Banter
Deeptech Venture Capital Fund
The Deep-Tech Power List ranks the most helpful deeptech venture funds based on private surveys of 200+ founders and VCs — no PR campaigns, no pay-to-play, no open voting. This page shows Banter's standing in our early stage cohort.
Banter
About the Fund
VCs Who Voted This Year (500+ votes cast)
At least one investor from each of these deeptech funds cast a vote for at least one other fund.
"This list isn't a popularity contest. It's not about which funds get press coverage. It's about which actually help their founders based on real, private feedback."
"Lists like this are great because they show who is actually helpful and who just says they are. And polling VCs is smart because they have experience with hundreds of funds while most founders just work with a small group."
"It's too easy to game other lists with a dedicated PR campaign and a few well placed connections. The Power List returns to a proper baseline."
"You want to work with good people that will make a difference for you and your company. In the ever-expanding universe of VCs, The Power List is how you find those gems."
"Every VC claims to be helpful. Few actually are. This data tells you who actually is, by talking directly to the founders they've backed."
"When we invest in VC funds, we care about who's respected among GPs' peers."
Ranking Methodology
01 / SURVEYWe asked 200+ deeptech founders and 200+ deeptech VCs a single question: name two deeptech funds that are most helpful to founders. In the case of founders, they chose among their existing investors.
02 / TieringFunds are grouped into tiers by vote density rather than a precise rank — small gaps between funds are not statistically meaningful.
03 / NO PROMPTINGWe don't let votes come in over the transom — an open form is easy to game. Instead, we maintain a hand-curated list of founders via the Deep Checks community, and we reach out to each of them with a survey. Every response is tied to a verified identity and logged.
04 / No SolicitationThis list isn't sponsored. No fund paid to be on it, and no fund can pay to move up. Deep Checks funds the work because we think the ecosystem deserves a clearer signal of who actually helps founders.
05 / Founder VotesFounder votes are coming soon.
06 / TraceableWe keep a paper trail of every vote cast (done via email, not texts nor phone calls) for future audits.