The Top AI Tools for Fund Operations in Emerging VC

Artificial intelligence is transforming industries at every level— and venture capital is no exception. As fund managers juggle complex operations, investor relationships, and deal flow, AI offers new tools to enhance decision-making, streamline workflows, and increase operational efficiency. For emerging managers in particular, AI can act as a force multiplier, helping lean teams execute with the precision and scale of much larger firms.

Decile Group’s Decile Hub platform brings these possibilities to life. Built specifically for VC fund operations, the platform integrates essential functions like CRM, document management, deal tracking, and portfolio reporting— all in one place. What sets Decile Hub apart is its built-in AI, which not only automates tasks but also provides real-time insights and actionable guidance to help managers make smarter decisions.

This article draws on data from over 2,600 anonymized Decile Hub accounts to examine how AI is reshaping the way emerging managers run their funds. From smarter relationship management to automated workflows, we’ll explore the specific AI tools available within Decile Hub and the growing role they play in helping new VC firms operate with confidence and scale.

As emerging fund managers build and scale their operations, AI is beginning to shape how work gets done— fundamentally changing how GPs plan, prioritize, and engage with stakeholders. Rather than relying solely on intuition or spreadsheets, managers can now use AI to surface the right leads, time LP follow-ups, and structure outreach with data-driven clarity. This shift is redefining what operational excellence looks like in early-stage VC.

Decile Hub is leading this transformation by embedding AI directly into the day-to-day workflows of fund management. Unlike standalone AI apps or general-purpose CRMs, Decile Hub’s AI is designed for VC-specific tasks— like building a fund thesis, discovering LPs, or requesting commitments. The platform acts not just as a system of record, but as a dynamic partner that helps managers work smarter, faster, and more strategically across the entire fundraising and portfolio lifecycle.

This approach is catching on quickly. In Q4 2023, just 153 Decile Hub users were using in-build AI tools.   By Q2 2025, that number had climbed to 581— nearly a 4x increase. Growth has been steady across each quarter, with notable spikes in early and late 2024. This rising adoption reflects the growing recognition that AI isn’t just an add-on— it’s becoming essential to how modern VC firms operate, compete, and scale.

Alongside its core platform features, Decile Hub offers a purpose-built set of AI tools called the AI Toolkit to support fundraising strategy, LP outreach, and operational execution. Usage data from August 2025 and performance data from 600+ VC Lab alumni funds show that engaging with these tools can make a measurable difference for emerging VCs.

The AI Toolkit includes 11 tools built to support each stage of fund development and fundraising. These range from early-stage planning, such as Create a Fund Thesis for LPs and Build a VC Pitch Deck, to outreach and engagement tools, including Discover LPs to Pitch and Request a Commitment to the Fund. Other tools help post news, plan events, and prepare for key LP conversations.

Together, these tools provide targeted support for emerging GPs operating lean teams. By streamlining workflows that would typically require outside support or extensive manual effort, the AI Toolkit enables faster, higher-quality execution across the entire fundraising journey.

In August 2025, Create a Fund Thesis for LPs led with 27% of total usage and the highest average chats per account (6.6). It was followed by Discover LPs to Pitch (18%), Build a VC Pitch Deck (9%), and AI Advisor (15%), which helps emerging VCs assess their fund’s current stage and receive tailored, actionable guidance to progress toward fundraising and operating milestones. Other frequently used tools included those for learning more about venture capital, preparing to pitch LPs, and posting updates on social media.

The most frequently used tools suggest that GPs find AI particularly helpful in shaping their fund thesis, crafting compelling materials, and identifying LPs— core steps in launching a new VC fund. These tools are especially valuable at key fundraising milestones, where timing, clarity, and precision matter most.

An objective way to assess early fundraising performance is through PACTs (i.e., Pledge Agreements for Capital Transaction), which are non-binding letters of intent signed by Limited Partners to indicate their desire to invest a specific amount of money into a venture capital fund.

Among 600+ VC Lab alumni funds on Decile Hub, funds that have used the AI Toolkit more than 10 times raised an average of $2.6MM in PACTs within the first 6-12 months of their operations— 1.4x more than funds that didn’t use the tools at all. Even moderate usage (6–10 chats) correlated with a meaningful uplift to $2.3MM, compared to $1.8MM for non-users.

This suggests that consistent engagement with AI helps managers sharpen strategy and move faster with LPs. As emerging managers build traction, the AI tools provided by Decile Hub’s AI Toolkit clearly offer an edge in delivering the clarity, confidence and momentum needed to secure early commitments.

Alongside the AI Toolkit, Decile Hub includes a growing set of embedded AI features that support day-to-day fund operations— from personalized LP communication to automated prospect management and instant knowledge retrieval, some of which are highlighted below. Once again, usage data across the full suite of AI tools by Decile Hub and performance data from 600+ VC Lab alumni funds supports that using these tools not only saves time, but also correlates with stronger fundraising outcomes for emerging managers.

One of the biggest AI features of Decile Hub is Decile Base— an AI-powered knowledge base built specifically for venture capital. Designed to support both new and experienced managers, it provides instant answers to complex VC questions across fund formation, fundraising, operations, and more.

Decile Base combines a curated Q&A system with generative AI trained on insights from 1,000+ expert-answered questions and decades of VC experience. If no existing answer is found, the system routes the query to seasoned professionals. Currently in BETA and available to the VC Lab community, the tool has already been used by 53% of Decile Hub users, with over 200,000 questions asked to date.

The Pipeline Prospect Insert feature, available through the Decile Hub Chrome Extension, allows managers to add prospects directly into their CRM with one click. It pulls relevant information from LinkedIn and any other website— eliminating manual entry and accelerating lead capture.

This tool has already been used by over 25% of Decile Hub users, reflecting strong early traction as a go-to solution for sourcing and organizing pipeline prospects. By reducing friction at the top of the funnel, it helps GPs maintain momentum and scale outreach more efficiently.

Decile Hub includes a growing set of AI tools to streamline one of the most time-consuming parts of fund operations: emails. Features like subject line and email body generators help managers write faster and smarter by analyzing past updates, call notes, and even Gmail history to adapt each message to the GP’s tone and the LP’s preferences.

More powerfully, the Pipeline Email Ingestion tool eliminates manual data entry. By simply forwarding an email into Hub, AI reads the content, scans attachments, extracts relevant links, and automatically creates structured pipeline entries. This removes repetitive work, reduces errors, and frees up time for actual decision-making.

Our data clearly shows that the more fund managers delegate actions to AI, the more successful their fundraising tends to be. Funds that made no use of AI tools raised an average of $1.2MM in PACTs within the first 6–12 months. In contrast, funds that leveraged the full suite of AI tools by Decile Hub to carry out over 250 actions on their behalf averaged nearly 3x more, and those with over 1,000 AI-driven actions secured 3.5x more— reaching $4.2MM on average.

This trend highlights how embedding AI into daily workflows— not just using it passively— can lead to stronger outcomes. Emerging managers who rely on AI to draft emails, ingest data, manage relationships, and support fundraising execution appear to raise more capital, more efficiently, and at greater scale.

AI is reshaping how emerging VC funds operate, and Decile Hub is at the forefront of this transformation. From automating everyday workflows to driving smarter LP outreach, the platform's integrated AI tools, such as Decile Base, email automation, and prospect management, are helping lean teams move faster and execute with more precision. Usage trends across 2,600+ Decile Hub accounts show that AI is no longer optional— it's becoming central to high-performing fund operations.

Our data from approximately 600 active VC Lab alumni funds confirms the advantage: funds that consistently leverage the AI tools provided by Decile Hub raise substantially more in soft commitments, with those deploying over 1,000 AI-driven actions averaging 3.5x more in LP commitments than non-users. These results make one thing clear— AI isn't just enhancing VC fund management, it's redefining what best-in-class execution looks like for emerging managers and is setting a new standard for operational excellence in venture capital.