# Is your portfolio proving ROI or just claiming it? The G2 and Gartner Alternative for PE Portfolio Intelligence G2 tells you what customers think. We analyzed 35,881 case studies across 32 PE firms to show what they can actually prove. [Start Boosting Your Value Today](https://valuecore.ai/pe-madness/offers) ### What is PE Madness March Madness…for value communication PE Madness is a bracket-style competition that evaluates how well top private equity firms' portfolio companies communicate business value to customers. Here's what's in store: 1. Who's driving the greatest value, and what they're doing that works 2. Never-before-seen ROI data and competitor benchmarks 3. Exclusive cross-portfolio company value performance reviews 4. Best practices for GTM leaders to reach best-in-class value communication To further explain PE Madness, here's Emmy-Award-winning sportscaster Scott Reiss PE Madness2 from ValueCore on Vimeo [Watch on Vimeo](https://vimeo.com/1174094916?fl=pl&fe=vl) ### What This Replaces G2 and Gartner tell you what people say. ValueHub shows what they can actually back up. | | G2 | Gartner | ValueHub | |--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------| | Evidence Type | User reviews | Analyst opinion | Published ROI data | | Quantitative? | Star ratings | Quadrant placement | Exact $ and % claims | | Bias | Incentivized reviews | Pay-to-play | Public data only | | PE Portfolio View | No | No | Yes | | Competitor Benchmarks | Category only | Category only | Firm vs. firm | | Cost | $$$ | $$$$ | Free tier available | [Communicate ROI in Every Deal](https://valuecore.ai/product/) ### 32 PE Firms. Who Proves the Most Value? | Firm Name | Portfolio Count | AUM | Average PortCo ValueScore™ | |---------------------------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------------------| | [Index Ventures](https://valuecore.ai/pe-madness/firm/index_ventures) | 359 | $7,700 Million | 46 | | [Leeds Equity Partners](https://valuecore.ai/pe-madness/firm/leeds_equity_partners) | 24 | $2,828 Million | 46 | | [Astorg](https://valuecore.ai/pe-madness/firm/astorg) | 66 | $14,347 Million | 34 | | [Veritas Capital](https://valuecore.ai/pe-madness/firm/veritas_capital) | 46 | $29,677 Million | 53 | [View Full Bracket](https://valuecore.ai/pe-madness/standings?view=bracket) ### How PE Madness Works 1. **We review portfolio company value communication** We assess how portfolio companies articulate value across key buyer touchpoints like ROI metrics, benchmarks, and proven customer stories. We track these extensively in ValueHub. [Learn more about ValueHub](https://valuecore.ai/valuehub/category) 2. **Firms advance based on the strongest value signal** The firm whose portfolio shows clearer, more compelling value communication wins the matchup and advances. 3. **You follow along (and steal what works)** Each round includes a thought-provoking recap: what the winners do that others don't. [Explore the action](https://valuecore.ai/pe-madness/standings) ### How We Score Most B2B value claims are unverifiable. "Improved efficiency" means nothing without a number. ValueHub crawls public case studies and extracts the actual evidence — then scores it. 1. **Crawl portfolio company case studies** We index every published case study, ROI calculator, and business review across all 16 PE firms' portfolio companies. 2. **Extract value claims** AI classifies each claim as quantitative ('reduced costs by 37%') or qualitative ('improved customer satisfaction'). Quantitative claims score higher. 3. **Calculate ValueScore™** Each portco gets a 0-100 score based on volume, specificity, and recency of value evidence. Scores aggregate up to the PE firm level. 4. **Rank and seed the bracket** PE firms are ranked by aggregate ValueScore™ and seeded across four regions. Standard March Madness format. 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, etc. ### Qualifying criteria Private Equity firms selected to compete in PE Madness have each met our qualifying standards: - Assets under management (AUM) of at least $1B - At least 20 portfolio companies (portcos) - At least 10 customer case studies per portco Data source: All data from publicly available case studies and business documents. No proprietary PE firm data used. No pay-to-play. Just evidence. ### Want the full recap with key takeaways? #### PE Operating Partners: 1. Spot which portfolio companies have the strongest value narrative (and which need help) 2. Build a repeatable value communication playbook across the portfolio #### Portfolio GTM Leaders: 1. Improve pipeline conversion with clearer, quantified value messaging 2. Reduce discounting by making ROI obvious earlier 3. Arm CS with executive-ready proof for renewals and expansion [Get Access to Value Insights](https://valuecore.ai/book-an-appointment/) ## Tournament Overview **LIVE** 32 Firms Competing 2,757 portfolio companies represented ↗+24% 35,881 Total Case Studies Analyzed | Active Regions | |---------------------| | [Vitality](https://valuecore.ai/pe-madness/matchups) 8 | | [Accelerator](https://valuecore.ai/pe-madness/matchups) 8 | | [Catalyst](https://valuecore.ai/pe-madness/matchups) 8 | | [Operator](https://valuecore.ai/pe-madness/matchups) 8 | ### Tournament Schedule **Round 1** Margin Matchup March 17th **Round 2** Revenue Rumble March 24th **Round 3** Liability Lockdown March 31st **Round 4** Productivity Playoff April 2nd **Round 5** Value Finals April 6th ## Ready to Join the Action? Explore standings, view matchups, and discover exclusive offers [View Exclusive Offers](https://valuecore.ai/pe-madness/offers)