Ask HN: Investors, does God play a part in your decision to fund startups?

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Not an investor, but the question itself is already pretty interesting.

I believe that no VC that you want to get funding from makes God a part of their decision process. Money is their religion ;)

However, God or more specifically religion certainly plays a more subtle role, which is also true if you are atheist. Most of our societies have been heavily influenced by religions in the last centuries. It has shaped our views of ethics and morality and this certainly has influence on the gut feeling when investing.

I am pretty sure that almost all biotech companies have heard the phrase "You cannot play God hear" or something alike. This is pretty much an objection based on religion/God. There is not "natural" reason to not do something besides a common thought framework in a society.

Thanks, I see. Your first point may hold for those VCs that want to cheat death etc. I want to believe there are decent people who derive their morals from enlightened philosophy or theology (and looking to connect with those).

Also open to debating the first crowd tbh having stakeholders with opposing mindsets is a positive value prop.

So, you are looking for investors for whom gods plays a role?

Despite the term of art "angel", no.

> Citoyen premier Consul, je n'ai pas eu besoin de cette hypothèse.

If god gives you direct investment advice you should get your mental health checked.

cf Matt. 19:24 (YGMV)

> The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.

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