Like Affinity, we allow users to bulk import their email contacts. We also allow them to add their first-degree LinkedIn connections. Lastly, with our work overlaps feature, you can find and automatically add people who worked at the same company at the same time as your members, but who aren't necessarily connected on LinkedIn.
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Our Connection Strength score combines LinkedIn data, with email data and work overlaps, making it more accurate. It's also editable for users to fine-tune it.

Finally, investors report they have to deal with stale data and old information in Affinity, whereas The Swarm data is updated automatically every quarter.

Due to the cost of Affinity licenses, not everyone at a VC firm that needs access to the data can use it. The platform is typically reserved to investors, whereas heads of platforms, community, or talent can greatly benefit from accessing the firm's network.

We offer seat-based pricing options as well as team-wide options. With our Premium plan, we offer up to 500 seats for a set cost of $299/month for your whole team.

Multiple VCs using The Swarm have also invited portfolio companies as guests, or external advisors or startup mentors for example to extend the network to external stakeholders.