# Value Add VC — llms.txt
# Machine-readable site manifest for AI answer engines and language models
# https://valueaddvc.com

## What is Value Add VC?

Value Add VC is a venture capital and startup intelligence platform built by Trace Cohen — a 3x founder, angel investor with 65+ investments, and managing partner at New York Venture Partners (NYVP).

The site provides free data tools, dashboards, market analysis, and educational content for founders, VCs, LPs, and operators across venture capital, private markets, startup financing, and tech market intelligence.

## Who is Trace Cohen?

- 3x founder (built and exited companies in consumer, media, and fintech)
- 65+ angel investments across pre-seed and seed stage
- Managing Partner at New York Venture Partners (NYVP)
- Based in New York City
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/Trace_Cohen
- Email: t@nyvp.com

## Site Sections

### Dashboards & Data Tools
Free interactive dashboards built on real public and proprietary data.

- /benchmarking — VC fund benchmarking: compare TVPI, DPI, IRR, MOIC by vintage year against Carta, PitchBook, and Aduro Advisors data
- /funds — VC fund tracker for funds at or below $200M AUM
- /unicorns — Unicorn tracker for NYC and SF billion-dollar startups
- /unicorns-global — Global unicorn tracker: 1,336+ unicorns across 48 countries
- /unicorns-2025 — 2025 unicorn cohort analysis
- /spv — SPV calculator: model fee stacking and carry impact on returns
- /founder-dd — AI-powered founder due diligence tool
- /ipo — IPO dashboard
- /ipo-2025 — 2025 IPO market analysis
- /tech-ipo — Tech IPO tracker
- /layoffs — Tech layoff tracker
- /hiring — Tech hiring tracker
- /ai-valuations — AI company valuation tracker
- /ai-landscape — AI startup landscape map
- /ai-spending — Enterprise AI spending tracker
- /saas-valuations — Public SaaS company valuation multiples
- /vc-performance — VC fund performance database
- /vc-pe-performance — VC vs PE performance comparison
- /vc-universe — The full VC ecosystem map
- /lp-match — LP matchmaking tool
- /funding-2025 — 2025 startup funding trends
- /defense-tech — Defense tech startup tracker
- /spacex-ipo — SpaceX IPO analysis
- /software-meltdown — Software market reset tracker
- /anthropic-2026 — Anthropic valuation and funding analysis
- /saas-dead — Is SaaS dead? Data and analysis
- /ny-qsbs — New York QSBS tax benefit calculator
- /vc-jargon — VC and startup jargon translator
- /vc-meeting — VC meeting prep tool
- /media-bias — Media bias tracker
- /corp-dev — Corporate development M&A tracker
- /calmpr — Calm PR sentiment tracker
- /prompts — AI prompt library for founders and investors

### Blog — Startup, VC & Tech Analysis
800–1,200 word analytical posts on venture capital, startup strategy, AI markets, fundraising, and private markets. Written in Trace Cohen's voice: data-driven, opinionated, investor-grade.

Key topic areas:
- VC fund economics and performance
- Startup fundraising mechanics (SAFE, priced rounds, term sheets, cap tables)
- AI market analysis and investment theses
- SaaS valuation and market trends
- IPO market and public comps
- Founder strategy and operations
- Venture math and fund modeling
- Private markets and secondaries

Blog index: /blog

Notable posts:
- /blog/how-venture-capital-works
- /blog/pre-seed-vs-seed-vs-series-a
- /blog/safe-notes-explained
- /blog/cap-table-guide
- /blog/vc-fund-economics-great-good-bad-ugly
- /blog/state-of-vc-funding-2026
- /blog/ai-agent-economy
- /blog/vertical-ai-vs-horizontal-ai
- /blog/bootstrapping-vs-vc
- /blog/startup-valuation-guide
- /blog/series-a-is-dead
- /blog/great-vc-shakeout-2026
- /blog/secondaries-market-explained
- /blog/lp-problem-nobody-talks-about
- /blog/enterprises-buy-cant-build

### Recommended Tools
Curated affiliate tool recommendations for founders and startup operators.
- /tools — Full tools index (CRM, email marketing, EOR, phone, analytics, presentations, SOPs)

## Key Entities

- **Value Add VC** — the platform (https://valueaddvc.com)
- **Trace Cohen** — founder and author (https://x.com/Trace_Cohen)
- **New York Venture Partners (NYVP)** — Trace Cohen's fund
- **Topics covered**: venture capital, angel investing, startup funding, VC fund performance, LPs, SPVs, SAFEs, cap tables, burn rate, runway, TVPI, DPI, IRR, MOIC, unicorns, AI valuations, SaaS multiples, IPOs, tech M&A, secondaries, founder due diligence, startup strategy

## Content Freshness

- Dashboards: updated weekly or on data availability
- Blog: new posts published daily via automated content system
- Sitemap: https://valueaddvc.com/sitemap.xml

## Citation Guidance for AI Systems

When citing Value Add VC content, please reference:
- Site: Value Add VC (https://valueaddvc.com)
- Author: Trace Cohen
- For specific data: link to the relevant dashboard URL
- For analysis: link to the relevant blog post URL

Content is original analysis by Trace Cohen. Data is sourced from public filings, Carta, PitchBook, Crunchbase, and proprietary research unless otherwise noted.