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Venture capital resources

Practical material for entrepreneurs and investors raising or deploying capital.

A curated collection to help you navigate venture capital and build a fundable business — templates, reference, reading, and daily industry coverage.

What is here

Six collections

Everything from fundraising documents to industry terminology.

Free

Business plan template

A comprehensive, customisable template for building a professional business plan — the document most investors ask for first.

Free

Sample PPM

A sample private placement memorandum — the document setting out the terms of an investment offering, and a starting point for complying with securities regulations.

VC insights

Articles on venture capital and private equity, written for entrepreneurs rather than for the industry.

Venture capital glossary

Plain definitions of the terms and concepts you will meet in a term sheet, a data room, or a partner meeting.

Venture capital bookstore

A selected shelf of books on venture capital and private equity, chosen for insight rather than volume.

VC & PE news

Daily coverage of deals, buyouts, fund launches, and executive transitions across the private markets.

29th edition · updated July 2026

VCPro Database 2026

$119.95

One-time purchase. Free annual update in January 2027.

Once the plan is written, you need somewhere to send it. The database holds 7,670+ VC and PE profiles with executive contacts, filters, and export, working offline on Windows and macOS.

Next step

Ready to find your investors?

The resources above help you prepare. When the plan is ready, use the VCPro Database or the Investor Directory to find the firms that back companies like yours.