Data-driven VC: February Roundup

Where venture capital and data intersect. Every week.

👋 Hi, I’m 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: “Affinity Campfire Conference Berlin” tonight 28. Feb 2023 in Berlin, register here

• Upcoming: “The Future of VC: Augmenting Humans with AI” keynote by myself at Start Summit 23.-24. Mar 2023 in St. Gallen, register here

• Upcoming: “Deal sourcing: How to spot the best deals early” panel at 0100 Conferences 29. Mar 2023 in Amsterdam, register here

READS & RESEARCH

• “This VC is slowly automating his job” 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

• “Outperformance in early-stage specialist firms: A data-driven analysis” by Liam Shalon from Levels Ventures here, showcasing in an “insights from the data” piece how specialist VC firms perform relative to generalist VC firms

• “972 billion portfolios: How to design the optimal venture portfolio” 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

• 🔥 Fullstack Engineer @Earlybird VC based in Berlin here

• Salesforce Developer / Architect @Cathay Innovation in Paris here

• Data Engineer @EQT in Stockholm here

OTHER RESOURCES

• “How do you manage your fund? What software or tools do you use?” Reddit thread here, exploring variety of tech solutions and perspectives from different VCs

• “Managing a VC portfolio with Airtable” 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

• “Future of AI in VC” Twitter thread by Yohei Nakajima from Untapped Capital here, summarizing how his team leverages AI for portfolio value creation

THIS MONTH’S DATA-DRIVEN VC EPISODES

• #21 “Top 12 Chrome plugins every VC should use”

• #22 “Why data-driven approaches are like an e-bike”

• #23 “How to measure productivity and identify potential for improvement”

• #24 “An Emering VC’s Tech Stack - Inside Hustle Fund’s data-driven VC journey”

Did I miss anything? Please reach out and let me know.

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