recently rated:

Rated by 1

1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.0

1.2

Stratos Ventures Ltd.

 

$$$$$ Helsinki, Europe

top rated funds:

Rated by 34

3.9 4.0 4.0 3.8 4.3

4.0

First Round Capital

Certified

$$$$$ San Francisco, US West

Rated by 27

3.9 4.2 3.6 3.8 4.3

4.0

RRE Ventures

Certified

$$$$$ New York, US East

Rated by 15

3.9 4.4 3.9 3.5 4.1

3.9

Wellington Partners

Certified

$$$$$ Munich, Europe

Rated by 19

3.3 4.2 3.9 4.1 3.9

3.9

Leapfrog Ventures

Certified

$$$$$ Menlo Park, US West

Rated by 85

4.7 3.8 3.7 3.2 3.6

3.8

Sequoia Capital

Certified

$$$$$ Menlo Park, US West

Rated by 26

3.4 3.5 3.3 3.9 4.1

3.6

Clearstone Venture Partners

Certified

$$$$$ Santa Monica, US West

Rated by 22

3.7 3.5 3.8 3.2 3.8

3.6

Altos Ventures

Certified

$$$$$ Menlo Park, US West

Rated by 17

3.2 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.2

3.6

True Ventures

Certified

$$$$$ Palo Alto, US West

Rated by 13

3.8 3.5 3.3 3.6 3.8

3.6

Scale Venture Partners

Certified

$$$$$ Foster City, US West

Rated by 12

3.9 3.2 3.2 4.1 3.2

3.5

The Founders Fund

Certified

$$$$$ San Francisco, US West

Rated by 20

3.5 3.6 3.6 3.1 3.5

3.5

Union Square Ventures

 

$$$$$ New York, US East

Rated by 14

3.9 3.5 3.5 3.2 3.3

3.5

Morgenthaler Ventures

 

$$$$$ Menlo Park, US West

Rated by 44

3.7 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.9

3.5

Trinity Ventures

Certified

$$$$$ Menlo Park, US West

Rated by 40

3.6 3.6 3.1 3.2 3.5

3.4

Mayfield Fund

 

$$$$$ Menlo Park, US West

Rated by 17

3.2 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.5

3.4

Opus Capital

 

$$$$$ Menlo Park, US West

Rated by 34

3.8 3.0 3.2 3.6 3.4

3.4

Draper Fisher Jurvetson

Certified

$$$$$ Menlo Park, US West

Rated by 20

3.8 3.5 3.1 3.5 3.2

3.4

Draper Fisher Jurvetson Gotham Ventures

 

$$$$$ New York, US East

Rated by 11

3.9 3.7 2.8 2.7 3.6

3.4

Versant Ventures

 

$$$$$ Menlo Park, US West

Rated by 35

3.6 3.3 3.4 3.1 3.8

3.4

Bessemer Venture Partners

Certified

$$$$$ Larchmont, US East

Rated by 42

3.8 3.3 3.0 3.6 3.4

3.4

New Enterprise Associates

Certified

$$$$$ Menlo Park, US West

Rated by 30

3.3 3.4 2.8 3.5 3.4

3.3

Polaris Venture Partners, L.P.

 

$$$$$ Waltham, US East

Rated by 30

3.4 3.2 3.0 3.2 3.8

3.3

Spark Capital

 

$$$$$ Boston, US East

Rated by 37

3.8 3.4 3.1 3.4 3.1

3.3

Menlo Ventures

 

$$$$$ Menlo Park, US West

Rated by 21

3.0 3.1 3.6 3.4 3.4

3.3

Levensohn Venture Partners, LLC

Certified

$$$$$ San Francisco, US West

Rated by 14

3.3 3.2 2.8 3.5 3.6

3.3

Sigma Partners

 

$$$$$ Menlo Park, US West

Rated by 33

4.1 3.3 2.9 3.0 3.3

3.3

Greylock Partners

Certified

$$$$$ San Mateo, US West

Rated by 32

3.6 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.3

3.3

Foundation Capital

Certified

$$$$$ Menlo Park, US West

Rated by 26

3.4 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.5

3.3

InterWest Partners

Certified

$$$$$ Menlo Park, US West

Rated by 11

3.8 3.1 3.5 2.7 3.1

3.2

Insight Venture Partners

 

$$$$$ New York, US East

Rated by 24

3.9 3.5 2.7 2.9 3.1

3.2

Index Ventures

Certified

$$$$$ Geneva, Europe

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HW has been around for nearly 20 years betting on small plays where they put a dollar in and are very happy to get 2-3 dollars back with small valuations and entry level teams. However, they are big and experienced enough now to move into a real first-tier firm, but are still somewhat afraid to "punch up" outside their self-perceived weight class.

The reason why Sequoia and (old) Kleiner have been so successful is their proven ability to weigh larger risks for larger rewards. The talent and dry powder is there at HW to move into the big time-- big potential companies in big markets that can change the world; but they need to step up and move out of incremental businesses for small paybacks to up-market VC where they really belong.

These are very, very smart people, and they have grown enough to evolve in their investments beyond the bush league and take their earned place among the players in building real $B businesses on Sand Hill Road.