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Latest Mar 1, 2026 Athanor Team 12 min read

GemScore V4 Is Live: Living Intelligence for Startup Evaluation

V4 transforms static reports into living, predictive, interactive intelligence. Scenario modeling, conversational Q&A, driver-based financial projections, investor matching, evidence graphs, and live monitoring — all available now at no extra cost.

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Feb 16, 2026 7 min

GemScore V3.1: Built for the AI-Native Era

GemScore V3.1 drops legacy VC heuristics and evaluates startups through a future-forward lens — execution leverage over headcount, AI-native moats over org charts, and emerging markets over stale TAM reports.

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Feb 12, 2026 5 min

Pipeline: From Backlog to Production in One Night

How a single call with a VC managing partner changed our roadmap and led us to ship a full deal pipeline overnight -- CSV upload, link checking, bulk AI evaluation, side-by-side comparison, and team sharing.

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Feb 11, 2026 5 min

Report Editing: Full Human Control Over AI-Generated Evaluations

AI writes the first draft. Humans get the final word. Admins and platform owners can now edit any field in a finalized GemScore report — with full audit trail and version history.

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Feb 9, 2026 14 min

How Our AI Actually Evaluates Your Startup

Five specialized AI agents, real-time web research, a structured debate, and a final judge. Here's exactly how GemScore works under the hood — no black boxes.

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Feb 9, 2026 7 min

Why We're Building an MCP Server for Deal Sourcing

Deal sourcing is stuck in the keyword-search era. We're building an MCP server that lets AI assistants query startup data personalized to your thesis, portfolio, and investment patterns.

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