Newsletters

Fifty VC and founder newsletters I'd read. Funding feeds first, then the funds, then investors who write back.

Fresh raises, daily

1. StrictlyVC Yahoo / StrictlyVC
   Daily rundown of new rounds, funds and VC moves in Silicon Valley and beyond.
2. Term Sheet Fortune
   Daily deals, VC and PE, startups and the dealmakers behind them.
3. Axios Pro Rata Axios
   Daily venture deals list: who raised how much, led by whom.
4. The Crunchbase Daily Crunchbase News
   Daily funding and startup headlines backed by Crunchbase data.
5. AlleyWatch Daily AlleyWatch
   Daily NYC startup funding updates and tech news.
6. CB Insights Newsletter CB Insights
   Three times a week: where tech markets, money and trends are moving.
7. PitchBook Newsletters PitchBook
   VC, PE and M&A news, deals and trend data.
8. TechCrunch Newsletters TechCrunch
   Pick from daily and weekly startup, venture and AI briefings.
9. Newcomer Eric Newcomer free + paid
   Venture capital and startup reporting with deal color.
10. Tech Brew Morning Brew
    Short tech and startup news read from Morning Brew.
11. TLDR Founders TLDR
    Founder news, raises and growth, three times a week.
12. Failory Failory
    Twice a week: startup case studies, funding and founder stories.
13. Sifted Sifted (FT-backed) free + paid
    European startup funding news. Skip if you only care about the US.
14. The Diff Byrne Hobart free + paid
    Finance and tech deep dives; one free issue a week.

Portfolio news straight from the funds

15. a16z Andreessen Horowitz
    Essays, firm news and portfolio announcements.
16. a16z crypto Andreessen Horowitz
    Crypto research and portfolio updates.
17. a16z speedrun Andreessen Horowitz
    Weekly insights for founders, with a behind-the-scenes look at a16z speedrun.
18. Neo News Neo (Ali Partovi)
    Monthly portfolio updates: raises, launches, milestones.
19. Inference by Sequoia Sequoia Capital
    AI-assisted digest of Sequoia's podcasts, events and writing.
20. Greymatter Greylock
    Has a Portfolio News section plus firm news and essays. Signup on the page.
21. Lightspeed Newsletter Lightspeed
    Firm newsletters from Lightspeed, including healthtech editions.
22. Atlas Bessemer Venture Partners
    Weekly insights and deep dives from Bessemer, including weekend reads.
23. Pear Newsletter Pear VC
    News and announcements from the Pear community.
24. SignalFire Newsletter SignalFire
    Startup trend reports, founder guides and event invites.
25. Hustle Fund Newsletters Hustle Fund
    Several early-stage founder newsletters, including The Founder Playbook.
26. YC Newsletter Y Combinator
    Y Combinator news and updates for founders.
27. NFX Newsletter NFX
    Weekly insights read by 321K+ startup teams, per NFX.
28. Insights Distilled Insight Partners
    Quarterly distillation of Insight Partners thinking on scaleups.
29. EarlyGTM Craft Ventures
    How early-stage companies sell their product.
30. Point Nine Land Point Nine
    Software, AI and VC writing from an early-stage SaaS fund.
31. Moonfire Newsletter Moonfire
    Newsletter and portfolio stories from an AI-focused fund.
32. USV Blog Union Square Ventures
    USV's writing, with a Subscribe button.
33. First Round Review First Round Capital
    Weekly startup advice from company builders.
34. a16z Growth Andreessen Horowitz
    Deep dives on what makes great companies, from a16z Growth.
35. Notation Capital Notation Capital
    Email updates from a seed fund; signup on the homepage.
36. Atomico Atomico
    News and portfolio updates by email. Europe-focused.

Investor voices worth replying to

37. Elad's Newsletter Elad Gil
    Writing from a prolific AI and tech investor.
38. Tomasz Tunguz Theory Ventures
    Data-driven essays on startups and software markets.
39. Contrary Research Contrary
    The Research Rundown: deep dives on fast-growing tech companies.
40. Venture Unlocked Samir Kaji free + paid
    Insider insight on venture capital and fund operations.
41. Not Boring Packy McCormick free + paid
    Long-form tech strategy and startup analysis.
42. The Generalist Mario Gabriele free + paid
    Deep dives on companies and venture.
43. Lenny's Newsletter Lenny Rachitsky free + paid
    Product, growth and careers; heavy on startup hiring.
44. Hunter Walk Homebrew
    Follow the blog by email. Seed investor writing.
45. AVC Fred Wilson
    Daily musings of a VC in NYC.
46. Data Driven VC Data Driven VC
    Newsletter on data and AI in venture investing.
47. Femstreet Femstreet
    Newsletter covering women in VC and startups.
48. DECODE Tactical Tips DECODE
    Every two weeks: early-stage founder playbooks. DECODE also runs founder dinners and events.
49. 20VC Harry Stebbings
    Weekly transcripts and takeaways from the 20VC podcast.
50. SaaStr Insider SaaStr
    Weekly B2B and AI startup funding news and tactics.