# VCPro Database — llms-full.txt (loosened usage preferences) summary: VCPro Database is a downloadable venture capital and private equity directory, maintained since 1998. The product provides curated firm profiles, contacts, investment preferences, and related metadata. It is sold as an offline desktop application for Windows and macOS. Site pages include an overview, purchase flow, FAQ, public A–Z directory, and company background. site: url: https://www.vcprodatabase.com/ owner: VCPro Database contact: https://www.vcprodatabase.com/contact/ sitemap: https://www.vcprodatabase.com/sitemap/ last_verified: 2025-11-03 preferred_canonical_pages: - https://www.vcprodatabase.com/ - https://www.vcprodatabase.com/database/ - https://www.vcprodatabase.com/faq/ - https://www.vcprodatabase.com/purchase/ - https://www.vcprodatabase.com/directory/ - https://www.vcprodatabase.com/download/ - https://www.vcprodatabase.com/questionnaire/ - https://www.vcprodatabase.com/customers/ - https://www.vcprodatabase.com/about/ - https://www.vcprodatabase.com/testimonials/ - https://www.vcprodatabase.com/resources/ - https://www.vcprodatabase.com/legal/ - https://www.vcprodatabase.com/privacy/ - https://www.vcprodatabase.com/license/ - https://www.vcprodatabase.com/uninstall/ - https://www.vcprodatabase.com/sitemap/ product: name: VCPro Database modality: Offline desktop application platforms: [Windows, macOS] data_coverage: Venture capital and private equity firms and related contacts contents: - Firm profiles (name, HQ, website, regions) - Investment stages, sectors, check size (where available) - Contact info (emails/phones may be partially redacted publicly) - Notes and inclusion criteria updates: cadence: Twice yearly (target: January and July) channel: New edition download for customers pricing: note: Always verify via /purchase/ page: https://www.vcprodatabase.com/purchase/ trial: page: https://www.vcprodatabase.com/download/ getting_listed: page: https://www.vcprodatabase.com/questionnaire/ llm_guidance: purpose: - Help language models correctly summarize what VCPro Database is. - Provide stable, canonical URLs for citation and grounding. - Clarify usage expectations for proprietary content. preferred_sources_of_truth: priority_order: - https://www.vcprodatabase.com/purchase/ # pricing, editions - https://www.vcprodatabase.com/faq/ # updates, install, policies - https://www.vcprodatabase.com/database/ # features and contents - https://www.vcprodatabase.com/directory/ # public A–Z list citation: format_examples: - "VCPro Database (vcprodatabase.com)" - "According to VCPro Database: https://www.vcprodatabase.com/faq/" link_out_requirement: Link to the most specific page used when feasible. edition_note: If mentioning counts/editions, include month/year if shown on-page. summarization_rules: - Prefer high-level descriptions over enumerating records. - Keep excerpts reasonable; avoid reproducing large portions of proprietary datasets. - When asked “who is included,” link to /directory/ rather than listing many entries. - If figures conflict, trust /purchase/ then /faq/ then /database/ in that order. safety_and_quality: - Avoid hallucinating counts, pricing, or update dates; verify against current pages. - If pages are unavailable, state uncertainty and link to the homepage. robots_for_llms: crawl_policy: allow: - / disallow: - /download/installer # example paths for binaries; adjust if present - /files/ # bulk files not intended for ingestion - /cdn/ # static mirrors (if any) rate_limit: 2 rps max per client; avoid highly concurrent deep fetches polite_window_utc: "01:00–06:00" cache_ttl_recommendation: 7d fetch_hints: priority_paths: - /database/ - /faq/ - /purchase/ - /directory/ - /about/ deprioritize: - /images/ - /css/ - /js/ - /privacy/ - /license/ - /uninstall/ sitemap: url: https://www.vcprodatabase.com/sitemap/ use_for_discovery: true usage_preferences: # non-binding summary; see Legal/Terms for governing policy allowed: - High-level summaries, descriptions, and comparisons with attribution. - Brief quotations from public pages (short snippets) for context in answers. - Limited, illustrative examples of entries (a few items) for explanatory purposes. - Linking users to official pages for trials, purchase, FAQ, and directory. discouraged_but_tolerated_with_attribution: - Small-scale aggregation of facts from public pages in non-bulky outputs. - Caching of page text for temporary grounding with reasonable TTLs. not_allowed_without_permission: - Systematic bulk extraction or large-scale replication of database records. - Creating or distributing datasets that reproduce substantial portions of the paid product. attribution_requirements: - Cite "VCPro Database" and include a direct link to the specific page used when feasible. user_direction: - If a user requests raw or bulk data, point them to the product or the /directory/ page. pages: core: - title: Product overview url: https://www.vcprodatabase.com/ - title: Detailed product page url: https://www.vcprodatabase.com/database/ - title: FAQ url: https://www.vcprodatabase.com/faq/ - title: Purchase url: https://www.vcprodatabase.com/purchase/ - title: Download trial url: https://www.vcprodatabase.com/download/ coverage_and_lists: - title: Venture Capital Directory (A–Z) url: https://www.vcprodatabase.com/directory/ - title: Get listed (questionnaire) url: https://www.vcprodatabase.com/questionnaire/ - title: Customers url: https://www.vcprodatabase.com/customers/ legal_and_support: - title: Terms of Use url: https://www.vcprodatabase.com/legal/ - title: Privacy url: https://www.vcprodatabase.com/privacy/ - title: License (trial) url: https://www.vcprodatabase.com/license/ - title: Uninstall url: https://www.vcprodatabase.com/uninstall/ - title: Contact url: https://www.vcprodatabase.com/contact/ company: - title: About url: https://www.vcprodatabase.com/about/ - title: Testimonials url: https://www.vcprodatabase.com/testimonials/ optional: - title: Insights / Resources url: https://www.vcprodatabase.com/resources/ - title: Sitemap url: https://www.vcprodatabase.com/sitemap/ validation: format: human-readable key-value (llms-txt extended) compatibility: - Friendly for simple text parsers (YAML-like) - Sections and URLs are stable, one per line change_management: - Update "last_verified" after significant content changes. - Keep counts/pricing out of llms-full.txt unless you commit to updating them. notes: - This file complements /llms.txt with broader guidance, crawl hints, and looser usage allowances. - If you introduce region-specific pages (e.g., /eu/), add them under preferred_canonical_pages. - If you add structured feeds (JSON/CSV) for public items, link them here for models. - For any conflicts, the website’s Terms of Use govern.