Sound brilliant.
Be absent.
Boardroom smarts without having to think.
Insights so good, you can wing it.
Trusted by partners at top-tier firms
We can't show their logos because we're totally confidential, but trust us—
the firms are bigger and better than yours.
Less servicing, more selecting and securing.
S-TIER LEVEL COMMENTARY
Even when the company probably doesn't deserve it
ZOMBIE COMPANY AUTO-PILOT
A better way to check out and focus on your next winner
COLLISION AVOIDANCE
Don't worry about showing up with the same talking points as that annoying board member
How it Works
Three simple steps to boardroom brilliance
FORWARD THE DECK
Email us that 87-slide monstrosity. Get back actual insights in minutes.
DIG IN WHEN/IF YOU WANT
Reply to our email or hit up our chatbot live. Go deeper as much as you want (including in meeting).
SOUND ORIGINAL
Collision avoidance = your points are yours alone. If another VC sends the same deck, we provide different points.
Security & Trust
We don't train on your decks. Everything is strictly confidential.
(But let's be real, your associate sends that shit around anyway)
Wait, it actually works?
Yeah, we know. The marketing is ridiculous. But the AI? Actually incredible.
"I liked how in-depth it was. How detailed the responses were...was just more thorough than I expected from a regular large language model, which I use all the time."
- Solo GP who thought this was a joke until they tried it"It's a lot more accurate than your average LLM. Which you know, can sometimes take things too literally. I thought it was way better."
- Partner on Midas List"Saves me cycles, saves me time. I don't necessarily need to wrestle with all these decisions."
- VC on CB InsightsWe built legitimately strong context engineering, prompting, ensemble models and orchestration way beyond what you'd expect and then wrapped it in edgy marketing.
See the Difference
And try for free on your next board deck
Real board question from Cluely:
"Should we focus on consumer or enterprise?"
What the dumb money using Claude with a bunch of prompting gets:
"Well, there are pros and cons to both approaches..."
What absent.vc delivers with no prompting:
Strategic, contextual analysis that actually moves the conversation forward
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The difference: absent.vc gets you invited to Roy's parties where you meet the new new thing. Claude/ChatGPT doesn't.
How absent.vc beats alternatives
Compare your options for board meeting prep
absent.vc
obvious choiceDo it yourself
Use Claude/ChatGPT
Use an associate
Priced better than some of your companies
Start for free with your first meeting
Solo
Perfect for individual partners
- ✓ Pay as you go
- ✓ Full strategic analysis
- ✓ Collision avoidance
- ✓ First meeting free
Firm-wide
Because your partners aren't as smart as you
- ✓ Everything in Solo +
- ✓ Early access to our frontier analysis
- ✓ Dedicated support from our founder
- ✓ Portfolio-wide insights
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you're thinking but afraid to ask
Q: What if my partners find out?
A: They're using it too. Well, the good ones at least.
Q: Does it actually work?
A: Absolutely. Even though this is humorous marketing, the real outputs are serious and compelling.
Q: But mah context?!
A: We bring the objectivity without the hangover from past disappointments or missed forecasts. You'll trust us more to deliver clear-eyed insights than your partner who shills hard for bridge rounds in their companies.
Q: Not sure yet?
A: Start with a board that was orphaned to you when your partner left. You know, the ones you're supposed to care about but really don't. We all know you're phoning those in anyway.
Ready to be professionally absent?
(And yet smarter than ever?)
You'll receive a welcome email with a private email address to send board decks to.
"Haven't opened a board deck before a meeting since absent.vc"
- Partner who just closed a $2B fund"Claude is what dumb money is using"
- Smart money on Midas List last year"DPI > 4 level insights"
- VC that has barely sniffed DPI > 2