Part 2: The Product—How Raylu is Reshaping Private Market Investing

Product Update

AI or Obsolescence: Pick a Side

In a private market environment more cutthroat than ever, your ability to source, evaluate, and close deals faster than the next fund is everything. Many tools boast “AI features,” but Raylu truly rewrites the script: it’s purpose-built for the workflows that define private market success—unearthing hidden opportunities, slicing your turnaround times, and equipping you with bulletproof insight.
Let’s pull back the curtain on what Raylu actually does—and why this might be the difference between dominating your sector or fading into irrelevance.

1. Deal Origination at Lightning Speed

Business as Usual: You rely on junior associates or a small origination team to comb through half-baked leads. Precious hours vanish, and your pipeline gets clogged with worthless deals.
Raylu’s Breakthrough:

Automated Sifting: AI identifies high-potential opportunities, kills dead ends.
Proof in Numbers: A European PE team soared to 5× its previous efficiency—with fewer staff.
No Deal Left Behind: Raylu scans data at a scale no human can match, ensuring you catch the 1-in-100 that’s truly a unicorn.

If your competitor adopts this while you’re still stuck sifting, guess who lands the next blockbuster?

2. Market Mapping: Evolved

Old Way: Manual lists, stale directories, LinkedIn guesswork, wasted nights building half-complete spreadsheets.
Raylu:

30,000 Web Pages in 20 Minutes: Not an exaggeration—Raylu devours online data to paint an actionable map.
Live Ranking: Targets are ranked by synergy, financial metrics, or whichever KPI matters to you.
Constantly Updated: The market changes daily—so does your map.

In short, if your competitor is relying on “old Excel macros” or gut instincts, you can bet your methodical, AI-driven approach wins out more often than not.

3. Zero-Headache Integration

The Fear: “But adopting new tech might stall our entire workflow!”
Raylu’s Reality:

Instant Fit: Hooks seamlessly into Salesforce, DealCloud, Affinity, and more.
Bidirectional Sync: No more double-data entry or mismatched fields.
Customizable Workflows: Raylu adapts to you, not the other way around.

The result? A 30% improvement in efficiency reported by one global PE fund, purely by connecting Raylu to its CRM. That’s a massive edge in a market where days or even hours can dictate who wins a deal.

4. Bespoke Reporting & Insights

Canned, generic dashboards won’t cut it. Raylu delivers:

Lender-Ready Financials: Because time is of the essence when you’re raising capital or executing an M&A.
Competitive Analyses: Comprehensive breakdowns that skip fluff and reveal strengths, weaknesses, and overall market position.
Investment Memos: AI-generated, data-rich, and visually compelling—ready for partner meetings or quick distribution to the IC.

Real Outcome: Another fund saw its entire analysis process cut in half while maintaining 99% accuracy. That’s the kind of data discipline that wins over even the most skeptical partners.Case Study: Turning a “Two-Person Team” into a Powerhouse
We’ve hinted at this story already, but the raw numbers deserve repeating because they’re that impactful:

5× Efficiency: A small European origination team matched the output of its large U.S. counterpart.
Immediate ROI: Within weeks, the firm was screening more deals, more thoroughly, than ever before.
Minimal Disruption: 30 minutes of training, a bit of configuration—and they were off.

As their COO put it,

“Raylu let us blow past the speed limit in our deal flow. We’re now identifying and closing higher-return targets before they’re even on anyone else’s radar.”

Why Raylu Outclasses the “AI Hype”

Plenty of AI vendors promise big. Raylu actually delivers, thanks to:

Deep Industry DNA: Created by pros who lived the headaches of private markets themselves.
Laser Focus on Quality: 99% accuracy, 96% recall—this is not marketing fluff; it’s table-stakes for top-tier funds.
Scalability for Any Size: Whether you’re a newly launched growth fund or a multi-billion-dollar global PE, Raylu molds itself to your ambition.

And if you’re still on the fence? Remember: If you don’t seize this AI advantage, your competitors will.

What’s Next

Raylu’s evolution has only begun. Future updates will push boundaries even further: from predictive analytics that forecast sector disruptions to real-time synergy scoring. But the question is: will you be part of this wave, or watch it from behind?
Part 3 lifts the hood on Raylu’s genesis, the visionary thinking that made it possible, and how we plan to redefine private market investing for the next decade. If you want to jump ahead and dive into how Raylu can transform your fund - find a time to talk to us here and see a full demo.