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29 guides built from our own data: 4,178 investors, each tied to a public source. Every number on these pages is counted from the records when the site is built, and every page shows its date.
Data studies
How Many Venture Capital Firms Are There in the US? 1,574 Active in November 20262,975 firms, 1,574 active. By status, state and fund size.New Venture Funds and Capital Raised by State, 202646 states, DC and Puerto Rico: new funds, fund sizes disclosed, firms and active firms.Venture Fund Form D Statistics: 289 New Funds in 8 Weeks, Median Size $28M289 new funds in 8 weeks. Weekly counts, size bands, filing types.
How-to guides
How to Read a Form D: Every Field Explained With a Real FilingAll 16 items in plain English, with a real venture fund filing.Form D Glossary: 42 Terms on SEC Form D and Regulation D in Plain English42 Form D and Regulation D terms in plain English, with figures from our filing data.How to Build an Investor List (With a Free 25-Row Starter List)Six steps, eight columns and 25 real rows to start from.How Many Investors Should You Pitch? The Funnel Math, With a CalculatorA calculator, and the real size of the pool at each stage.9 Investor Outreach Email Templates You Can Copy9 templates, free to copy, no signup.
Sector guides
How to Find Investors for a CPG Startup: Stage Mix, States and Fund SizesWhat consumer products and CPG investors look for, their stage mix, states and fund sizes, and named firms from 165 on the list.How to Find Investors for a Consumer Startup: Stage Mix, States and Fund SizesWhat consumer investors look for, their stage mix, states and fund sizes, and named firms from 512 on the list.How to Find Investors for an Ecommerce Startup: Stage Mix, States and Fund SizesWhat ecommerce investors look for, their stage mix, states and fund sizes, and named firms from 91 on the list.How to Find Investors for an Edtech Startup: Stage Mix, States and Fund SizesWhat edtech investors look for, their stage mix, states and fund sizes, and named firms from 153 on the list.How to Find Investors for a Proptech Startup: Stage Mix, States and Fund SizesWhat proptech and real estate tech investors look for, their stage mix, states and fund sizes, and named firms from 159 on the list.How to Find Investors for a Climate Tech Startup: Stage Mix, States and Fund SizesWhat climate tech investors look for, their stage mix, states and fund sizes, and named firms from 660 on the list.How to Find Investors for a Deep Tech Startup: Stage Mix, States and Fund SizesWhat deep tech investors look for, their stage mix, states and fund sizes, and named firms from 763 on the list.How to Find Investors for a Hardware Startup: Stage Mix, States and Fund SizesWhat hardware investors look for, their stage mix, states and fund sizes, and named firms from 333 on the list.How to Find Investors for an Impact Startup: Stage Mix, States and Fund SizesWhat impact investors look for, their stage mix, states and fund sizes, and named firms from 131 on the list.How to Find Investors for a Food and Beverage Startup: Stage Mix, States and Fund SizesWhat food and beverage investors look for, their stage mix, states and fund sizes, and named firms from 179 on the list.How to Find Investors for a SaaS Startup: Stage Mix, States and Fund SizesWhat SaaS and B2B software investors look for, their stage mix, states and fund sizes, and named firms from 1,529 on the list.How to Find Investors for a Fintech Startup: Stage Mix, States and Fund SizesWhat fintech investors look for, their stage mix, states and fund sizes, and named firms from 846 on the list.How to Find Investors for an AI Startup: Stage Mix, States and Fund SizesWhat AI investors look for, their stage mix, states and fund sizes, and named firms from 1,576 on the list.How to Find Investors for a Healthtech Startup: Stage Mix, States and Fund SizesWhat healthtech and digital health investors look for, their stage mix, states and fund sizes, and named firms from 1,207 on the list.How to Find Investors for a Cybersecurity Startup: Stage Mix, States and Fund SizesWhat cybersecurity investors look for, their stage mix, states and fund sizes, and named firms from 316 on the list.How to Find Investors for a Gaming Startup: Stage Mix, States and Fund SizesWhat gaming investors look for, their stage mix, states and fund sizes, and named firms from 67 on the list.
Buying guides
The database
Investor Database: 4,178 Startup Investors in the US, UK and Europe4,178 rows, every column and its fill rate, sample rows and prices.Investor List Spreadsheet: 2,975 US VC Firms in Excel and CSVThe file itself: 30 columns with fill counts for 3,019 US rows, 25 sample rows and the free sample.Investor Email List: 1,290 Firm Emails and 14,148 Named Decision-Makers1,290 email addresses and 14,148 named people, with fill rates by region.VC Email List: 2,975 US Venture Capital Firms, 2,560 With Named Decision-Makers605 email addresses and 9,757 named people, with fill rates by state.
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