🚀 Big News!!

We’re proud to partner with Léopold, Walid, and their incredible team at Deckmatch—a platform that’s revolutionizing deal flow analysis with AI-driven simplicity and precision.

As a first time fund ⏤ it's great we can join forces with Alliance VC, Luminar Ventures and Skyfall Ventures. 🤝

🔍 The Problem
Deal flow is messy. Thousands of pitch decks, too much noise, and missed opportunities. It’s a bottleneck for investors who need to act fast and smart.

💡 The Solution
Deckmatch cuts through the chaos. With their AI-powered platform, Leo and Walid have built a tool that makes sense of the noise, delivering clear, actionable insights.

✅ What It Does
- Automatically scores and categorizes pitch decks.
- Surfaces the best opportunities for your strategy.
- Saves investors time and ensures no great deal is overlooked.

🔎 Meet AlphaLens AI too:
A Fresh Perspective on Competitive Intelligence, Deckmatch is taking things even further with AlphaLens—a groundbreaking feature that fuses product-level AI search capabilities with conventional firmographic data.

With AlphaLens, users get granular insights and a clearer view of competitive landscapes, uncovering dynamics others might miss.

🌟 Why We’re In
Leo and Walid don’t just think big—they execute. Their vision for Deckmatch is bold:

- Ambitious Growth: With €2.9 million in fresh funding, they’re expanding to the US.
- Next-Level Features: Launching AlphaLens, redefining competitive intelligence and deal flow analysis.
- Global Impact: They’re not just solving a problem—they’re reshaping how investors worldwide approach private markets and competitive intelligence.

Backing Leo, Walid, and their team means supporting a company with the vision and talent to reshape an entire industry. We’re honored to be part of their journey.

Learn more: Deckmatch’s announcement

🚀 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀: 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲.𝗮𝗶 🚀

At First Degree, we believe that innovative solutions are the key to solving the world’s toughest challenges 🌍

That’s why we’re thrilled to announce our partnership with the brilliant team at WhiteBridge.ai — led by visionaries Paulius Taraškevičius (CEO),Tomas Martunas (COO), Irmantas Motiejūnas (CTO), and Justin Barauskas (CMO). 🙌

🔍 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲.𝗮𝗶?
They're on a mission to empower human connections with the help of AI. 🤖
In today’s world, we're swimming in a sea of data, and making sense of it all can feel overwhelming. 😵

WhiteBridge.ai simplifies this by making relationships and connections smarter, faster, and more intuitive. 💡

💼 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗗𝗼 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲?
Whether you’re in HR, sales, finance, or any other industry, the struggle to get the right info about people is real! 😤

WhiteBridge.ai changes the game by pulling data from 30+ sources and packaging it into easy-to-use, actionable insights. 📊
No more data overload—just the essentials, delivered right to you. ✅

🤖 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸?
WhiteBridge.ai collects Big Data from various sources and, with the power of AI, organizes it into digestible categories. 📂

With just a few clicks, you can uncover insights about someone’s career, hobbies, media presence, and even personality traits. 🎯

It’s never been easier to connect with the right people!

💡 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁?
At First Degree, we back founders with bold visions to reshape industries. 🔥 WhiteBridge.ai embodies that spirit with their goal to build a decentralized AI product that empowers businesses worldwide. 🌐

We’re beyond excited to be part of this incredible journey! 🚀

We're thrilled to announce our partnership with New Native, a leader in AI-driven software development, redefining the $4T+ software development industry.

NewNative´s mission:
Accelerate Innovation and empower non-technical builders with their platform LabLab.ai to create, build, and deploy AI-native software products 5x faster using a plain English interface.

Their visionary leadership team, including Simon Olson, Pawel Czech, Andrea Marazzi, PhD and others, is redefining how businesses approach software development. They are building an ecosystem of autonomous software agents to unlock full-stack functionality with unparalleled speed and efficiency.

We're excited to support NewNative on their journey to transform the software development world!

Big thanks for John Nevado for all the great conversations and making this happen.