Builtfirst vs GetProven
A side-by-side comparison of Builtfirst and GetProven — two options for portfolio support & talent. Pricing, features, and honest pros and cons.
Category
Portfolio Support & Talent
Portfolio Support & Talent
Rating
4.3 / 5
4.2 / 5
Pricing
Custom
Free (<$1B AUM) / paid tiers
Best for
Funds and accelerators formalizing portfolio perks without heavy lift
Platform teams productizing their vendor recommendations
Key features
- Branded perks marketplace for your portfolio
- Catalog of pre-negotiated vendor deals and discounts
- Custom deals — add your own negotiated offers
- Redemption tracking and savings analytics
- Vendor-side marketplace for reaching startups
- Branded vendor marketplace for portfolio companies
- Curated deals, perks and preferred-vendor library
- Redemption tracking and savings analytics
- Cross-portfolio selling between companies
- Vendor vetting and management workflow
Pros
- Fastest way to stand up a credible portfolio perks program
- Savings analytics quantify platform value for fundraising decks
- Vendors fund much of the discount value, not the GP
- Free tier makes a platform offering viable for small funds
- Quantifies platform-team value with tracked savings
- Reduces repeated 'who do you use for X?' requests
Cons
- Perk catalogs overlap across funds — differentiation requires your own deals
- Engagement drops off without active internal promotion
- Vendor-funded model can shape which providers surface
- Engagement depends on portfolio actually visiting the portal