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Life & fun · January 21, 2025

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Chart of VCs Success Rate

Hey HN, I’ve been curious about how different VCs stack up in terms of the number of investments they’ve made versus the number of exits (acquisitions, IPOs, etc.) they’ve seen. To satisfy that curiosity—and hopefully share something useful—I created a simple chart that compares VCs’ total investments against their exits. Why I built this: I was looking for a quick visual snapshot of which firms are most active and how many of their deals have led to notable exits. While it’s not a definitive measure of a VC’s success, it’s still an interesting proxy, especially for anyone researching the…

Chart of VCs Success Rate launched on January 21, 2025 with 8 votes, #2,695 of 6,141 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.

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Interactive visualization of venture capital landscape

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Hey HN, I’ve been curious about how different VCs stack up in terms of the number of investments they’ve made versus the number of exits (acquisitions, IPOs, etc.) they’ve seen. To satisfy that curiosity—and hopefully share something useful—I created a simple chart that compares VCs’ total investments against their…

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