The VC Tech Stack in 2026: What the Data Actually Shows
The VC software market has exploded. CRM, sourcing, deal flow, portfolio monitoring, LP reporting: there are now dozens of tools fighting for a slot in every fund's tech stack.
If you're launching a fund you don't have time to demo 180 tools. You don't have budget for the wrong subscription. You don't have a team to run a six-month evaluation. So you take the recommendation from the GP next to you at the conference, sign up, and hope it's the right call. Most emerging managers are making this decision blind.
In this 60-minute session, Iwona Cymerman of AGX walks us through the VC Tech Stack Pulse 2026 she co-authored by AGX, Venture Connections and European Women in VC, the first vendor-independent benchmark of how 250+ VC firms managing $80bn in AUM actually build their operational stack. No sponsorships. No vendor bias. Just data straight from the funds.
What we'll cover:
Which categories have a clear winner you should just adopt, and which are still genuinely up for grabs
Where the gap is widest between "everyone uses it" and "people actually love it", and what that means for your shortlist
What 250+ funds say is their #1 concern with the tools they're using right now, and why almost nobody has solved it
The automation funds desperately want but can't yet get, and the workarounds emerging managers are using in the meantime
How long the average tool-adoption decision actually takes, who emerging managers trust most when they're picking, and what kills a tool before it even gets a fair trial
What separates a tech stack you can defend in front of LPs from one that's just expensive duct tape
Who should attend
Emerging GPs setting up their operations and tech stack. Emerging managers comparing tools or budgeting for the year ahead. Platform and Ops leads at existing funds rationalising their stack. Organisations building tech and products for VCs and want to understand what the competitive landscape looks like.
About the speaker
Iwona Cymerman is Co-Founder and General Partner at AGX, an early-stage VC fund backing deep tech founders from Poland and adjacent markets before their breakthroughs become global category leaders, splitting her time between Zürich and Warsaw. A scientist turned VC, she previously ran the FundingBox Deep Tech Fund as Managing Partner and trained at Stanford's Science-Management-Commercialization programme. At AGX, she co-authored the VC Tech Stack Pulse 2026 with Venture Connections and European Women in VC, the industry's first benchmark survey of how 250+ VC firms actually build their operational stack. She is a vocal advocate for operational rigour and diversity in European and US venture.
About the host
Myrto Lalacos is the founder of The Emerging VC, an independent platform for the next generation of fund managers. After years inside VC and helping launch more than 1,900 emerging GPs at VC Lab, Myrto now writes, hosts, and convenes the conversations that shape how the new generation of fund managers and VC leaders think and build.