Top VC Experience Tied to 2.83 Times the Odds of Top-Tier Lead Funding
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Founder experience at a top venture capital firm showed the strongest link to top-tier lead backing, with 2.83 times the odds versus otherwise similar founders in an analysis of U.S. startups. Menlo Ventures partner Deedy Das analyzed 8,525 startups formed from 2019 through 2026. The analysis compared 63 founder background traits among companies raising seed or Series A rounds. Experience in the top VC category covered investing roles as well as work as an entrepreneur-in-residence, researcher or intern. Some founders had projects incubated inside funds.
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