A contact list cannot tell you what happens after the pitch.
Founders can usually find an investor’s thesis, portfolio, and website. The missing information is operational: whether the investor responds, how many meetings the process takes, how quickly decisions happen, and whether observed checks match the published range.
VCDB combines those two layers without pretending they are equivalent. Official claims link to their sources. Founder experiences are submitted privately, reviewed, and shown only as anonymized aggregates.
What the public layer contains
Investor type, location, target regions, entry stages, sector interests, thesis, official site, application route, and check size appear only when supported by public materials. Deployment status remains unconfirmed unless there is current evidence.
How founder observations work
Founders can report contact channel, outcome, response time, process length, meetings, observed check size, lead behavior, and feedback quality. Reports enter a private moderation queue. A profile shows behavioral metrics only after at least five reports are approved, and only reports from the latest 18 months are included.
What remains private
Founder identity, company name, email, and free-text context are never displayed. VCDB does not publish accusations, gossip, or individual reviews. Aggregate observations are directional community data—not a representative survey or a guarantee of future behavior.