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šĀ Hi, Iām Andre and welcome to my weekly newsletter, Data-driven VC. Every Thursday I cover hands-on insights into data-driven innovation in venture capital and connect the dots between the latest research, reviews of novel tools and datasets, deep dives into various VC tech stacks, interviews with experts and the implications for all stakeholders. Follow along to understand how data-driven approaches change the game, why it matters, and what it means for you.
EVENTS
Upcoming: āAffinity Campfire Conference Berlinā tonight 28. Feb 2023 in Berlin, register here
Upcoming: āThe Future of VC: Augmenting Humans with AIā keynote by myself at Start Summit 23.-24. Mar 2023 in St. Gallen, register here
Upcoming: āDeal sourcing: How to spot the best deals earlyā panel at 0100 Conferences 29. Mar 2023 in Amsterdam, register here
READS & RESEARCH
āThis VC is slowly automating his jobā interview between Dan Shipper from Every.to and Yohei Nakajima from Untapped Capital here, summarizing his great experiments with off-the-shelf AI models implemented in his daily tasks as a VC
āOutperformance in early-stage specialist firms: A data-driven analysisā by Liam Shalon from Levels Ventures here, showcasing in an āinsights from the dataā piece how specialist VC firms perform relative to generalist VC firms
ā972 billion portfolios: How to design the optimal venture portfolioā by Francesco Farina from Moonfire Ventures here, sharing learnings on portfolio size and strategy (optimal ticket size, initial to follow-on ratio etc.) that were generated by nearly a trillion portfolio simulations
JOBS
š„ Fullstack Engineer @Earlybird VC based in Berlin here
Salesforce Developer / Architect @Cathay Innovation in Paris here
Data Engineer @EQT in Stockholm here
OTHER RESOURCES
āHow do you manage your fund? What software or tools do you use?ā Reddit thread here, exploring variety of tech solutions and perspectives from different VCs
āManaging a VC portfolio with Airtableā Youtube video by Nico Albanese from Ascenscion Ventures here, explaining in detail how their UK-based Seed fund leverages Airtable across different stages of the VC value chain
āFuture of AI in VCā Twitter thread by Yohei Nakajima from Untapped Capital here, summarizing how his team leverages AI for portfolio value creation
THIS MONTHāS DATA-DRIVEN VC EPISODES
#23 āHow to measure productivity and identify potential for improvementā
#24 āAn Emering VCās Tech Stack - Inside Hustle Fundās data-driven VC journeyā
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