The article discusses a new platform called Landscape that provides ratings and reviews for European venture capital firms. The platform allows founders who have interacted with these firms to rate them based on various criteria, including their experience working with the firm, the level of support they received, and the diversity of the team.
Here are some key points from the article:
- Top 10 rated VC firms: Landscape has identified the top 10 performing European VC firms based on ratings from founders who have interacted with them. These firms include:
- 7percent Ventures
- Ada Ventures
- Ascension Ventures
- BACKED VC
- Connect Ventures
- Dynamo Ventures
- Episode 1 Ventures
- Kindred Capital
- Seedcamp
- Talis Capital
- Ratings by category: Landscape’s ratings are categorized into several areas, including:
- Diversity: VCs score worst in this area.
- Beyond Money: VCs also score poorly here.
- Post Programme Support: Accelerators perform poorly in this area.
- Insights from founders: The platform has gathered insights from almost 700 reviews, which reveal that:
- Female founders feel less supported by their investors than male founders.
- Founders who did not successfully raise capital rate VC "Response Time" lower than those who did.
Overall, Landscape’s ratings and reviews aim to provide a more transparent and data-driven way for founders to evaluate potential investment partners.
