Stay up to date with the latest features, improvements, and fixes in VentureScope. We ship updates regularly to make your due diligence workflow even better.
v2.4.0Latest
Pipeline Analytics Dashboard
A new Analytics page surfaces deal flow metrics, score distributions, sector/stage breakdowns, recommendation mix, and monthly activity trends — giving fund managers a complete bird's-eye view of their pipeline performance.
NewPipeline Analytics page (/dashboard/analytics) — summary cards for total pipeline, assessments run, average score, and invest rate
NewPipeline funnel — companies broken down by status (Active / Watching / Invested / Passed) with percentage bars
NewScore dimensions panel — average score per dimension (Market, Team, Product, Traction, Financials, Competitive) across all completed assessments
NewRecommendation mix — distribution of Strong Conviction / Proceed / Conditional / Pass across the assessment portfolio
NewSector and stage breakdowns — deal count and average assessment score per sector and funding stage
NewMonthly activity chart — 12-month dual bar chart showing new companies added vs. assessments completed per month
NewInvestment decisions panel — Invest / Follow-Up / Pass counts with percentages from the Decisions log
ImprovedAnalytics added to dashboard sidebar navigation
v2.3.1
Fixes & Intake Settings
Intake form settings UI, accurate x402 agent analytics, assessment data integrity fix, and SDK export support for pay-per-request agents.
NewSettings > Intake Form tab — org admins can enable/disable the intake form and set a custom welcome message; shareable intake URL with one-click copy now visible in settings
Fixedx402 agent total_spent_usdc and total_requests now increment atomically on every settled payment via a dedicated Postgres function — analytics dashboard now shows accurate agent totals
FixedSynchronous assessment creation now correctly populates org_id on the assessment record — was missing, causing data inconsistency for x402 agents
FixedSDK assessments.export() now participates in the x402 payment flow — agents without an API key can now download PDF/DOCX exports via pay-per-request
Improvedintake.settings_updated added to audit log action types
v2.3.0
SDK x402 Helper & Payment Analytics
The @venturescope/sdk now handles the full x402 payment flow automatically — AI agents no longer need to implement the 402 dance themselves. A new payment analytics dashboard surfaces x402 revenue, top routes, and agent activity.
NewSDK x402 auto-payment — pass an x402.handlePayment callback to VentureScopeClient and the SDK automatically handles 402 detection, payment signing, and retry; no manual header management required
NewapiKey is now optional in the SDK — agents running in x402 mode can instantiate VentureScopeClient with only an x402 config and no subscription key
NewNew X402Config, PaymentRequired, and PaymentRequirements types exported from @venturescope/sdk for typed integration with @x402/core and wallet libraries
Newx402 payment analytics — admin dashboard now shows all-time revenue, 30-day trends, unique agent count, top routes by revenue, daily bar chart, and recent payment log with wallet addresses
ImprovedSDK version bumped to 0.2.0; User-Agent header updated
v2.2.0
x402 Pay-Per-Request Access
AI agents and scripts can now call the VentureScope API without a subscription — pay per request in USDC on Base via the open x402 HTTP payment protocol.
Newx402 pay-per-request — any unauthenticated call to a v1 endpoint returns HTTP 402 with pricing; pay in USDC on Base and retry to get a response; no account or subscription required
NewAll 49 v1 API endpoints now accept x402 payments as an alternative to Bearer token authentication — existing subscribers are unaffected
NewWallet-based agent identity — each unique EVM wallet address auto-provisions a persistent org for full data isolation between agents
NewTiered per-request pricing: assessment generation $3.00 (~40% below effective Pro subscription cost), AI comparison $0.35, LP report generation $0.75, chat messages $0.10, data reads from $0.005
NewUpto-scheme settlement for AI operations — agent authorises a maximum; actual charge reflects real token usage (never overcharged for short responses)
NewPayment ledger — every settled x402 transaction is recorded with route, amount, transaction hash, and wallet in the x402_payments table
ImprovedDual-auth wrapper on all v1 routes — Bearer token subscribers continue to hit endpoints with zero overhead; x402 path only activates when no Authorization header is present
v2.1.0
Enrichment, Visualization & Developer Tooling
External company intelligence, PPTX IC decks, scoring radar charts, assessment blueprints, API credential management, and automated npm publishing.
NewCompany Intelligence — auto-enriches profiles with founding year, headcount, total funding, investors, and HQ from external sources via Firecrawl; injected into assessment prompts
NewPPTX export — download any assessment as a 5-slide IC deck (cover, dimension scores, investment thesis, risks & opportunities, recommendation)
NewScoring radar chart on every assessment — spider chart showing all dimension scores at a glance
NewAssessment Blueprints — create custom templates with configurable sections, scoring dimensions, and per-section AI instructions; selectable at assessment creation time
NewSettings > API Access tab — create and revoke Personal Access Tokens with fine-grained scope selection (read-only, read-write, or custom)
NewSettings > Webhooks tab — manage webhook subscriptions from the dashboard with one-time secret reveal, test delivery, and enable/pause controls
NewPipeline CSV export — download your full company pipeline with latest assessment scores from the Companies page
ImprovedAssessment score trend on company detail page — shows ↑/↓ delta between the two most recent assessments
ImprovedStale assessment warning — flags assessments older than 90 days with a prompt to re-run
ImprovedGitHub Actions publish workflow — all three npm packages auto-publish on version tag push
v2.0.0
Agent-First Platform
VentureScope is now fully programmable. AI agents, scripts, and external systems can access every platform capability via REST API, webhooks, TypeScript SDK, CLI, and MCP server.
NewFull v1 REST API — 45 endpoints covering companies, assessments, documents, decisions, portfolio, IC rounds, LP reports, sourcing, submissions, team, settings, chat, and benchmarks
NewUnified authentication — API keys, Personal Access Tokens (vsp_), service accounts (vss_), and OAuth access tokens (vso_) with resource:action scope enforcement
NewOAuth 2.0 device flow — authenticate the CLI or external tools via a browser approval page at /authorize/device
NewWebhooks — subscribe to 26 real-time events across all domains with HMAC-SHA256 signatures (Stripe-style replay protection) and exponential backoff retry
NewTypeScript SDK (@venturescope/sdk) — typed HTTP client with 16 resource namespaces, auto-pagination, async assessment polling, and SSE streaming support
NewMCP server (@venturescope/mcp-server) — 34 tools and 7 resources for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and custom AI pipelines; install via npx, no hosted infrastructure required
NewCLI (@venturescope/cli) — full command-line interface for companies, assessments, documents, portfolio, decisions, IC rounds, LP reports, benchmarks, and more
NewOpenAPI 3.1 spec and interactive documentation at /api/v1/docs
NewAsync assessment mode — POST with ?async=true returns 202 immediately; agent polls GET /api/v1/assessments/{id} until status is completed
ImprovedCursor-based pagination on all list endpoints — more efficient iteration for agents processing large datasets
ImprovedIdempotency-Key header support on all write operations — safe to retry without creating duplicates
ImprovedX-Request-ID and X-RateLimit-* headers on every API response for tracing and throttle management
v1.7.0
Deterministic Assessments & Report Parity
Assessment outputs are now reproducible across runs, and the web interface shows everything the PDF shows — no more content gaps between views.
NewDeterministic assessment generation — temperature set to 0 so scores and analysis text are reproducible for the same document inputs (chat deliberately kept at default for conversational variety)
ImprovedProduct Analysis and Traction Analysis sections added to the web Assessment tab — previously only visible in PDF and DOCX exports
ImprovedScore card reasoning now shown inline below each dimension score bar — replaces the hidden tooltip that most users never discovered
ImprovedAll strengths and concerns shown on score cards — previously truncated to two items each
ImprovedPDF exports now include IP & Patent Analysis, ESG Analysis, and Due Diligence Questions sections
ImprovedDOCX exports now include IP & Patent Analysis, ESG Analysis, and Due Diligence Questions sections
v1.6.0
Stage-Aware Scoring & Custom Weights
Smarter scoring that adapts to company stage, plus customizable dimension weights.
NewStage-aware scoring — early-stage companies no longer penalized for missing traction or financial data
NewCustom dimension weights — set organization-level scoring preferences in Settings
NewPer-assessment weight overrides for individual assessments
ImprovedStage-appropriate default weights emphasize team and market for early stage, traction and financials for later stage
ImprovedScore cards display dimension weight percentages and stage-adjusted indicators
v1.5.0
Deep Due Diligence Research System
Every assessment is now backed by autonomous multi-source research, claim verification, competitive intelligence, and stage-appropriate benchmarks.
NewMulti-source web research — autonomous search for funding history, market sizing, founder backgrounds, and sector trends
NewWebsite intelligence — deep scraping of company websites for team, pricing, careers, and product data via Firecrawl
NewCompetitive intelligence — automatic competitor discovery with funding, positioning, and M&A activity analysis
NewSignal analysis — GitHub traction and hiring velocity tracking for real-time company health signals
NewClaim verification — cross-references pitch deck claims against external sources with confidence scoring
NewSaaS benchmarks — stage-appropriate metrics (ARR, growth, burn multiple, LTV:CAC, NDR) from Bessemer, OpenView, and KeyBanc
NewResearch Sources tab — view all external sources used in each assessment with links
NewClaim Verification card — traffic-light display of verified, contradicted, and unverifiable claims
Improved3-phase assessment pipeline UI — Research, Verification, then Assessment generation with live progress
ImprovedPDF export redesign — professional spacing, dynamic claim verification cards, research sources section
ImprovedDOCX export — claim verification and research sources sections added
ImprovedLanding page refresh — new features section, How It Works flow, and research-first positioning
v1.4.0
Bring Your Own Key & Multi-Provider AI
Use your own API keys from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Gemini, or xAI to power assessments and chat. Plus, run assessments directly from sourced deals.
NewBring Your Own Key (BYOK) — connect your own AI provider API keys for unlimited assessments beyond your plan quota
NewMulti-provider support — choose from Anthropic Claude, OpenAI GPT-4o, Google Gemini, or xAI Grok for assessments and chat
NewAI Provider settings tab — manage API keys, select preferred models, and monitor usage
NewRun assessments on companies sourced from Discover without uploading additional documents
ImprovedCompanies added from Discover now auto-create source documents for immediate assessment
FixedCompany card titles no longer overflow on long names from sourced deals
FixedHTML formatting cleaned up in company descriptions from Discover signals
SecurityAES-256-GCM encryption for all stored API keys
v1.3.0
Deal Sourcing & Discover
Automated deal sourcing from Hacker News, GitHub, and Product Hunt with smart signal scoring.
NewDiscover page — browse trending startups from Hacker News, GitHub, and Product Hunt
NewSignal scoring and classification by sector, stage, and relevance
NewOne-click add to pipeline from Discover signals
NewConfigurable sourcing preferences for signal types and sectors