Requests
Build a Request Once. Let the Reminders Do the Chasing.
A quarterly ask shouldn’t require three follow-up emails and a founder pasting numbers into a reply. Requests automatically send, follow up, and arrive structured.
AI-First · White-Glove Service · SOC 2 Type II
Sending the Request Was the Easy Part
The ask goes out fine. What happens after is where it usually falls apart. Half your portfolio responds on time, a third needs a nudge, and a few go quiet until you send a second, then a third follow-up. By the time everyone’s actually responded, you’ve sent the same request three different ways and manually tracked who’s still missing.
And that’s the good outcome. The response itself often doesn’t match what you asked for either, as a founder pastes numbers into an email instead of using the form or uploads a file instead of filling in fields, because that was faster for them in the moment.
Chasing Was Never Supposed to Be the Job
There’s a specific kind of fatigue in sending the same reminder for the third time this quarter, not because anyone’s being difficult, just because everyone’s busy and a request is easy to let slide. That fatigue adds up, quarter after quarter, and it has nothing to do with the actual value of the data you’re asking for. We’ve watched enough venture firms manually track who’s responded and who hasn’t that we built Visible to streamline portfolio data collection from the start. Join the 950+ funds that have collected over 1 million data points from requests.
Visible has been transformative for Expa, significantly reducing the time we spend on portfolio outreach. Requests make it simple to tailor and adjust our outreach and have boosted response rates from our companies.
Visible has streamlined our data collection, providing a centralized source for all portfolio information. Exporting directly to Google Sheets enables in-depth analysis and lets me respond quickly to ad hoc requests.
Antler uses Visible with 750+ portfolio companies across 20 countries. The platform makes it manageable to stay on top of a large portfolio - and benefits portfolio companies, as we can provide benchmarking on portfolio metrics.
Set and Forget Data Requests.
A request built the way your firm actually needs it, scheduled, reminded, and ready for whatever format comes back.
Build It Once, Send It Every Quarter
Set up a recurring request on the schedule your firm needs, or send a one-time ask for something specific, without rebuilding the form from scratch each time.
The Follow-Up Sends Itself
Configure reminder emails on a set cadence, so chasing a late response doesn’t depend on someone remembering to send one.
Ask the Right Follow-Up Question, Automatically
Build conditional blocks so a yes or a specific answer surfaces the next relevant question, instead of every company answering questions that don’t apply to them.
Founders Respond Through a Secure Link, No Account Needed
Companies fill out a request through a link-based form, whether or not they’ve ever logged into Visible.
Let a Founder Upload a File Instead of Filling In Fields
Add an AI parsing block so a founder can upload a spreadsheet or PDF and have the relevant metrics extracted automatically instead of manually re-entering numbers into your form.
Acknowledge Already-Answered Data
If you already have a metric from AI Inbox or a one-off note from a call, pre-fill it into the founder’s next request. They confirm or correct it instead of digging it up and retyping it from scratch.
Know Who’s Seen It Before You Have to Ask
See whether a request was opened, delivered, or bounced, so you know exactly where a stalled response actually stands.
Founders Turn Their Response into an Update, Automatically
Once a founder submits a request, Visible AI can turn their response into a polished investor update, complete with charts and narrative context, ready for them to share with their entire investor base if desired.
Three Steps From Chasing to Using Data
Build the Request Once
Set your schedule, your fields, and your reminders, one time.
Let the Reminders Do The Chasing.
Founders respond through a secure link, on their own time, no account required.
Get Structured Data Back
Whatever format it arrives in, it’s ready to use, not something you have to clean up first.
Send One Request and Let the Reminders Do the Chasing
Set your fields and your schedule once, and let the reminders handle the rest, every quarter, without you sending a single follow-up by hand.
AI-First · White-Glove Service · SOC 2 Type II
