Pitchdeck & Document Intelligence
- •Extracting key data (financials, markets, teams) from pitch decks
- •Categorizing startups by stage, sector, and geography
- •Summarizing competitive landscapes and industry context
Data Enrichment
- •Startup data: company profiles, traction metrics, market size
- •Founder data: background, experience, track record, credibility signals
- •Investor data: portfolio tracking, network mapping, syndicate overlaps
- •Continuous refresh of news, hiring, fundraising, and press mentions
- •Custom Chrome extension for ingesting data directly from LinkedIn, Gmail, and DocuSign documents into VC workflows
Data Infrastructure
- •Migration of unstructured records (emails, decks, PDFs, notes) into structured databases
- •Schema design for startups, founders, investors, and deals
- •Hybrid search (vector + text) for precision recall
- •Building knowledge bases that scale with the firm's growth
Advanced Research & Search Tools
- •Reverse search engine for startups ("describe a company" → get likely matches)
- •Automated market research on industries and TAM/SAM/SOM analysis
- •Monitoring of competitors, emerging players, and regulatory changes
Fund Accounting & Portfolio Management
- •Pulse: a fund accounting and portfolio system built for finance teams at Silicon Valley VCs
- •Automation of capital calls, distributions, and investment schedules
- •Real-time reporting on portfolio performance and fund exposure
- •Streamlined workflows for finance and operations teams
Why Work With Us?
- •Coverage: Never miss opportunities hidden in your pipeline
- •Speed: Fast synthesis of noisy inputs into actionable insights
- •Memory: Institutional knowledge made searchable and reusable
- •Data Quality: Trusted, enriched information to base decisions on
- •Operational Insight: Automated reporting for finance and portfolio teams
Get in Touch
If your firm is ready to take deal flow, research, and fund operations to the next level, let's talk.