Conduit — AI deal sourcing from $300/mo. 30-day free trial.
Request Demo →Most VC intelligence tools track companies that already exist. Conduit tracks the research that creates them. See how we stack up against the tools you already know.
PitchBook is the gold standard for company data. Conduit is for finding opportunities before companies exist. $300/mo vs $12,000+/year.
Affinity manages relationships you already have. Conduit finds opportunities you haven't discovered yet. Different tools for different stages of the pipeline.
Every VC tool on the market tracks companies that have already been founded. Conduit operates upstream — at the research layer — where breakthroughs happen years before startups form. That's the window where you can establish relationships before anyone else is looking.
ArXiv, preprint servers, and academic publications scanned every 24 hours. Deep-tech breakthroughs surface in papers 12–36 months before a company forms.
USPTO patent applications are public signals of commercial intent from research teams. Conduit monitors filings and alerts you when relevant patents land.
Every finding gets an AI opportunity score (1–10) and a generated investment memo. You get the analysis — not the reading assignment.
Know who's behind the research. Profiles include h-index, institutional affiliation, publication history, and co-author network — before they've taken a VC call.
Month-to-month pricing. 30-day free trial with no credit card. The entire stack — scanning, scoring, memos — at one price point, with no annual commitment required.
Quantum computing, biotech, advanced materials, climate tech, energy. If your thesis lives at the intersection of science and commercial opportunity, this is the tool for it.
Conduit vs the two most common tools in VC stacks — PitchBook and Affinity.
| Capability | Conduit | PitchBook | Affinity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research paper scanning | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Patent filing alerts | ✓ | — | ✗ |
| AI deal memos | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Pre-startup discovery | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Company funding history | ✗ | ✓ | — |
| Relationship / CRM tracking | Basic (Analyst+) | — | ✓ |
| Email / calendar sync | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Starting price | $300/mo | ~$12K/yr | ~$2,400/yr |
| Free trial | ✓ 30 days, no card | ✗ | ✗ |
| Month-to-month | ✓ | ✗ Annual | ✗ Annual |
The deals you want are in labs right now.
Conduit finds them before anyone else does.
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