Executive Summary
We analyzed 34 venture capital communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: venture capital communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically
- Communities
- 34
- Platforms
- 7
- Avg members
- 222K
- Median members
- 1K
Where Venture Capital Communities Are Hosted
- Independent Platforms: 14 communities (41%)
- Slack: 7 communities (21%)
- LinkedIn: 4 communities (12%)
- Discord: 3 communities (9%)
- Intros AI: 1 communities (3%)
- Facebook: 1 communities (3%)
- Reddit: 1 communities (3%)
- 14(41%)
![Independent Platforms]()
Independent Platforms - 7(21%)
Slack - 4(12%)
LinkedIn - 3(9%)
Discord - 1(3%)
Intros AI - 1(3%)
Facebook - 1(3%)
Reddit
Format mix
- 16(47%)Forum / feed-based
- 10(29%)Chat communities
- 8(24%)Other platforms
Forum / feed-based is most common (47%), but chat communities is also well represented (29%).
Independent Platforms leads, but Slack and LinkedIn also represent meaningful shares.
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 2 communities (6%)
- Small: 1 communities (3%)
- Medium: 7 communities (21%)
- Large: 6 communities (18%)
- Huge: 4 communities (12%)
- Massive: 1 communities (3%)
- Gigantic: 1 communities (3%)
- 2(6%)Tiny<20 members
- 1(3%)Small20-100 members
- 7(21%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 6(18%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 4(12%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 1(3%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 1(3%)Gigantic1M+ members
12 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 27 communities (79%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 7 communities (21%)
The average is much higher than the median (222K vs 1K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.
How Venture Capital Differs From Other Categories
Venture Capital is smaller than typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Venture Capital | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 79% | 84% |
| Median members | 1K | 25K |
| Average members | 222K | 672K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 21% | 16% |
| Live chat | 38% | 41% |
| Discord share | 9% | 18% |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 18 communities (53%)
- Newsletter: 15 communities (44%)
- Live Chat: 13 communities (38%)
- Online/Offline Events: 12 communities (35%)
- Job Board: 10 communities (29%)
- Requires Application: 6 communities (18%)
- 53%Forum
- 44%Newsletter
- 38%Live Chat
- 35%Online/Offline Events
- 29%Job Board
- 18%Requires Application
Niche Features
- Courses: 4 communities (12%)
- Member Perks: 4 communities (12%)
- Pairing: 3 communities (9%)
- Paid Community: 2 communities (6%)
- Token: 1 communities (3%)
- Tools: 1 communities (3%)
- 12%Courses
- 12%Member Perks
- 9%Pairing
- 6%Paid Community
- 3%Token
- 3%Tools
Forum appears on 53% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 92
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Platforms | 14 | 41% | 6 | 7% |
| Slack | 7 | 21% | 64 | 70% |
| 4 | 12% | 3 | 3% | |
| Discord | 3 | 9% | 8 | 9% |
| Intros AI | 1 | 3% | 1 | 1% |
| 1 | 3% | 8 | 9% | |
| 1 | 3% | 2 | 2% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Slack gets 70% of clicks but only 21% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked formats
- 72(78%)Chat communities
- 16(17%)Forum / feed-based
- 4(4%)Other platforms
Most-clicked features
- 70(76%)Live Chat
- 56(61%)Newsletter
- 56(61%)Online/Offline Events
- 52(57%)Job Board
- 45(49%)Pairing
- 39(42%)Requires Application
Most-clicked size ranges
- 37(40%)Large
- 17(18%)Medium
- 16(17%)Huge
- 2(2%)Gigantic
- 1(1%)Massive
Top-clicked listings
- 34(37%)Confluence.VC
- 12(13%)InnovatorsRoom
- 8(9%)EVCA
Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.
Trends
Founded year
- 2001: 2 communities (13%)
- 2005: 1 communities (6%)
- 2011: 1 communities (6%)
- 2015: 1 communities (6%)
- 2016: 1 communities (6%)
- 2017: 1 communities (6%)
- 2020: 4 communities (25%)
- 2021: 2 communities (13%)
- 2022: 2 communities (13%)
- 2023: 1 communities (6%)
18 communities have no founding year on file.
Most listed groups were founded around 2020.
Community Quality & Ratings
Only 1 community has ratings so far, so read this as a small sample.
5.0 average rating across 1 community.
Rated examples
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Venture Capital. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.
Updated periodically
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