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Side question: why do VCs never disclose who their LPs are?
by kvm 8y ago
Side question: why do VCs never disclose who their LPs are?
- paulddraper 8y agoCase in point.
- spamizbad 8y agoMy guess: that information could stifle entrepreneurship
- luibelgo 8y agojust wondering, it would disclose a large part of their portfolio and so their investment strategy
- shemtovo 8y agoMany do, look at Notion or Ice Breaker for example. Many LPs don't want to be named though
- twunde 8y agoI think some do if you ask. I know for a fact that the founders of the company I work for would ask for intros to some of the LPs as part of the fundraising process (we do Enterprise b2b sales so they were mostly looking for sales prospects). Protip: if an investor (potential or otherwise) tells you to let them know if there is something they can do for you, look through LinkedIn and ask for intros to sales prospects
- nradov 8y agoBecause their LPs usually insist on confidentially as a condition of investment. Some institutional investors do disclose which VC funds they participate in, though.
- neom 8y agoI would imagine an element of it is concern about a founder contacting them after a particularly difficult board meeting etc.