StrictlyVC
Founded by TechCrunch Editor-in-Chief Connie Loizos and co-run with Alex Gove, StrictlyVC reaches 60K+ daily subscribers with candid, deeply reported intelligence from the heart of Silicon Valley and global VC. Rather than aggregating standard funding announcements, it uncovers real-time shifts in deal flow velocity, early-to-late-stage fundraising structures, corporate acquisitions, and IPO pipelines. The archive documents new fund launches, institutional LP commitments, emerging manager spin-outs, and the mechanics of tech consolidation — tracking the M&A dynamics, secondary share trading, and macro forces shaping the modern exit landscape with a frankness that most outlets avoid.
Why is relevant?
For LPs tracking deployment pace and GPs hunting for high-quality deal flow, StrictlyVC functions as an invaluable early-morning benchmarking utility. Loizos's candid, insider perspective consistently cuts through promotional public relations to expose the underlying trends dictating fund performance and valuation compressions — the kind of structural intelligence that is usually reserved for private conversations on Sand Hill Road. For any professional whose edge depends on knowing what is actually happening in the venture ecosystem before the sanitized version reaches the broader press, this is one of the most reliably useful daily reads available.

Author
Connie Loizos
Publication date
Daily
Difficulty
Beginner
Keywords
- Deal Flow
- Fundraising
- IPOs
- Acquisitions
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