About r/venturecapital
Venture capital news and articles, for the VC industry, and related early-stage investors.
The community at a glance
r/venturecapital is a Subreddit for Founders and startup builders and VCs with roughly 81K members. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 3rd largest community in the Venture Capital topic page.
Roughly 18K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Vc, Ai, and Investment. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Self-Promotion. Product recommendations often mention vc books and courses.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 207 members
- 2014: 2K members
- 2015: 2K members
- 2016: 2K members
- 2017: 2K members
- 2020: 11K members
- 2021: 8K members
- 2022: 6K members
- 2023: 9K members
- 2024: 13K members
- 2025: 20K members
- 2026: 7K members
Past year (monthly)
- Jul: 2K members
- Aug: 1K members
- Sep: 2K members
- Oct: 2K members
- Nov: 2K members
- Dec: 1K members
- Jan: 1K members
- Feb: 1K members
- Mar: 1K members
- Apr: 1K members
- May: 1K members
- Jun: 1K members
Themes
- Advice Requests6 posts in the past month
- What are you all using for investor updates?
- How to invest in Anthropic shares pre ipo?
- Need help on a VC deal
#16Advice RequestsWhat are you all using for investor updates? · How to invest in Anthropic shares pre ipo? · Need help on a VC deal - Self-Promotion2 posts in the past month
- I built a dashboard for academic research on venture capital
- We launched Audn: Security QA for AI Agents on Product Hunt today 🚀 (aiming for YC launch list!)
#22Self-PromotionI built a dashboard for academic research on venture capital · We launched Audn: Security QA for AI Agents on Product Hunt today 🚀 (aiming for YC launch list!) - Solution Requests1 post in the past month
- I built a tool to make Form D filings actually usable
#31Solution RequestsI built a tool to make Form D filings actually usable - Opportunities1 post in the past month
- Looking for angel inv opportunities for foundational infrastructure play
#41OpportunitiesLooking for angel inv opportunities for foundational infrastructure play - Ideas1 post in the past month
- Built a investor map with personalised outreach built in
#51IdeasBuilt a investor map with personalised outreach built in
Topics
- Vc13 posts in the past month
- Most early-stage VCs are just late stage investors in disguise.
- Anyone else working at a dead VC?
- Can we actually automate everything VCs do?
#113VcMost early-stage VCs are just late stage investors in disguise. · Anyone else working at a dead VC? · Can we actually automate everything VCs do? - Ai10 posts in the past month
- Are VC funds using AI to screen pitch decks yet?
- I trained an AI on the most ruthless VC feedback. It just roasted my own deck.
- AGI turns into vapor and now AgenticAI is the new smoke screen.
#210AiAre VC funds using AI to screen pitch decks yet? · I trained an AI on the most ruthless VC feedback. It just roasted my own deck. · AGI turns into vapor and now AgenticAI is the new smoke screen. - Investment5 posts in the past month#35Investment
- Funding5 posts in the past month
- Me want Funding 🥀
#45FundingMe want Funding 🥀 - Investors3 posts in the past month
- How do your and your investors handle legal?
#53InvestorsHow do your and your investors handle legal?
Product recommendations
- vc books6 posts in the past month
- The recommended books and articles from the top VC's (Marc Andreessen, Naval Ravikant, Paul Graham, Chamath, David Sacks).
- The recommended books and articles from the top VC's (Marc Andreessen, Naval Ravikant, Paul Graham, Chamath, David Sacks).
- Books recommended by top VCs, entrepreneurs, and investors
#16vc booksThe recommended books and articles from the top VC's (Marc Andreessen, Naval Ravikant, Paul Graham, Chamath, David Sacks). · The recommended books and articles from the top VC's (Marc Andreessen, Naval Ravikant, Paul Graham, Chamath, David Sacks). · Books recommended by top VCs, entrepreneurs, and investors - courses2 posts in the past month
- A recommended online course for someone who wants to work in VC?
- Recommended courses?
#22coursesA recommended online course for someone who wants to work in VC? · Recommended courses?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/venturecapital for?
- Best for Founders and startup builders and VCs enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/venturecapital free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/venturecapital have?
- Roughly 81K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/venturecapital on?
- r/venturecapital runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/venturecapital cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/venturecapital is organized under Founders and startup builders, VCs.
- How do I join r/venturecapital?
- You can join r/venturecapital by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Entrepreneurship communities like?
- One of the biggest categories on the site, covering everything from first-time startup founders to serial entrepreneurs scaling multiple businesses. You will find communities on Reddit, Discord, and Slack for idea validation, fundraising advice, hiring strategy, and the daily grind of building a startup or company. Good for finding peers at similar stages and getting honest feedback from people who have been through it.
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