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We are thrilled to announce the release of the highly anticipated Venture Capital Executive Compensation Survey (VCECS) Report for 2025. This comprehensive dataset offers unparalleled insights for the VCs in our network.
This year, we’ve delved into even deeper insights about executive compensation trends across an ever-increasing array of industries and geographies. In this post, we’ll dive into the key highlights of this year's report, and explore how it can empower your compensation decision-making processes.
Why the VCECS Report Matters
For VC firms, executive compensation remains one of the most critical yet complex aspects of portfolio company management. Pave’s VCECS Report addresses this challenge by providing VCs with market-validated compensation benchmarks that enable more informed decision-making when advising portfolio companies on executive pay structures.
Whether you're helping a Series A startup establish its first formal compensation framework or guiding a growth-stage company through a competitive talent acquisition, having access to real-world compensation data across different funding stages, industries, and geographic markets is invaluable. By leveraging the insights in this report, VCs can provide more strategic guidance to their portfolio companies, ultimately supporting stronger leadership teams and improved company performance in today's dynamic talent landscape.
Highlights of the VCECS Report
Unrivaled Executive Compensation Dataset
Pave’s real-time dataset of compensation data includes more than 57K executive compensation records from over 8,000 participating organizations. When it comes to executive compensation benchmarking, Pave’s data is unmatched.
With the VCECS report, you can gain a holistic perspective on compensation trends with data from a diverse set of companies, varying across roles and geographies. New for 2025, the report now includes even more industries, granular company stage buckets, and advanced executive equity pay types (new hire, ongoing, and unvested equity).
Easy Report Format
Convenience is crucial, so the entire VCECS 2025 dataset is neatly packaged into a single Excel file. This user-friendly format allows for quick navigation, making it easier than ever to access and interpret critical compensation data for VP and C-Suite roles.
While the report provides a one-time snapshot for easy viewing in Excel format, most of the included data is also available in Pave’s Market Data product.
Accessing Pave’s VCECS Report
The VCECS report is exclusively for Pave partners. If you’re a current partner and you haven’t received your copy, reach out to partners@pave.com and a member of our team will sent it to you directly.
Not yet a partner? Visit our VC partner page to learn more and get started. At Pave, we remain dedicated to providing the VC community with the tools and data needed to make informed decisions in the ever-evolving landscape of executive compensation.
Pave is a world-class team committed to unlocking a labor market built on trust. Our mission is to build confidence in every compensation decision.
