LPBacked – Find and connect with limited partners behind venture funds

Name: LPBacked – Find and connect with limited partners behind venture funds
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Author: veritas9

by veritas9·Mar 5, 2026·1 point·0 comments

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AI Analysis

●MidSolve My ProblemDark Horse

Searchable LP database with verified contacts, but Carta, PitchBook, and CB Insights already own this.

Strengths

•Real data collection effort: manually aggregated SEC filings, press releases, and university reports into one searchable index
•Verification + monthly refresh signal quality; contact revelation (emails, LinkedIn) has immediate fundraising value
•€245/mo or $1.5k/yr pricing is transparent and significantly cheaper than Carta/PitchBook for emerging managers

Weaknesses

•PitchBook, Carta, and CB Insights are entrenched with superior data breadth, investor relationships, and institutional trust
•Early dataset (35 stars, ~19k LPs) competes against platforms with 200k+ records and deeper AUM/mandate data; traction unproven

Post Description

I’ve been working on LPBacked.com, a database of limited partners that invest in venture funds.

If you’ve ever tried to figure out who actually invests in VC funds, you probably know how messy the data is. LP information is scattered across SEC filings, university reports, press releases, and random PDFs. There’s no simple place to search it.

LPBacked tries to pull that information together and make it searchable. Right now you can: Browse LPs (family offices, endowments, pensions, foundations, fund-of-funds, etc.)

See which venture funds they’ve invested in Filter by LP type Export the data The original motivation was helping emerging managers find potential LPs, but I’ve also found it useful for research and just understanding how capital flows in venture.

It’s still early and the dataset is growing. I’m continuing to add LPs and fund relationships as I find them