The league table
| Firm | Companies | Launches | Median views | Past 1M | Breakout companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spark Capital | 22 | 78 | 2.7M | 68% | 4 |
| Founders Fund | 25 | 108 | 2M | 70% | 1 |
| Thrive Capital | 18 | 95 | 2M | 69% | 1 |
| Menlo Ventures | 16 | 112 | 1.7M | 63% | 2 |
| Sequoia | 55 | 212 | 1.6M | 61% | 7 |
| Tiger Global | 24 | 106 | 1.5M | 59% | 1 |
| General Catalyst | 40 | 104 | 1.4M | 58% | 11 |
| Khosla Ventures | 31 | 116 | 1.4M | 57% | 5 |
| Coatue | 27 | 97 | 1.3M | 58% | 2 |
| NVIDIA | 53 | 254 | 1.3M | 55% | 7 |
| a16z | 127 | 303 | 994K | 50% | 27 |
| GV | 21 | 48 | 935K | 44% | 4 |
| Greylock | 11 | 23 | 787K | 26% | 5 |
| Lightspeed | 34 | 69 | 621K | 41% | 5 |
| Index Ventures | 22 | 40 | 607K | 32% | 5 |
| Accel | 27 | 66 | 536K | 38% | 8 |
| Kleiner Perkins | 31 | 56 | 424K | 41% | 5 |
| Felicis | 19 | 44 | 338K | 27% | 1 |
| Benchmark | 16 | 34 | 259K | 26% | 4 |
| Y Combinator | 297 | 489 | 257K | 25% | 88 |
Across every launch we track, the median is 602K views. Each firm’s page has its portfolio companies, biggest launches, breakouts, launches before a raise and co-investors.
Questions
Which VC portfolio launches best on X?
By median views, Spark Capital: its companies' median launch did 2.7M views, against 602K across every launch we track.
How is this ranked?
By the median views of launches from each firm's portfolio companies, so one huge launch cannot carry a firm. The table also shows how many passed a million views and how many companies broke out from accounts under 10,000 followers.
What counts as backed?
An investor in any round on record, matched to investment records by the company's website, plus companies whose own posts name the firm.