A firm scorecard from the VC Agent-Readiness Census — 25 firms, five doors each, checked 2026-11-01. Official site: greylock.com
open_api)Verdict: Edge's open application and a partner-mapped Call for Startups; no diligence or tracking documentation.
Each intent is scored with one door-state, assessed from public official sources on 2026-11-01. Scoring: open_api 4 · partner_gated 2 · aggregator_only 1 · human_only 0 · unverified 0 (flagged).
| Intent | State | Route | Note | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research | open_api | Official Call for Startups and team/portfolio pages | Call for Startups lists specific thesis areas under each named partner (e.g. agentic IT workflows, AI data platforms, vertical AI agents); official pages state over 80% of investments are first check at pre-seed, seed or Series A and AI-first focus. | greylock.com/blog/call-for-startups/ checked 2026-11-01 |
| Pitch | open_api | Greylock Edge application, linked from official Call for Startups | Page invites founders to consider Greylock Edge, a bespoke 3-month program for pre-idea, pre-seed and seed founders with fully flexible financing, with an 'Apply here' link and no prior relationship required. | greylock.com/blog/call-for-startups/ checked 2026-11-01 |
| Diligence | human_only | — | Edge and Call for Startups describe focus areas and flexible financing, but no published diligence checklist, template, required metrics or data-room guidance was found on official pages checked. | greylock.com/blog/call-for-startups/ checked 2026-11-01 |
| Schedule | partner_gated | Greylock X informational-chat sign-up on official University page | University page offers a sign-up for an informational chat, but states Greylock X membership is by invitation only and Techfair is invite-only; no fully open booking route found. | greylock.com/jobs/university/ checked 2026-11-01 |
| Track | unverified NOT A VERIFIED ZERO | — | Edge/Call for Startups pages document no response SLA, status portal or dashboard; applicant tracking cannot be established from public official evidence without submitting. | greylock.com/blog/call-for-startups/ checked 2026-11-01 |
Unverified means the state could not be established from public documentation — for most firms that is the track door, where firms rarely publish post-submission mechanics. It is reported as a documentation gap, not as proof that no door exists, and it is never presented as a verified closed door.
| Signal | What the census recorded |
|---|---|
| llms.txt | No — none found (checked 2026-11-01) |
| MCP server | None documented (checked 2026-11-01) |
| Public API | None documented (checked 2026-11-01) |
| Structured data | Official Call for Startups lists thesis areas by named partner; portfolio-jobs companies list carries sector tags per company; team pages per partner |
| RSS / sitemap | Not recorded |
| Robots posture | Not recorded |
Access gaps. General investing outside Edge is partner-led; no diligence checklist or applicant-status/SLA documentation found for Edge. Greylock X informational chats are sign-up based but membership is invitation-only.
Agent Outposts research, published 2026-11-01. Agent Outposts is not affiliated with Greylock Partners. This is a published census scorecard, not an Outpost: Agent Outposts operates no demand registry for venture firms and collects no intents on this page. Door-states are assessed from public sources; every state above links its evidence and carries its check date. Methodology, rubric and scoring formula: the VC Agent-Readiness Census. Companion research: the Agent Readiness Census of 43 consumer brands.
Agent Outposts — the agent-readiness registry. Agent Outposts is not affiliated with the firms listed in this census. Door-states are assessed from public sources; every state links its source and carries its assessment date.