# Best VC deal flow tools in 2026, grouped by job

> The best VC deal flow tools depend on the job. A form and a spreadsheet suit light inbound. Airtable and Notion let you build a tracker. Affinity, Attio and Intapp DealCloud are CRMs for relationships and pipeline. Decile Hub bundles deal flow with fund admin. DocSend and Visible sit alongside. Delsivo, which publishes this guide and is at the design partner stage, handles inbound review and thesis screening.

Source: https://delsivo.com/best-vc-deal-flow-tools · Updated 2026-11-06

## Key takeaways

- Start from the job: a deal list, a tracker you design, relationship coverage, a whole-fund platform, or reviewing inbound founders.
- CRMs are strong on relationships and activity; none of the vendor pages read describes reading decks with slide citations.
- Delsivo publishes this guide and is one of the tools listed. It is not a ranking, and Delsivo is not generally available yet.
- Every vendor fact and price was read on the vendor's own pages on 6 November 2026, and is due a re-check by 4 February 2027.

## How to choose among the best VC deal flow tools

No single tool does everything a fund needs. The useful question is which job takes your team the most time: keeping a list of companies, shaping a tracker to your process, keeping track of relationships, running the whole fund, or reading and checking inbound applications. Each kind of tool below does one of those well.

The kinds of deal flow tool, by job

| Kind | Job | Where in a deal | Tools listed |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Do it yourself | Collect applications and keep a list | Intake and a running deal list | Google Sheets with Google Forms or Typeform |
| General databases you shape into a tracker | A deal tracker you design yourself | Intake, pipeline and notes | Airtable, Notion |
| CRMs for relationships and pipeline | Relationships, activity and pipeline | Sourcing to close, and often beyond | Affinity, Attio, Intapp DealCloud |
| All-in-one platforms for running a new fund | Deal flow plus LPs, fund admin and compliance | The whole fund, from raising it to reporting | Decile Hub |
| Often used alongside deal flow | Sharing decks, or reporting after investment | Before a fund sees the deck, or after it invests | DocSend, Visible |
| Inbound review and thesis screening | Applications, deck evidence and thesis fit | From application to the decision to invest | Delsivo |

The groups are not ranked. They start with what most funds already have, and end with Delsivo, which publishes this guide.

## Do it yourself: a form, a spreadsheet and a shared folder

Pick this kind of tool when: inbound is light, one or two people read every deck, and the team wants something running today at little cost.

Do it yourself: a form, a spreadsheet and a shared folder. Facts from each company's own pages, read on 6 November 2026.

| Tool | What it does | Keep in mind | Published price |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Google Sheets with Google Forms or Typeform | A form collects applications and sends responses into a shared sheet, where several people can edit at once and revision history keeps earlier versions. Google Forms can show questions based on earlier answers. ([source](https://workspace.google.com/products/forms/)) | No deal pipeline, thesis screening or deck reading is described on the Google Sheets product page; the team designs and maintains the structure itself. ([source](https://workspace.google.com/products/sheets/)) Google Forms file upload questions require respondents to sign in to a Google Account and cannot be used on forms stored in a shared drive. ([source](https://support.google.com/docs/answer/7322334?hl=en)) | Typeform has a Free plan with a limited number of responses; Basic is 39 USD / mo, or 28 USD / mo billed yearly, for 100 responses a month. ([pricing page](https://www.typeform.com/pricing/), checked 6 November 2026) |

## General databases you shape into a tracker

Pick this kind of tool when: someone on the team enjoys building tools, the process changes often, and you want forms, views and automations you control.

General databases you shape into a tracker. Facts from each company's own pages, read on 6 November 2026.

| Tool | What it does | Keep in mind | Published price |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Airtable | A no-code workspace for building apps, databases, interfaces and automations. Its template gallery lists community-published Deal Flow CRM bases, and its forms support file attachments. ([source](https://www.airtable.com/)) | Native forms are single-page, cannot save and resume a partial submission, and each submission creates a new record. ([source](https://support.airtable.com/articles/8588280258-getting-started-with-airtable-form-views)) No pitch deck reading with slide citations, thesis rubric or claim verification is described on its AI page. ([source](https://www.airtable.com/platform/ai)) | A Free plan at no cost. Team is $20/user/month and Business $45/user/month when billed annually. ([pricing page](https://www.airtable.com/pricing), checked 6 November 2026) |
| Notion | A workspace for docs, databases and AI agents, with free forms whose responses land in a database. Its Marketplace lists venture capital templates from third-party creators. ([source](https://www.notion.com/product/forms)) | The question types named in its forms help article are multiple choice, text, yes/no and date; file upload is not mentioned. ([source](https://www.notion.com/help/forms)) No pitch deck analysis or screening against an investment thesis is described on its AI page. ([source](https://www.notion.com/product/ai)) | Free is $0. Plus is $10 per member / month and Business $20 per member / month; the page has a monthly or yearly toggle and does not say which period these amounts are for. ([pricing page](https://www.notion.com/pricing), checked 6 November 2026) |

## CRMs for relationships and pipeline

Pick this kind of tool when: your deals come through your network, several people talk to the same founders and co-investors, and you want email and meetings logged automatically.

CRMs for relationships and pipeline. Facts from each company's own pages, read on 6 November 2026.

| Tool | What it does | Keep in mind | Published price |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Affinity | A CRM for private capital that captures emails, meetings and calendar activity automatically, scores relationship strength and surfaces warm paths, with AI agents for sourcing, IC prep and deal monitoring. ([source](https://www.affinity.co/)) | No founder application form or branded intake portal is described on its venture capital page. ([source](https://www.affinity.co/industries/venture-capital)) No reading of pitch decks, documents or attachments is described on its AI page. ([source](https://www.affinity.co/product/artificial-intelligence)) | Essential is $2,000 user / year, Scale $2,300 and Advanced $2,700, billed annually; Enterprise is custom pricing. No free tier is listed. ([pricing page](https://www.affinity.co/product/affinity-pricing), checked 6 November 2026) |
| Attio | A flexible CRM with custom objects, kanban pipelines and inbox and calendar sync. Its deal flow page calls it the CRM for custom deal flow, and Ask Attio suggests updates a user approves or rejects. ([source](https://attio.com/solutions/deal-flow-management-software)) | No inbound application forms, pitch deck handling or thesis tracking is described on its deal flow page. ([source](https://attio.com/solutions/deal-flow-management-software)) AI and workflow features draw on monthly credit allowances, with extra workspace credits sold as add-ons. ([source](https://attio.com/pricing)) Research note: Attio's Trust Center could not be read, so its security certifications are not covered here. | Free is $0 per user a month for up to 3 seats. Plus is $44 billed monthly or $35 billed annually, per user a month. ([pricing page](https://attio.com/pricing), checked 6 November 2026) |
| Intapp DealCloud | A deal and relationship platform for professional firms, covering origination, deal execution and firm growth, for private capital, investment banking, legal, accounting and consulting. ([source](https://www.intapp.com/dealcloud/)) | No founder application portal, pitch deck reading or thesis tooling is described on its venture capital page. ([source](https://www.intapp.com/private-capital/venture-capital/)) The platform spans private capital, investment banking, legal, accounting and consulting rather than venture alone. ([source](https://www.intapp.com/dealcloud/)) Research note: Intapp's pricing page and its Celeste AI page could not be read, so pricing structure and some AI details are not covered. | No prices are shown on the DealCloud page; its call to action is to schedule a demo. ([source](https://www.intapp.com/dealcloud/), checked 6 November 2026) |

## All-in-one platforms for running a new fund

Pick this kind of tool when: you are an emerging manager who wants fundraising, deal flow, back office and compliance tools in one place.

All-in-one platforms for running a new fund. Facts from each company's own pages, read on 6 November 2026.

| Tool | What it does | Keep in mind | Published price |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Decile Hub | An invitation-only platform for venture firms, grouping features into fundraising, deal flow, back office and compliance, with AI agents including a Deals agent that reads the pitch deck. ([source](https://decilegroup.com/decile-hub)) | Access is by invitation only, through a waiting list for the next cohort. ([source](https://www.decilehub.com/waiting_list)) No citations or sourcing for AI outputs are described on its home page, and screening startups against a written thesis is not described there either. ([source](https://www.decilehub.com/)) Research note: Decile Hub has no pricing page and no security page that could be found, so prices for other firms and certifications are not covered. | No prices are published. A VC Lab news page on decilehub.com says VC Lab participants get full access for free. ([source](https://decilehub.com/base/158-vc_lab_news/18830), checked 6 November 2026) |

## Often used alongside deal flow: deck sharing and portfolio reporting

Pick this kind of tool when: you need to share your own documents with tracking, or collect metrics from portfolio companies. These tools sit next to a deal flow tool rather than replacing one.

Often used alongside deal flow: deck sharing and portfolio reporting. Facts from each company's own pages, read on 6 November 2026.

| Tool | What it does | Keep in mind | Published price |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DocSend | Dropbox's document-sharing product: upload a file, share a link that controls access, then see who viewed it and how long they spent on each page. Founders often use it to send decks. ([source](https://help.dropbox.com/plans/what-is-dropbox-docsend)) | No application intake, deal pipeline or thesis screening is described on the What is Dropbox DocSend Help Center article; it is a sharing and analytics tool. ([source](https://help.dropbox.com/plans/what-is-dropbox-docsend)) Visitors can download or print only if the owner has enabled downloading for that link. ([source](https://help.dropbox.com/view-edit/dropbox-docsend-download-or-print-shared-content)) Research note: docsend.com could not be read, so facts come from Dropbox's own DocSend pages and Help Center, and plan prices are not shown. | Four plans, Personal, Standard, Advanced and Advanced Data Room, billed monthly or annually. The amounts could not be read. ([source](https://help.dropbox.com/billing/manage-your-dropbox-docsend-subscription), checked 6 November 2026) |
| Visible | For investors, portfolio monitoring and reporting: recurring metric requests to portfolio companies, dashboards, tear sheets and LP letters. For founders, investor updates, deck sharing and a fundraising pipeline. ([source](https://visible.vc/)) | No deal flow, deal screening, applications or pitch deck analysis for investors is described on the investors page. ([source](https://visible.vc/for-investors/)) Investor prices are not published; all three investor plans show Custom Pricing. ([source](https://visible.vc/investor-pricing/)) | Investor plans show Custom Pricing. Founder plans start at $0 per month on Starter. ([pricing page](https://visible.vc/investor-pricing/), checked 6 November 2026) |

## Inbound review and thesis screening: Delsivo

Pick this kind of tool when: inbound is steady, and the work that piles up is reading decks, applying the thesis the same way every time and chasing follow-ups.

Inbound review and thesis screening: Delsivo. Facts from Delsivo's own product pages, all features planned and labelled by release.

| Tool | What it does | Keep in mind | Published price |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Delsivo | A branded portal where founders apply, PDF decks read with every extracted fact cited to its slide, your thesis applied criterion by criterion with Unknown values turned into questions, and claims, requests and decisions in one deal record. Pilot features; interviews and data rooms come in the first release. ([details](https://delsivo.com/how-it-works)) | At the design partner stage: nothing is generally available yet. We make Delsivo. ([details](https://delsivo.com/about)) Not a CRM: no email capture, and its only integrations are Slack and calendar sync. CRM import and export are planned for a later release. ([details](https://delsivo.com/faq)) | No published prices. Design partner pilots are priced with each fund; founders never pay. ([pricing](https://delsivo.com/pricing)) |

## Which tool suits which fund

Many funds use more than one: a CRM for relationships, a document tool for memos, and a review tool for inbound, with a portfolio tool after investment. Pick by the job that hurts most today.

Pick each tool when

| Tool | Pick it when |
| --- | --- |
| Google Sheets with Google Forms or Typeform | Inbound is light, the team already pays for Google Workspace or a form tool, and a flexible sheet anyone can edit is enough. |
| Airtable | You want to design your own deal tracker, connect it to other workflows and maintain fields, forms and automations yourself. |
| Notion | Your team already keeps notes, memos and its wiki in Notion and wants a light deal database and free forms beside them. |
| Affinity | You want a relationship-led CRM in production now, with automatic email and calendar capture, relationship scoring, enrichment and named integrations. |
| Attio | You want a CRM you shape yourself, with a free plan, published prices, inbox and calendar sync and an apps directory. |
| Intapp DealCloud | A larger or multi-strategy firm needs a configurable deal and relationship platform with compliance tooling, Outlook capture and market data feeds. |
| Decile Hub | You want deal flow, LP fundraising, fund accounting, capital calls and reporting in one platform, and you are in or can join a VC Lab cohort. |
| DocSend | You need to share outbound documents, such as fund materials or a data room, with link controls and page-level analytics. |
| Visible | Your main need is collecting metrics from portfolio companies, building dashboards and tear sheets and producing LP reports. |
| Delsivo | A lean pre-seed or seed fund with steady inbound that wants cited deck review and thesis screening built in, and can join a design partner pilot. |

## How we chose and checked these tools

We included tools that venture funds come across when setting up deal flow, at least one for each job above, plus two that are often used alongside. Facts and prices come only from each company's own website, documentation, help centre or pricing page, read on 6 November 2026. We did not sign up for the products, and nothing here is scored. Prices are copied as shown, in each vendor's own currency, without conversion, and can change.

Where some of a vendor's pages could not be read, its row carries a research note. Delsivo is described from its own product pages, its features are labelled by release, and its limits are listed like everyone else's. Every vendor page is due a re-check by 4 February 2027, and the year in the title changes only after a full re-check. Corrections are welcome through the [contact page](https://delsivo.com/contact).

## Frequently asked questions

### Which tools do funds use for deal flow this year?

Funds use spreadsheets and forms, general databases such as Airtable and Notion, CRMs such as Affinity, Attio and Intapp DealCloud, and all-in-one platforms such as Decile Hub. Delsivo adds inbound review and thesis screening, at the design partner stage.

### What is the cheapest way to manage VC deal flow?

A form feeding a shared spreadsheet costs least. Airtable, Notion and Attio all list free plans. None of them reads decks with slide citations or applies a written thesis for you.

### Which deal flow tools publish their prices?

On 6 November 2026, Affinity, Attio, Airtable, Notion and Typeform published prices. Intapp DealCloud, Decile Hub and Visible's investor plans did not, and DocSend's pricing page could not be read. Delsivo has no published prices yet.

### Is Delsivo the right choice for every fund?

No. Delsivo handles inbound intake and thesis screening and is not a CRM. If relationship coverage, fund admin or portfolio reporting is your main need, another tool fits better, and it can run alongside Delsivo.

## Sources

- [Google Sheets with Google Forms or Typeform, page: forms](https://workspace.google.com/products/forms/) (checked 2026-11-06)
- [Google Sheets with Google Forms or Typeform, page: sheets](https://workspace.google.com/products/sheets/) (checked 2026-11-06)
- [Google Sheets with Google Forms or Typeform, help](https://support.google.com/docs/answer/7322334?hl=en) (checked 2026-11-06)
- [Google Sheets with Google Forms or Typeform, pricing page](https://www.typeform.com/pricing/) (checked 2026-11-06)
- [Airtable, home page](https://www.airtable.com/) (checked 2026-11-06)
- [Airtable, help: getting started with airtable form views](https://support.airtable.com/articles/8588280258-getting-started-with-airtable-form-views) (checked 2026-11-06)
- [Airtable, page: ai](https://www.airtable.com/platform/ai) (checked 2026-11-06)
- [Airtable, pricing page](https://www.airtable.com/pricing) (checked 2026-11-06)
- [Notion, page: forms](https://www.notion.com/product/forms) (checked 2026-11-06)
- [Notion, page: forms](https://www.notion.com/help/forms) (checked 2026-11-06)
- [Notion, page: ai](https://www.notion.com/product/ai) (checked 2026-11-06)
- [Notion, pricing page](https://www.notion.com/pricing) (checked 2026-11-06)
- [Affinity, home page](https://www.affinity.co/) (checked 2026-11-06)
- [Affinity, page: venture capital](https://www.affinity.co/industries/venture-capital) (checked 2026-11-06)
- [Affinity, page: artificial intelligence](https://www.affinity.co/product/artificial-intelligence) (checked 2026-11-06)
- [Affinity, page: affinity pricing](https://www.affinity.co/product/affinity-pricing) (checked 2026-11-06)
- [Attio, page: deal flow management software](https://attio.com/solutions/deal-flow-management-software) (checked 2026-11-06)
- [Attio, pricing page](https://attio.com/pricing) (checked 2026-11-06)
- [Intapp DealCloud, page: dealcloud](https://www.intapp.com/dealcloud/) (checked 2026-11-06)
- [Intapp DealCloud, page: venture capital](https://www.intapp.com/private-capital/venture-capital/) (checked 2026-11-06)
- [Decile Hub, page: decile hub](https://decilegroup.com/decile-hub) (checked 2026-11-06)
- [Decile Hub, page: waiting_list](https://www.decilehub.com/waiting_list) (checked 2026-11-06)
- [Decile Hub, home page](https://www.decilehub.com/) (checked 2026-11-06)
- [Decile Hub, page](https://decilehub.com/base/158-vc_lab_news/18830) (checked 2026-11-06)
- [DocSend, help: what is dropbox docsend](https://help.dropbox.com/plans/what-is-dropbox-docsend) (checked 2026-11-06)
- [DocSend, help: dropbox docsend download or print shared content](https://help.dropbox.com/view-edit/dropbox-docsend-download-or-print-shared-content) (checked 2026-11-06)
- [DocSend, help: manage your dropbox docsend subscription](https://help.dropbox.com/billing/manage-your-dropbox-docsend-subscription) (checked 2026-11-06)
- [Visible, home page](https://visible.vc/) (checked 2026-11-06)
- [Visible, page: for investors](https://visible.vc/for-investors/) (checked 2026-11-06)
- [Visible, page: investor pricing](https://visible.vc/investor-pricing/) (checked 2026-11-06)

## Related pages

- [VC deal flow software](https://delsivo.com/venture-capital-deal-flow-software)
- [Affinity alternatives](https://delsivo.com/alternatives/affinity-alternatives)
- [Delsivo vs spreadsheets and forms](https://delsivo.com/compare/delsivo-vs-spreadsheets-and-forms)
- [Why Delsivo](https://delsivo.com/why-delsivo)