Question: Is a venture capitalist’s website the best place to learn about their investment strategy and investment portfolio?
Answer: The data suggests it is not.
We reviewed 200 venture capital firms’ websites (the largest, most prominent, most active firms) to see if they accurately reflected the firm’s investment strategy, investment history and portfolio of investments and found that an overwhelming majority (92%) are inaccurate. Specifically, we compared what the venture capitalist’s website says about their investment preferences and portfolio vs. their actual investment history to see how closely (or not) the two were.
And the news wasn’t good (you read that right: 92% wrong). VC websites are inaccurate on at least one of the key evaluation criteria an entrepreneur would use when analyzing an investor to determine fit. (see below for lots of graphs given our proclivity for data) The reality based on our analysis is that, unfortunately, venture capital websites do a pretty abysmal job of accurately educating startups and entrepreneurs about their investment strategy.
To read the full, original article click on this link: 92% of Venture Capital Websites Are Inaccurate - Don't Help Startups Understand their Strategy or Portfolio
