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Worst VCs in India Who are some of the worst VCs in India? Here's my list: Vaibhav Domkundwar: has NEVER responded to any email I sent to him Prime Ventures: Same as above and also think they are God's gift to entrepreneurship (despite a meh portfolio) Chiratae : Again very low on responsiveness and approachability Lightbox VC: The absolute worst portfolio amongst all VC funds (and hence in the process of winding down) Matrix Partners: Intellectually lazy / nepotistic / blindly fund repeat entrepreneurs without too much thought even if their ideas suck Honorable mentions: Lightspeed: Poor quality portfolio for a fund of their size Peak XV: Far cry from being Sequoia quality (no wonder were kicked out from the parent). Found this on Reddit

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