It would be great if we could show you who was viewing your plan, rating your business, and commenting.  Unfortunately if we did this, investors would not be willing to participate in Open Deals.  It would subject them up to too much harassment from entrepreneurs who would want to know why the investor wasn’t interested.  While it is natural for entrepreneurs to want to know, it would make the investor feel like they couldn’t casually browse deals.  We had to make a hard decision here, and decided that anonymous participation was better than no participation.

There are some exceptions to this

When an investor reviews your deal, they can choose to do so anonymously, or share their identity. You will be notified on your Application Monitor and you have the opportunity to provide 1 response.  When an investor ‘Refers’ your deal into their own investment group for further review, you are notified on your Application Monitor.  You are also provided with an email address that can be used to communicate with the group.

Jason D. Schwartz :: Mar.08.2009
Entrepreneur, FAQ