The independent count of what your AI spend returned.
Trace AI value to its source.
TribuTrace is an independent firm that measures what your portfolio's AI spend actually returned, in numbers finance will sign.
Copilot
Automation, the stream drawn in brass
Service agent
Value ledger
Cost, result, and a confidence label.
The spend is ahead of the measurement
Portfolio companies are paying for AI. Most of the reporting still stops short of a number finance will sign. Measuring AI ROI, once the tools are already in use, is the gap. These figures are third-party surveys, not TribuTrace results.
Vendor survey
38%
Only 38% of PE operating partners measure AI's revenue or margin impact.
PE AI adoption benchmark, Q2 2026, a vendor survey of technology and AI operating partners. The page reports that 38% measure revenue or margin impact. Sample size was not shown on the source page.
Vendor survey
66%
66% of boards now condition AI funding on proof of return. Only 22% of finance leaders can tie AI spend to outcomes.
Vendor survey of 260 finance leaders, 135 of them CFOs. The report's wording is that 66% of boards condition further AI funding on proof of return, and that 22% of finance leaders can tie AI spend to outcomes.
GP survey
39%
39% of GPs expect no material AI financial impact in their portfolios in 2026.
Bain and StepStone 2026 GP outlook: 39% of GPs expect no material financial impact from AI on portfolio companies in 2026.
What we do
Four steps, then a number with a label. The same sequence is on the Approach page.
01
Inventory
Every AI cost line: licenses, usage, implementation, and internal time.
02
Baseline
Rebuild the before picture from the system data you already keep.
03
Attribute
Choose a method for each initiative and label the result. Not yet attributable is an allowed answer.
04
Readout
A value ledger, a keep, fix, or stop call, a one-page summary, and a quarterly routine your team can run.
Why independent
Fixed fees. No fees tied to the value we report. We don't resell AI tools or implementation.
The count is credible because the fee does not move with the finding, and because we have nothing to implement or resell. We work with the systems and data you already have. The ledger stays with your finance team.
The offer
AI Value Baseline
One portfolio company. Three to five initiatives already in use. A fixed fee, agreed before the work starts. A typical engagement runs about four weeks after scoping. That timing is typical, not a guarantee. The deliverable is a value ledger: cost, result, and a confidence label for each initiative.
After the Baseline, ongoing options include a quarterly refresh, measurement setup before new projects, and a portfolio rollup.
TribuTrace = tributary + trace: finding which stream the value came from.