AI Search Content Visibility Report — Venture Capital (Global)

Top Cited Domains in Venture Capital

Citation share is distributed across a wide range of specialist and community resources. openvc.app and qubit.capital carry strong position 1 rates, meaning AI leads responses with them on specific query types. youtube.com holds broad volume but a zero position 1 rate it appears deep in responses rather than as the lead source. quora.com is the single highest-volume domain, reflecting how much VC knowledge lives in Q&A community content.

Content Formats AI Cites Most

Editorial and blog content dominates at 79% an even higher concentration than most industries, reflecting how much VC knowledge is locked in long-form guides, playbooks, and thought leadership. Social and community content ranks second at 7%, showing the influence of Q&A platforms like Quora. Brand websites account for less than 1% of citations, confirming AI almost entirely bypasses direct firm pages in favour of third-party commentary.

Brand Share of Voice

Accel holds the highest share of voice, appearing in over a third of all AI responses. Andreessen Horowitz and Y Combinator are tied at 29% and form a clear second cluster. Sequoia Capital follows closely. The gap between this top group and the rest of the field is significant firms outside the top four capture less than half the visibility of the leading tier.

Measured as the percentage of all AI responses in which a firm appeared at least once.

Brand Visibility by Intent

No single firm dominates every intent category this space is more fragmented than most. Andreessen Horowitz captures 57.9% of social proof citations, an outsized lead reflecting its content output and thought leadership reputation. Y Combinator owns transactional intent at 62.9%, driven by its status as the world's most recognised accelerator programme. Accel leads comparison and recommendation queries. Discovery intent is the most evenly contested five firms cluster between 8% and 19%.