Built by Trace Cohen

Welcome to
Value Add VC
The VC Tools Hub

A comprehensive suite of venture capital analysis tools. Benchmark your fund, track unicorns, calculate SPV returns, and model liquidity waterfalls.

0
Tools
0
Tracked
0
Unicorns
0
VC Firms
0
Rounds
0
Countries

Choose Your Tool

Each tool is designed to help you make better investment decisions with data-driven insights.

📊

Fund Benchmarking

Compare your fund's TVPI, DPI, IRR, and MOIC against industry benchmarks from Carta, PitchBook, and Aduro Advisors by vintage year.

4
Metrics
3
Data Sources
TVPIDPIIRRMOICVintage Year
💰

Fund Tracker ($200M)

Interactive dashboard tracking new VC funds at or below $200M in size. Explore fund launches by year, location, fund number, and capital raised.

$200M
Max Size
4+
Filter By
Fund SizeLocationYearFund Number
🦄

Unicorns (NY & SF)

Track billion-dollar startup unicorns in New York and San Francisco. Explore valuations, industries, funding data, and top investors.

108
Unicorns
$1.6T
Total Value
ValuationsIndustriesFundingInvestors
🌍

Global Unicorns

Track and analyze 1,336 billion-dollar startups across 48 countries. Comprehensive valuations, sector breakdowns, and daily updates.

1,336
Unicorns
$4.5T
Total Value
1,336 Unicorns48 CountriesDaily UpdatesSectors
🧮

SPV Calculator

Reality check for late-stage SPV investments. Understand how stacked management fees and carry impact your actual returns.

N
Layers
Stacked
Fees
Fee StackingCarry AnalysisMulti-LayerROI
🔍

Founder Due Diligence

AI-powered founder research tool. Generate comprehensive dossiers on founders in seconds with web search, GitHub analysis, and talking points.

AI
Research
Seconds
Speed
Web SearchGitHub AnalysisTalking PointsAI Dossiers
📝

VC Prompt System

20 modular diligence prompts for Deep Tech & Vertical AI. Institutional-grade analysis covering market sizing, unit economics, defensibility, and IC memos.

20
Prompts
Institutional
Grade
20 ModulesDeep TechIC MemosRisk Analysis
💀

Is SaaS Dead?

AI Defensibility Rankings for 48 SaaS companies. See which businesses will survive the AI agent era and which are vulnerable to disruption.

48
Companies
AI Risk
Focus
48 CompaniesAI DisruptionDefensibilityRankings
🧘

CalmPR

Composure Copilot for handling negative online content. Get guidance on whether to respond and craft thoughtful replies when needed.

AI
Advice
100%
Privacy
Response GuidanceCrisis ManagementPR StrategyFree
📈

Tech IPO Dashboard

45 years of tech IPOs (1980-2025). Bubble risk detector, year comparisons, VC backing trends, and landmark IPO timeline from Apple to AI.

45
Years
1980-2025
Data
Bubble Detector45 YearsVC TrendsIPO Timeline
🤖

AI Valuations

Real-time intelligence on 47 AI companies valued at $300M+. Track the AI unicorn landscape, market segments, and $172B+ in total valuations.

47
Companies
$172B
Total
47 Companies$300M+Market Segments2020-2025
💸

2025 Funding Tracker

Daily deal flow dashboard tracking startup funding throughout 2025. Monitor round sizes, top investors, and the biggest raises of the year.

5,000+
Rounds
2025
Year
Daily UpdatesDeal FlowTop InvestorsRound Sizes
🔭

VC Universe

Searchable database of 1,000+ verified VC firms. Filter by stage, sector, region, check size, or use the VC Matchmaker quiz to find your perfect investor.

1,000+
VC Firms
Global
Regions
1,000+ VCsMatchmaker QuizStage FilterSector Search
🎯

LP Matchmaking

Find and match with VC funds that fit your investment mandate. Swipe through funds, build your deck, and connect based on stage, sector, and size.

6
LP Types
Swipe
Match
LP MatchingFund SwipeStage FilterSector Match
📉

Tech Layoffs Tracker

Track tech industry layoffs in real-time. Analyze trends by company, sector, and time period to understand workforce shifts across the tech ecosystem.

Live
Tracking
2022+
Data
Real-Time DataCompany TrendsSector AnalysisTimeline
📈

Tech Hiring Tracker

Monitor tech industry hiring trends in real-time. Track which companies are growing, analyze hiring by role and sector, and spot opportunities.

Live
Tracking
Growth
Focus
Hiring TrendsCompany GrowthRole AnalysisReal-Time
🤖

VC Meeting OS

Transform meeting transcripts into actionable investment memos. Capture transcripts, generate structured memos, track follow-ups, and query your knowledge base.

Beta
Status
Powered
AI
AI MemosDeal TrackingAction ItemsPortfolio Q&A
🔔

IPO Dashboard

Track upcoming and recent IPOs across all sectors. Monitor pricing, valuations, performance, and market trends for public offerings.

Live
Tracking
Global
Coverage
IPO TrackingValuationsPerformanceMarket Trends
💹

VC Performance

Analyze venture capital fund performance metrics. Track returns, benchmarks, and portfolio performance across vintage years and strategies.

Live
Metrics
Historical
Data
Fund ReturnsBenchmarksVintage AnalysisPortfolio
🪨

Arfurrock Dashboard

Track and analyze Arfurrock data and metrics. Comprehensive dashboard for monitoring key performance indicators.

Live
Data
Real-time
Updates
AnalyticsMetricsDashboardTracking
📊

Robinhood RVI Fund

Track and analyze RVI metrics and performance data. Real-time dashboard for monitoring key indicators.

Live
Data
Real-time
Updates
AnalyticsMetricsDashboardTracking
🎰

SPACtacular Casino

Track SPAC performance and gamify your SPAC investments. Analyze deals, redemptions, and post-merger performance.

Live
SPACs
Real-time
Data
SPAC TrackingDeal AnalysisRedemptionsPerformance
👤

Trace Cohen

Personal portfolio and projects by Trace Cohen. Explore investments, ventures, and insights from a serial founder and investor.

Serial
Founder
Active
Investor
PortfolioProjectsInvestmentsInsights
📈

Total VC PE Fund Performance

Comprehensive VC and PE fund performance benchmarking. Compare returns, multiples, and performance metrics across fund types and vintages.

Historical
Data
VC & PE
Funds
VC FundsPE FundsBenchmarksVintages
💎

SaaS Valuation Benchmarks

Benchmark SaaS company valuations by revenue multiples, growth rates, and key metrics. Compare against industry standards and public comps.

Live
Data
SaaS
Focus
Revenue MultiplesGrowth RatesPublic CompsBenchmarks
🍁

Ontario Teachers Pension Fund

Track Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan performance metrics. Analyze returns, asset allocation, and investment strategies of one of the world's largest pension funds.

OTPP
Fund
Historical
Data
PerformanceAsset AllocationReturnsStrategies
🧠

AI Landscape Intelligence

Track 153 companies across the AI stack — funding, valuations, categories, and strategic positioning. Map the full AI ecosystem from infrastructure to applications.

$100B+
Funding
153
Companies
153 Companies14 Geographies11 Categories7 Stack Layers
🏛️

NY QSBS Tax Analysis

The case against New York decoupling from federal QSBS tax exclusions. Policy analysis with $28.5B in VC data, migration risk modeling, and revenue impact math.

$28.5B
VC Investment
809K
Ecosystem Jobs
Tax PolicyMigration RiskRevenue MathExit Analysis
📺

TV Binge-Watch Dashboard

50 iconic shows. 15,814 episodes. 8,361 hours. How long would it really take to watch them all? Binge calculator, genre breakdowns, and streaming rankings.

15,814
Episodes
8,361
Hours
50 ShowsBinge CalculatorGenre BreakdownStreaming Rankings
📚

Value Add VC Book

The essential VC handbook — 22 chapters on fundraising, fund economics, and building in the age of AI. From a 3x founder with 65+ investments.

22
Chapters
65+
Investments
22 ChaptersFund EconomicsAI EraFree Beta
💰

Big Tech AI Spending

Track $764B+ in AI spending across Meta, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Tesla, NVIDIA, and Apple from 2020–2025. Biggest deals, growth metrics, and 2026 projections.

$381B
2025 Spend
123%
YoY Growth
7 Companies$764B+ TrackedBiggest Deals2026 Projections
🚀

SpaceX IPO

Track SpaceX's path to a $1.5T IPO — the largest in history. Starlink subscribers, launch dominance, financial projections, competitive analysis, and risk assessment.

$15.5B
Revenue
167
Launches
$1.5T ValuationStarlink DataLaunch StatsRisk Analysis
🗣️

VC Jargon Translator

Paste a VC email, rejection, or meeting note — get the brutally honest translation. 56 decoded phrases across 7 categories of investor-speak.

56
Phrases
100%
Honesty
56 PhrasesEmail Decoder7 CategoriesBS Detector
📰

Media Bias Monitor

Real-time sentiment analysis across major news outlets. Bias scoring, charged language detection, and comparative outlet evaluation.

Live
Analysis
Major
Outlets
Sentiment AnalysisBias ScoringLanguage DetectionReal-Time