Twitter attracted some of the biggest names in venture capital and is expected to deliver big returns when it goes public, so it’s surprising that many top VCs shun Twitter altogether. #ZenoVCstudy

1. VCs to Twitter:
We’re Just Not That Into You
Twitter attracted some of the biggest names in venture capital and is expected to deliver big
returns when it goes public, so it’s surprising that many top VCs shun Twitter altogether.
9%of this group are
women, showing
that it’s not just the
VC firms that are
predominantly male,
it’s their entire
network
Still a boys club
64%of the Forbes Midas
List is on Twitter
VCs ON TWITTER BY THE NUMBERS
ECOSYSTEM BREAKDOWN
TWO DEGREES OF SEPARATION
VCs ARE LINKEDIN-SIDERS
3,450median number of people
following Forbes Midas
List VCs
180median number of people
followed by Forbes Midas
List VCs
are other venture
partners — not
surprising when
investing alongside
other VCs is the norm
Collaboration is key
are entrepreneurs,
CEOs and other tech
executives;
surprisingly, portfolio
companies themselves
are not prominent
Entrepreneurs and
Execs are prominent
of the most-
followed users are
media; 11% are
journalists and 8%
are media outlets
It’s a newsfeed
While VCs are largely neutral when it
comes to politics on Twitter,
Democrats seem to have an edge:
@BarackObama has 23 followers in
this group; @MittRomney has just 5;
and @SenRandPaul has 2
apolitical with a
slight leftward tilt
63%have over 500
connections on
LinkedIn
10,500median followers for the
six Forbes Midas List VCs
that are featured LinkedIn
influencers
34%
28%
Forget six degrees
VCs are only two degrees of separation away
from Kevin Bacon. @KevinBacon follows
@AlGore, and 15 VCs follow @AlGore
19%
@algore @kevinbacon
95%of the Forbes
Midas List VCs
are on LinkedIn
“Hyper-connected” Twitter users
Those followed by 10 or more of the Forbes Midas List VCs – offer
a window into the VC ecosystem
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