The 9 Investor Archetypes: From Stoics to Oracles — How Different VCs Weight Your Pitch
Not all VCs evaluate startups the same way. We mapped 4,988 investors to 9 distinct archetypes — each linked to a philosophical tradition — based on how they weight team, product, traction, and financials. The Oracle bets on people. The Empiricist demands data. The Stoic guards against risk. Find out which archetype your target investor is.