r/venturecapital

Venture capital news and articles, for the VC industry

Venture capital news and articles, for the VC industry, and related early-stage investors.

Members: 86,943
Created: 2010
Posts a day: 0
Avg comments, top posts this week: 27

r/venturecapital is a Reddit community with 86,943 members, created in 2010. It averaged about 0 new posts a day over the last month. This week's top posts had a median score of 9 and an average of 27 comments each. Vcs, app and built are the words that show up most in recent titles. This month's top posts went up most often around 05:00 UTC, and most often on a Tuesday.

Only approved members can post in r/venturecapital.

Data checked October 18, 2026 · Open on Reddit

What people ask

67How do I get in front of top-tier VCs like Sequoia and a16z?99 comments · October 10, 2026
106What the hell are VCs doing right now? Am I missing something?72 comments · September 16, 2026
101Is working in VC supposed to be intense?61 comments · August 31, 2026
131OpenRouter: $1.3B to a $7B+ Stripe acquisition in ~82 days. What did the last round misprice?37 comments · August 17, 2026
57Senior folks of VC industry what kind of agents do you guys use?23 comments · September 29, 2026
15Does anyone work in marketing roles in VCs?21 comments · September 15, 2026

Common words in titles

vcs 4
app 2
built 2
events 2
feedback 2
investor 2
love 2
roles 2
tier 2
top 2

Best time to post

05:00 UTC · 4 top posts
04:00 UTC · 2 top posts
22:00 UTC · 2 top posts
Tuesday · 4 top posts
Saturday · 3 top posts

These are counted from the timestamps of this month's 16 top posts. They show when popular posts went up and don't guarantee reach.

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Member growth

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Get this data from the API

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curl "https://chatterapi.com/v1/reddit/subreddits/venturecapital" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CHATTERAPI_KEY"

{
  "data": {
    "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/venturecapital/",
    "name": "venturecapital",
    "nsfw": false,
    "title": "Venture capital news and articles, for the VC industry",
    "createdAt": "2010-02-09T18:05:51.000Z",
    "description": "Venture capital news and articles, for the VC industry, and related early-stage investors.",
    "subscribers": 86943
  },
  "credits": {
    "charged": 2
  }
}

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Questions about r/venturecapital

How many members does r/venturecapital have?

r/venturecapital had 86,943 members when we last checked on October 18, 2026.

How active is r/venturecapital?

Based on its newest posts, it got about 0 new posts a day over the last month. This week's top posts averaged 27 comments each.

When is the best time to post in r/venturecapital?

This month's top posts in r/venturecapital went up most often around 05:00 UTC, and most often on a Tuesday. That's when popular posts were published, so use it as a starting point, not a rule.

Can I get r/venturecapital data through an API?

Yes. Call GET /v1/reddit/subreddits/venturecapital for members, rules and description, and GET /v1/reddit/subreddits/venturecapital/posts for its posts. Each call costs 2 credits, and new accounts get 100 free credits.