David Rakusan ·
AI in Venture Capital: How Investors Use AI for Deal Evaluation in 2026
By 2026, 85% of private capital dealmakers use AI for daily tasks, and AI now reads most decks before a human partner does. But AI screens have not replaced VC judgment. They have changed the surface form your evidence needs to take. Here is what VCs actually do with AI in deal evaluation, where AI is still bad, and the pre-fundraise checklist that gets a founder past both the AI screen and the partner read.