For being a near-requirement these days, Instagram is still not really where VCs are hanging out. Can they be blamed? Safe to say their hands are full with more pressing matters. (Does this mean we’ve found an industry where a low Instagram follower count might be a good thing?)
When they are feeling social, they’re more apt to hold forth on Twitter, as is true for the tech world at large. If an investor is on Instagram, they often fall into two camps: new-age punch or endearingly old-school. There are striations, of course, and we’re here to tell those stories. Here, a round-up of our most favorite VC personalities.
#venturecapital #financialservices #startuplife
@bhorowitz0
The “I Have a Powerful and Expensive Cohort” VC
Firm: Andreesen Horowitz
Followers: 3,222
@joshuakushner
The “You’d Never Know I Was a VC” VC
Firm:Thrive Capital
Followers: 56.2k
@msuster
The “I’m Actually Really Funny on Weekends” VC
Firm:Upfront Ventures
Followers: 6,154
@adamkeynes
The “Undeveloped, Sweeping Vistas Inspire Me” VC
Firm: BizRupt
Followers: 60.8k
@goswish
The “I’m Still in College but Spoke at TED” VC
Firm: JB Fitzgerald Venture Capital
Followers: 8,816
@jim.goetz
The “I’m A Family Man at Heart, but Super-Real on Twitter*” VC
*This is true for most of the Sequoia crew, including Alfred Lin and Bryan Schreier, who keep their Instagrams pretty mysterious.
Firm: Sequoia Capital
Followers: 224
@stgarrity
Firm: Hearsay Systems
Followers: 758
@bradleytusk
The “I’m Busy” VC
Firm: Tusk Ventures
Followers: 18