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Affinity

Affinity

AI-powered private-capital CRM platform

Mid Market Account Executive - Private Capital CRM

Full-Time
$105k - $115k/yr

+ Commission

Mid
Bachelor's
San Francisco, CA, USA+2 more

More locations: Chicago, IL, USA | New York, NY, USA

Hybrid

New York and San Francisco employees within commuting distance must work in the office two days per week.

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 3 years of sales experience selling Software as a Service products.
  • Deep industry knowledge and selling experience with financial services companies such as venture capital, corporate venture capital, and private equity.
  • Consistent performance above quota.
  • Ability to manage and qualify inbound leads while developing and executing an outbound prospecting plan.
  • Ability to conduct customer meetings from discovery through presentation and close, with actionable outcomes for all levels of an organization throughout the sales cycle.
  • Knowledge and practical application of MEDDPICC and solution-selling methodologies.
  • Strong technical acumen to confidently discuss the full solution, including custom application programming interface integrations, data enrichment, and reporting.
  • Solid understanding of different customer relationship management solutions and modern sales tools and methodologies.
  • A successful track record of partnering with internal teams to drive additional value for prospects and existing customers.
Responsibilities
  • Build and close a pipeline of net-new accounts and existing customers within the private capital customer relationship management business and mid-market segment.
  • Review, qualify, and follow up on daily inbound leads.
  • Present to prospects and challenge their thinking about optimizing teams and processes to drive better business outcomes.
  • Collaborate with the customer success team to identify and drive expansion revenue within the installed base.
  • Manage the pipeline closely to produce accurate sales forecasts and exceed quota.
  • Collaborate with the Marketing and Business Development teams to drive a consistent outbound motion to key accounts.
  • Receive coaching from the Sales Manager and team members to support professional growth and improve performance.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience working at a startup or high-growth company.
  • A strong understanding of the financial services industry or a degree in finance.

About the company

Affinity is an AI-first CRM and relationship intelligence platform designed for private-capital firms. It captures interactions from email, calendars, meetings, and connected systems to create a visible, actionable map of a firm’s network. The platform supports deal sourcing, deal management, portfolio support, investor relations, and fundraising, offering products in CRM, activity capture, relationship intelligence, data enrichment, analytics, integrations, and AI agents. It serves private equity, venture capital, private credit, corporate venture capital, investment banking, asset management, family offices, and related firms through a subscription-based model. Unlike general-purpose CRMs, Affinity focuses on private-capital workflows and builds a connected view across multiple data sources to help users identify opportunities and manage relationships more effectively.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Series C

Total Funding

$122.6M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2014

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What believers are saying

  • June 23, 2026 added 71 PE firms, topping 330 private equity customers globally.
  • August 2026 pricing page shows Scale and Advanced include Ascend at no extra cost.
  • July 28, 2026 shipped Databricks Data Share, API upgrades, and five MCP skills.

What critics are saying

  • Per-seat pricing hits $2,700 in Advanced, inviting cheaper rivals like Altss and 4Degrees.
  • A Google or Microsoft CRM layer bundling native AI could compress Affinity's workflow moat by 2027.
  • Affinity depends on inbox and calendar permissions; privacy backlash or admin restrictions kill data capture.

What makes Affinity unique

  • Affinity captures email and calendar activity, building proprietary relationship graphs automatically.
  • July 22, 2026 Ascend agents automate meeting prep, warm intros, and CRM updates.
  • Scale customers use hosted MCP inside Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, and internal apps.

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Yahoo Finance
Jul 21st, 2026
Affinity launches Ascend AI agent platform to automate private capital workflows

Affinity has launched Affinity Ascend, an AI agent platform designed to automate workflows across the investment lifecycle for private capital firms. The platform allows firms to deploy agents within Affinity or through tools like Claude and ChatGPT, powered by Affinity's data foundation. Ascend launches with three initial agents. The Data Update Agent automatically updates CRM records, the Warm Introductions Agent maps paths to sourcing targets, and the Meeting Prep Agent provides relationship context and deal history. The platform extends Affinity's Model Context Protocol capabilities, enabling firms to deploy agents across AI environments whilst accessing relationship and deal data securely. Speedinvest reports the Meeting Prep Agent reduced preparation time from 10-15 minutes to two minutes per meeting, saving over 70 hours weekly across the firm.

Yahoo Finance
Mar 11th, 2026
Affinity appoints Sean Kearns as CRO and Pam Holmberg as CPO

Affinity, a CRM platform for private capital firms, has appointed Sean Kearns as chief revenue officer and Pam Holmberg as chief people officer. The appointments come as the company scales amid growing demand from venture capital and private equity firms for its AI-powered relationship intelligence platform. Kearns brings over 20 years of revenue leadership experience, including senior sales roles at SAP and UiPath during its IPO, plus experience within Thoma Bravo's portfolio. He specialises in building enterprise sales teams and expanding into new markets. Holmberg has more than 20 years of SaaS leadership experience. She most recently served as chief people officer at Aryaka, where she led global people strategy. Previously, she held leadership roles at ThoughtSpot and Realtor.com, guiding organisations through rapid expansion and cultural transformation.

Affinity
Mar 11th, 2026
Affinity names Sean Kearns as Chief Revenue Officer and Pam Holmberg as Chief People Officer.

Affinity names Sean Kearns as Chief Revenue Officer and Pam Holmberg as Chief People Officer. Affinity Team Seasoned executives join Affinity as its relationship intelligence platform fuels meaningful outcomes for private capital firms through AI SAN FRANCISCO - March 11, 2026 - Affinity, the leading CRM for private capital, today announced the appointment of Sean Kearns as Chief Revenue Officer and Pam Holmberg as Chief People Officer. Kearns and Holmberg join Affinity as it quickly scales and builds on strong market momentum fueled by growing demand from venture capital, private equity, and private capital firms, and by the rising adoption of AI-powered workflows that underscore Affinity's leadership in this new era of dealmaking. Kearns joins Affinity with more than two decades of revenue leadership across public, venture-backed, and private equity-backed companies. His background includes 10 years in senior sales roles at SAP, at UiPath during its rapid scale-up and IPO, and within Thoma Bravo's portfolio. He has a proven history of building high-performing enterprise sales teams and driving expansion into new markets and verticals. "Joining Affinity is incredibly energizing," Kearns said. "The team has built something special. Private capital firms are operating in an increasingly competitive environment and need AI built specifically for how deals actually happen. Affinity is uniquely positioned to lead the industry by delivering technology designed for the way modern dealmakers build relationships, source opportunities, and win." "Sean has a strong track record of building disciplined, enterprise sales teams and helping them execute consistently," said Ken Fine, CEO of Affinity. "His experience with value-based selling and building repeatable processes will be a big part of how we continue to grow." Holmberg brings more than 20 years of SaaS leadership experience to Affinity, including transforming people functions at high-growth technology companies. She most recently served as Chief People Officer at Aryaka, where she led global people strategy across talent, culture, and organizational development. Prior to Aryaka, she held leadership roles at ThoughtSpot and Realtor.com, guiding organizations through periods of rapid expansion, post-acquisition integration, and cultural transformation. "Affinity is at an exciting inflection point, and I'm excited to help build the people systems and culture that will support its next phase of growth," Holmberg said. "Pam has a proven ability to build high-performing, high-morale teams and to align people strategy with company goals," Fine added. "Her leadership will help us strengthen our culture and support our employees through this next phase of growth." About Affinity Affinity is the leading relationship intelligence platform for dealmakers. With its AI-powered CRM, Affinity helps private capital firms, investment banks, and strategic acquirers find, manage, and close more deals by harnessing the power of their networks. Affinity is used by more than 3,000 firms across 30 countries to unlock relationship insights, drive efficiency, and win more opportunities. Learn more at www.affinity.co.

Raylu
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Raylu Launches Official Affinity Integration to Bring AI-Powered Sourcing to Private Market Investors

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MarTech360
Aug 6th, 2025
Affinity Names Lindsay Bayuk as Chief Marketing Officer

Affinity, the leading relationship intelligence platform for dealmakers, announced the appointment of Lindsay Bayuk as Chief Marketing Officer.