Comparison
Cura vs Chronograph
How Cura and Chronograph compare on portfolio data collection, reporting, and who each one is built for.
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Short answer
Chronograph is portfolio monitoring, valuation and reporting software for large private capital firms, with separate products for GPs and LPs. Portfolio companies report on request, and Chronograph refreshes existing Word and Excel deliverables. Cura reads the emails, decks, Slack messages and calls founders already send, and it monitors public signal every day. Pick Chronograph for institutional PE and LP reporting at scale. Pick Cura for venture portfolios.
Chronograph sells two products. Chronograph GP collects portfolio company data and runs valuations and LP reporting, and Chronograph LP turns GP reports into look-through fund and company analytics. It says it serves 8 of the 10 largest private capital GPs. Cura is built for venture portfolios: it reads what founders already send over email, Slack and calls, and it adds public signal every day.
| Feature | Cura | Chronograph |
|---|---|---|
| Where the data comes from | Founder emails, decks, Slack, Granola calls and texts, read automaticallyPlus public sources, pulled every day. | Portfolio company submissions on request |
| What founders have to do | Nothing newCura reads what founders already send. Requests go out from your own inbox. | Report by each due date; the platform sends reminders |
| Public signal (news, LinkedIn, X, hiring) | Yes, monitored every dayLinkedIn, X, news and open roles across the portfolio. | Not listed on their site |
| Health scores and alerts | Yes, momentum and health scores | Not listed on their site |
| LP reporting | Yes, built from the collected data | Yes, refreshes existing Word and Excel templates |
| Fund accounting | No; tracks funds and investments, not the books | LP product tracks cash flows; fund accounting not listed |
| Peer benchmarking | No | Cambridge Associates and public benchmarks (LP product) |
| Reachable by your AI agents | REST API and MCP server; agents read and writeRecord a metric, create a task or update a company from Claude or ChatGPT. | Read-only MCP connectors for Claude and ChatGPT |
| SOC 2 | In progressRuns on SOC 2 Type II providers; certification underway. | SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type I (September 2025) |
Facts verified from www.chronograph.pe/general-partners/, www.chronograph.pe/limited-partners/, www.chronograph.pe/private-investment-benchmarks/, www.chronograph.pe/chronograph-claude-connector/, trust.chronograph.pe/ (checked 2026-10-28).
Where Chronograph leads today
- Institutional scale: Chronograph says it serves 8 of the 10 largest private capital GPs and 5 of the 10 largest LPs.
- LP look-through analytics built from GP documents, with Cambridge Associates benchmarks.
- Office-native reporting: an Excel toolset and report builder that refresh existing Word and Excel templates.
- Read-only MCP connectors and Claude plugins that respect each user's permissions.
Why funds choose Cura over Chronograph
- Cura reads updates from email, Slack and calls as they arrive. Chronograph collects data that portfolio companies submit on request.
- Cura monitors LinkedIn, X, news and open roles every day.
- Cura scores the momentum and health of every company.
- Cura's MCP server lets agents write: record a metric, create a task, update a company. Chronograph's AI access is read-only.
- Cura publishes its price: from $200/month, and it fits a solo GP as well as an institutional fund.
Pricing
The Emerging Manager plan: up to 20 portfolio companies and 3 seats. Larger firms use the Custom plan, and 90% of customers pay $5,000–$15,000 a year.
Chronograph GP and Chronograph LP are sold through a demo.
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