When I conceived VC Ratings last year, it was supposed to be more than just a blog. As the title suggest, the service was supposed to actually rate VCs. That hasn't happened yet. While the news and opinion in this blog hopefully provide readers with a sense of which VCs are doing well (and badly) and why, there is little quantitative analysis that would provide statistical-backed insight into not just which firms are doing good work, but which individual partners adds value to those around them.

There remains no service that provides that mix of data.

But others are sprouting up that seek to provide qualitative analysis of venture capital firms and investors. For example, VentureBeat recently began allowing readers to comment on members of the Forbes Midas list.

And recently, a new company called TheFunded launched in order to that more comprehensively, reports TechCrunch. TheFunded offers a directory of venture capital firms and investors that members can comment on and rate on a scale of 1 to 5. The identity of the site's proprietor is unknown, but its attitude -- exemplified by the need for prospective members to provide a good reason as to why they should be granted membership-- is reminiscent of InsiderVC's.

TheFunded could be a useful resource if it can attract enough users and its data actually reflects reality rather than the extreme opinions of a few disgruntled or sanguine reviewers. However, without the qualitative data, I doubt a full picture of a venture capitalist's performance can ever be captured.

For more on TheFunded, see:
VentureBeat
Ouriel Ohayon

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