In all other areas of finance, there have been huge leaps in data usage over the last decade, from investment platforms to insurance. Now these financial tools are modernizing the startup funding process, automating typically drawn-out processes like calculations of monetary provisions or the exact valuation of a company. This saves investors and businesses valuable hours and resources with capital providers making more objective decisions grounded in metrics and benchmarks instead of solely subjective opinion. Data more accurately informs revenue and industry growth projections and risk profiles, allowing financiers to harness valuable insights into the past, current and future lucrativeness of products and potential investments.