VCExperts.com - Resources for the VC Community

VCExperts provides online resources for private equity and venture capital. They house an encyclopedia which provides insight and commentary on the VC industry. It goes in depth into all aspects of the industry and offers an interactive space for community members to share and discuss topics. VCExperts also offers an online university with web based classes and video presentations. Content is taken from invite only roundtable meetings in which discussions and talks are given by the nation’s foremost attorneys, accounts, fund managers, etc . Other site resources include a private equity data center, which comprises a collection of tools for investors to determine their standing. There’s a bookstore and library which users can access upon registration. Both free and premium accounts are available.

“VC Experts serves the needs of the private equity and venture capital communities with its anchor product, The Encyclopedia of Private Equity and Venture Capital by combining substantive commentary on the private equity and venture capital industries with online learning courses. The VCExperts.com site includes current industry news, weekly commentary, and the online University and 6,000 page Encyclopedia of Private Equity and Venture Capital.

The Encyclopedia of Private Equity and Venture Capital is a complete online compendium on all aspects of private equity and venture capital, as well as an interactive community for professionals in the space. The Encyclopedia features content by Chief Editor Joe Bartlett, as well as a team of over 85 Contributing Editors from various professional firms who add their knowledge to the system. The Encyclopedia provides over 6,000 pages of commentary and 115+ legal forms that are fully annotated, polls and message boards, which allow practitioners in the PE and VC spaces to participate in an open dialogue with other professionals on the most urgent topics in law, finance, accounting, deal structure, valuation, fund formation and related subjects.”

This site provides a wealth of information for those in the VC and private equity business. Its online basis provides international users with an up to date and detailed account of VC law and practices as it changes. It seems quite thorough.

How reliable are the sites’ resources? How often are they updated? Do they provide the kind of information those in the international field need?