Best Database to Use While Raising Fund I VC in 2025: Altss vs. the Competition

Raising a Fund I venture capital fund in 2025 is high-stakes. Limited partners are cautious, warm intros are harder to activate, and competition from repeat managers is intense. For emerging GPs, one of the most strategic decisions isn’t just your thesis or pipeline—it’s how you source, qualify, and engage LPs.

The right database doesn't just save time. It determines who you speak to, how relevant your pitch is, and how fast you close.

Altss is designed for exactly this moment.

Why Fund I Fundraising Requires a New Data Approach

Fund I managers face a different playbook:

• No institutional track record
• Smaller team capacity for research or IR
• Heavier reliance on family offices, HNWIs, and flexible capital
• Strong need for personalization and timing-based outreach

Most traditional databases were built for large IR teams or enterprise users—not for lean, fast-moving GPs. That’s where Altss offers a critical edge.

Altss: A Purpose-Built LP Intelligence Platform

Altss is designed for alternative asset fundraising and delivers a focused, high-quality approach for emerging managers. The platform offers:

OSINT-Based, Verified LP Discovery

Altss tracks over 1.5 million verified LP contacts, including 6,000+ family offices. Every profile includes verified contact information and firm-level context.

Coverage includes pensions, endowments, foundations, sovereign funds, and allocators across North America, Europe, MENA, LATAM, and Asia-Pacific. Data is refreshed monthly using proprietary open-source intelligence, ensuring relevance and accuracy.

Real-Time Allocator Signals

Altss surfaces current allocator behavior—not quarterly snapshots. Tracked signals include:

• Fund launch activity
• Mandate shifts and strategy changes
• Co-investment activity
• Investment team changes
• Public mentions and board announcements

This real-time view helps GPs engage LPs based on current intent, not outdated summaries.

Custom Research Support

Fund I managers often pursue niche strategies or underrepresented markets. Altss supports them with tailored LP lists—targeted by stage, sector, region, check size, and structure.

This removes weeks of manual list building and increases first-meeting relevance.

Simple Pricing, Built for Emerging Managers

Altss is priced at $15,500/year. There are no per-user fees or locked tiers—just full platform access for your entire team.

Altss vs. Other Platforms

Preqin

Strong mandate visibility for institutional allocators and large funds, but the platform is expensive and difficult to navigate for Fund I teams. Family office coverage is limited, and contacts are often buried or outdated. Most suitable for managers raising $500M+ funds or managing institutional re-ups.

Dealroom

Useful for European startup and VC ecosystem mapping. Great for co-investor discovery, but not intended for allocator prospecting. Offers no mandate tracking, contact validation, or LP segmentation. Best suited for top-of-funnel research, not LP outreach.

Dakota Marketplace

Designed for CRM-style allocator workflows and event-driven outreach. Offers access to institutional LPs via Dakota-run events but lacks family office intelligence and real-time mandate insight. A solid tool for maintaining institutional relationships, but not for discovering new capital sources.

Why Altss Stands Out

Fund I managers need speed, relevance, and signal quality. Altss delivers:

• Verified LP data across all allocator types, including deep family office coverage
• Real-time signal tracking via proprietary OSINT pipelines
• Research support for sector- or thesis-specific targeting
• Clear, accessible pricing with no seat-based restrictions
• A platform built for GPs raising their first or second fund—not billion-dollar incumbents

In short, Altss isn’t a directory. It’s a live intelligence layer for identifying aligned LPs, qualifying outreach, and building traction quickly.

Conclusion

If you're raising a Fund I in 2025, you don’t have time for generic lists or outdated workflows. You need a system that reflects how LPs actually behave—one that helps you spot capital shifts, reach the right decision-makers, and build momentum.

Altss gives emerging managers the data, insight, and timing advantage they need to win.

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