VC Deal Flow Signal + Affinity
Affinity is the dominant VC-focused CRM for relationship intelligence and deal-flow management. 5 integration paths available today.
Affinity is one of the tools Corp Dev, PE Operating Partners, and emerging-manager funds rely on for deal flow management. This page describes how VC Deal Flow Signal engineering-acceleration data flows into Affinity, the integration paths we already ship plus the custom paths available on request.
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Live workflows
VC-focused CRM
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Available integration paths today
How it works
Affinity exposes a REST API and supports both inbound webhook events and Zapier triggers. We do not yet ship a one-click Affinity Marketplace app, the typical setup is Zapier-mediated (signal acceleration → Affinity custom field write) which most VC ops teams already have configured for other data sources. For higher-volume teams, direct API integration scoped during onboarding gives sub-minute signal latency into Affinity entity records.
Live workflows
Weekly engineering-acceleration push
Every Monday, top-N momentum signals push into a saved Affinity list via Zapier. The list becomes the partner-meeting agenda.
Pipeline auto-enrichment
When an Affinity company record is created, a webhook triggers a /api/v1 lookup and writes the engineering signal score back as a custom field.
Sourcing-batch CSV
Monthly CSV export of sector-filtered acceleration leaders, imported into Affinity as a new entity batch for the partner-team to triage.
What's not yet available
Not yet, there is no first-party Affinity Marketplace app today. The Zapier and direct-API paths cover most VC ops workflows; a native Marketplace listing is on the roadmap once we hit a customer threshold that justifies the listing process.
Frequently Asked Questions
What integration paths are available for Affinity?▾
5 paths today: CSV import, Public REST API, Zapier, Webhook (Resend), Custom integration (demo request). The most common workflow for Affinity users is CSV import, see the workflows section above for concrete examples.
Is there a native Affinity integration?▾
Not yet, there is no first-party Affinity Marketplace app today. The Zapier and direct-API paths cover most VC ops workflows; a native Marketplace listing is on the roadmap once we hit a customer threshold that justifies the listing process.
How does the data flow into Affinity?▾
Affinity exposes a REST API and supports both inbound webhook events and Zapier triggers. We do not yet ship a one-click Affinity Marketplace app, the typical setup is Zapier-mediated (signal acceleration → Affinity custom field write) which most VC ops teams already have configured for other data sources. For higher-volume teams, direct API integration scoped during onboarding gives sub-minute signal latency into Affinity entity records.
Can you build a custom Affinity integration?▾
Yes. For paid plans, custom integrations into Affinity are scoped during onboarding. Submit a demo request via /firstlook with your Affinity workflow needs and we will design the integration path together. Most custom paths take 2-4 weeks from scoping to production.
What's the cost?▾
Standard integration paths (CSV, API, MCP, Zapier, RSS, webhook) are included in every paid plan, see /pricing. Custom Affinity-native integrations are scoped per engagement and quoted separately.
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