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Life & fun · March 29, 2016

Rate Our Investor (Crowdsourced Due Diligence on Investors)

The link to all the existing responses is https://goo.gl/pK8RFR. It may not have many entries at this moment, as it has just been launched =) Purpose of this Form: to increase the transparency of the investors' world, so that entrepreneurs can identify the truly great investors from the rest. Educat

Rate Our Investor (Crowdsourced Due Diligence on Investors) launched on March 29, 2016 with 21 votes, #1,889 of 4,409 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.

In plain words

Rate Our Investor is a crowdsourced platform where entrepreneurs can research and evaluate investors before engaging with them. The tool collects feedback and information about investor behavior and track records, helping founders make informed decisions about funding partnerships. It operates as a shared database of investor reviews contributed by the startup community, aiming to bring greater transparency to the investment landscape.

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From the sources

The link to all the existing responses is https://goo.gl/pK8RFR. It may not have many entries at this moment, as it has just been launched =) Purpose of this Form: to increase the transparency of the investors' world, so that entrepreneurs can identify the truly great investors from the rest. Educated investors do extensive due diligence on startups before making a decision. Startups should do the

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