# VC & Private Equity: Problem-first research in the Machine Relations Index

Canonical URL: https://machinerelations.ai/index/categories/vc-private-equity/problem_first
Release mri_score_v2.0+2026-09-18+8fa38e54dd0a; methodology mri_score_v2.0; generated 2026-09-18; window 2026-05-10 to 2026-09-18; artifact 8fa38e54dd0a.

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## Citation

VC & Private Equity / Problem-first research: collecting observations across 0 observed runs and 0 dates, 2026-05-10 to 2026-09-18, mri_score_v2.0, mri_score_v2.0+2026-09-18+8fa38e54dd0a, https://machinerelations.ai/index/categories/vc-private-equity/problem_first.