Speak loud & clear with proof !!
500 startups per VC fund. That’s the average level of competition.
Let’s break down the math by region.
United States
3,150 active VC funds. 131,747 active startups. 42 startups per fund publicly. Closer to 420 when you count all of them, not just public.
Europe
1,350 active VC funds. 97,073 active startups. 72 startups per fund publicly. Closer to 720 in reality.
China
810 active VC funds. 37,108 active startups. 46 startups per fund publicly. Closer to 460 in reality.
United Kingdom
450 active VC funds. 24,244 active startups. 54 startups per fund publicly. Closer to 540 in reality.
India
360 active VC funds. 15,204 active startups. 42 startups per fund publicly. Closer to 420 in reality.
Now let’s get honest.
A fund does not invest in 420 companies.A typical early stage fund writes 20 to 50 checks.Maybe 2 to 5 of those are breakout bets.
That means thousands of startups fight for a few slots.
Here is what actually cuts through.
1. Traction with violent growth rates.
VCs do not manually review 700 decks.
They use tools.They scan hiring velocity.They scan revenue spikes.They scan product reviews.They scan web traffic.If your growth rate is absurd, they reach out.If it is average, you are invisible.
2. Warm intros from signal dense people.
A random intro is useless.A portfolio founder who returned 5x is gold. An angel who invested in 3 unicorns is gold.Strong signal collapses the noise.Weak signal gets filtered.Your network is leverage.If you have none, build one before you raise.
3. Targeted cold outreach.
You need fund thesis fit.Stage fit.Geography fit.Check size fit.Then a tight email.Clear numbers.Clear ask.Clear timing.No story.Just signal.
The ratio is not 50 startups per fund.The ratio is thousands per breakout slot.You are competing with the fastest growing company in your category globally.
So act like it.Grow faster.Be louder with proof.
