recently rated:

Rated by 27

4.0 3.7 2.8 2.8 3.4

3.3

Index Ventures

Certified

$$$$$ Geneva, Europe

top rated funds:

Rated by 13

3.0 3.8 3.5 3.2 3.4

3.4

Fidelity Growth Partners Europe

Certified

$$$$$ London, Europe

Rated by 16

3.9 3.6 3.1 2.9 3.5

3.4

GRP Partners

Certified

$$$$$ Los Angeles, US West

Rated by 17

3.5 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.2

3.4

Scale Venture Partners

Certified

$$$$$ Foster City, US West

Rated by 27

3.6 2.9 2.9 3.9 3.2

3.3

The Founders Fund

Certified

$$$$$ San Francisco, US West

Rated by 39

3.4 3.4 2.9 3.4 3.5

3.3

Polaris Venture Partners

 

$$$$$ Waltham, US East

Rated by 15

3.8 3.1 2.9 3.2 3.6

3.3

Azure Capital Partners

Certified

$$$$$ San Francisco, US West

Rated by 10

3.2 3.2 3.2 3.5 3.4

3.3

Adams Capital Management, Inc.

 

$$$$$ Sewickley, US East

Rated by 10

3.6 3.4 3.2 3.0 3.2

3.3

Noro-Moseley Partners

Certified

$$$$$ Atlanta, US East

Rated by 38

3.0 3.6 3.3 3.0 3.5

3.3

Hummer Winblad Venture Partners

Certified

$$$$$ San Francisco, US West

Rated by 23

3.3 3.4 3.0 3.4 3.3

3.3

Allegis Capital

Certified

$$$$$ Palo Alto, US West

Rated by 48

3.6 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.7

3.3

Bessemer Venture Partners

Certified

$$$$$ Larchmont, US East

Rated by 38

3.6 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.3

3.3

Foundation Capital

Certified

$$$$$ Menlo Park, US West

Rated by 34

3.4 3.5 3.2 3.2 3.4

3.3

InterWest Partners

Certified

$$$$$ Menlo Park, US West

Rated by 14

3.6 3.5 3.5 2.8 3.4

3.3

Meritage Funds

Certified

$$$$$ Denver, US West

Rated by 47

3.5 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.2

3.2

Mayfield Fund

 

$$$$$ Menlo Park, US West

Rated by 10

2.6 3.4 3.6 3.2 2.9

3.2

Palomar Ventures

 

$$$$$ Santa Monica, US West

Rated by 25

3.4 3.1 3.0 3.3 3.1

3.2

Sigma Partners

 

$$$$$ Menlo Park, US West

Rated by 31

3.1 3.1 2.9 3.2 3.4

3.2

BlueRun Ventures

Certified

$$$$$ Menlo Park, US West

Rated by 33

2.9 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.2

3.2

Opus Capital

Certified

$$$$$ Menlo Park, US West

Rated by 13

3.0 2.6 3.8 3.3 3.1

3.2

Kepha Partners

Certified

$$$$$ Waltham, US East

Rated by 10

3.6 3.5 3.2 2.2 3.5

3.2

Sequoia Capital Israel

 

$$$$$ Oceanos Hotel, ..., ME / Africa

Rated by 26

3.3 3.3 3.3 2.6 3.1

3.1

Union Square Ventures

 

$$$$$ New York, US East

Rated by 14

3.4 3.2 3.5 2.8 2.4

3.1

Trident Capital

Certified

$$$$$ Palo Alto, US West

Rated by 29

3.6 3.2 2.8 3.1 2.8

3.1

Draper Fisher Jurvetson Gotham Ventures

Certified

$$$$$ New York, US East

Rated by 42

3.8 3.1 2.8 3.1 2.6

3.1

Accel Partners

Certified

$$$$$ Palo Alto, US West

Rated by 20

3.4 2.8 3.1 3.3 2.9

3.1

Sutter Hill Ventures

Certified

$$$$$ Palo Alto, US West

Rated by 22

3.3 3.4 3.2 2.5 3.1

3.1

Emergence Capital Partners

Certified

$$$$$ San Mateo, US West

Rated by 13

3.5 3.2 3.6 3.0 2.1

3.1

Balderton (Benchmark EU)

Certified

$$$$$ London, Europe

Rated by 51

3.4 2.6 3.0 3.1 2.8

3.0

Draper Fisher Jurvetson

Certified

$$$$$ Menlo Park, US West

Rated by 23

3.7 2.6 2.9 2.7 3.0

3.0

Matrix Partners

Certified

$$$$$ Menlo Park, US East

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I found VenRock to be a solid firm. The partners and associates are bright, well connected and generally friendly. With that said, their pitch process is a bit broken. We pitched VenRock and were asked back for several follow up meetings. We were told we were a hiccup from a term sheet and then BANG.... a call came in that they were pulling out. Their rational was based on a 'banker' pitch about a competitor that was preparing an S-1. Unfortunately, VenRock never asked us to respond to any of their new findings. I'm sure we could have highlighted a lot of fluff. We have a deep knowledge of our competitive set, yet we were never asked to share our perspective. In sum, we wasted too many hours.

With all of that said, we really did like the partners and enjoy the WebInno event David Biesel hosts. My only advice is to have an upfront conversation requesting that VenRock allow you to respond to any "new information" that may deter the process.