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50+ Venture Capital Interview Questions by Role (With Sample Answers)

Preparing for a VC interview? Here are 50+ real questions organized by role — Analyst through GP — with sample answer frameworks from people who've been on both sides of the table.

What VCs Actually Look For in a Seed-Stage Founder

The pitch deck matters less than you think. Here's what venture investors are actually evaluating when you walk in the room at seed — and how to position yourself to win.

General Catalyst and First Round Capital: How Two Firms Are Building Tomorrow's VC Pipeline

General Catalyst's Venture Fellows and First Round's Angel Track take radically different approaches to training the next generation of venture investors. Both are working.

Index Ventures and Village Global: The Rise of Network-First Deal Sourcing

Index Ventures and Village Global have built scout models that put network effects at the center of venture investing. How distributed intelligence is replacing traditional VC sourcing.

LP Data Room Best Practices: What to Include When Raising Your Fund

A practical guide for emerging managers on exactly what to include in an LP data room, how to structure it, which platforms to use, and the mistakes that quietly kill a fundraise.

How a VC Fund Makes Its First Investment: From Fund Close to First Check

Closing a fund is just the beginning. Here's what happens in the critical 90 days after a new VC fund closes — and how the firm makes its first investment.