Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/8VC

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The result was delete. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 23:41, 11 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

8VC[edit]

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Venture capital corporation does not meet WP:NBIO- coverage is a mix of non-independent sources, routine events (such as fundraising) and WP:PASSING mentions. MrsSnoozyTurtle (talk) 08:10, 4 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Companies-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 09:02, 4 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 09:02, 4 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete — non notable organization that doesn’t meet WP:NCORP. Celestina007 (talk) 23:01, 4 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I am unable to locate any deep or significant coverage with in-depth information on the company and containing independent content, references to date fail the criteria for establishing notability, topic therefore fails WP:NCORP. HighKing⁺⁺ 20:01, 5 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I don't see notable news publications. Yahoo and Business Wire are press releases. Expertwikiguy (talk) 02:13, 6 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep There are several notable new publications, including CNBC, Forbes, and the Wall Street Journal. There is also several points of notable coverage. 8VC is a VC fund with $3.5B AUM. It is clearly a notable business. Navigator1492

Comment I note that you have very few edits and that all are connected with either this company or that of Joe Lonsdale who is a partner with the topic company. Please disclose if you are a paid editor or if you have a connection the topic company (and possible conflict of interest), please see WP:COI. Also, "notable new publications" is not a criteria for establishing notability. Please read WP:NCORP and especially the section on "Independent Content" as per WP:ORGIND. Also be aware of WP:NOTINHERIT. If you still believe there are references that meet the criteria for establishing notability of the topic company, please post a link below. HighKing⁺⁺ 12:31, 7 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Reply WP:NCORP requires "significant coverage in multiple reliable secondary sources that are independent of the subject." That criteria is met with a Freightwaves publication about 8VC logistics investing and Tech Crunch article about 8VC's investment approach, among others.

Reply You haven't read ORGIND by the looks of things. For example the Freightwaves reference is written by ... Freightwaves. Who received investment from 8VC! So not an "independent" source, there is no Independence of the Author as they're "connected" to the topic company and fails the WP:ORGIND section of NCORP. Then the TechCrunch reference is based on information provided by the company and/or the company executives and it says this in the article. ORGIND says in order to count towards establishing notability, must include original and independent opinion, analysis, investigation, and fact checking that are clearly attributable to a source unaffiliated to the subject. This reference fails ORGIND. HighKing⁺⁺ 18:37, 8 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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