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I mapped 4,500+ VCs across Europe and the US. Here's what I learned that surprised me. Six months ago I started building a curated investor database. Not because it was a great business idea at first but because I kept seeing founders waste weeks on research that should take hours.Here's what stood out after going through thousands of funds:Most investors are more niche than their websites suggest.A fund that says "we invest in tech" often means specifically B2B SaaS between Seed and Series A, €500k €2M tickets, Western Europe only. The details matter enormously.Ticket size mismatches kill deals before they start.Founders raising €200k are pitching funds whose minimum check is €1M. It's not that the investor said no it's that they were never the right conversation.Geography still matters more than people admit.European funds heavily prefer European founders, especially at early stages. US funds are more open but slower to respond to cold outreach.Stage labels are inconsistent.One fund's "Seed" is another's "Series A." Always look at their actual portfolio companies to calibrate.After going through all of this I ended up with a structured database of 4,500+ investors tagged by sector, stage, ticket size and location.I packaged it for other founders. If it's useful, it's here: bit.ly