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I keep hearing about third tier and top tier VCs. Other than the Ycombinator rankings I have not seen anything else that ranks VCs. How will you put them in the
by smg 19y ago
I keep hearing about third tier and top tier VCs. Other than the Ycombinator rankings I have not seen anything else that ranks VCs. How will you put them in their places ;-) ?
- pg 19y agoI don't know of anything except http://ycombinator.com/topvcs.html http://ycombinator.com/topvcs.html In fact, that's why we had to make it; we wanted to know ourselves.
- gleb 19y agoMy own perception would be also to rank Sequoia, Kleiner Perkins, and Benchmark as top 3, but to put KP half-a-step above the other two, and Sequoia marginally above Benchmark. Especiaually during the last bubble KP really had a reputation of a golden touch in SV, and their startups had an advantage when recruiting. I suspect that people PG surveyed formed their brand perception over longer time than I have.
- smg 19y agoI think the ycombinator ranking is focused on internet companies. What about the VCs that invest in (yes I know yuck) enterprise software?
- pg 19y agoI think they're basically the same firms.