Title: Glassdoor for VCs

Tagline: The VC-cret's Out

Available Domain: VCtea.io

TLDR: A platform where founders can anonymously review and rate venture capital firms and individual partners they’ve worked with

1. Problem/Opportunity❓

The Problem/Opportunity: VCs are the kingmakers of Silicon Valley. If you get backed by a tier 1 VC you’re in a great position to succeed. Which is why they can be so tough to impress sometimes…

But getting VC backing doesn’t always work out well. Take Bench, the accounting software platform, which shut down abruptly last December after investors replaced the CEO a few years ago and the business failed. Getting the wrong investors on your cap table can kill your business. So let’s build a platform to stop that happening.

Market Size: There are around 100,000 startups seeking funding annually and around 4,000 firms active VC firms

2. Solution ✅

The Idea: A platform where founders can anonymously review and rate venture capital firms and individual partners they’ve worked with

How it Works:

• Founders who have worked with particular investors or firms can leave feedback on them on the site
• The feedback is collected anonymously, however founders must provide proof to the platform that they have worked with the investor in the past
• Feedback is only published on specific investors or firms once a number of pieces are received to further preserve anonymity
• The information is then published to the site and can be browsed by founders looking to raise money to see who they should or shouldn’t work with

Go-to-market: Start by outbounding founders who have had bad experiences with investors, build up the database and go from there

Business Model: Freemium model for individual users. Charge startup accelerators for access too.

Startup Costs: You could start this incredibly cheaply, the hardest part will be getting the early feedback on certain investors

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