Data-driven VC: July 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.

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EVENTS

• Upcoming: “The Impact of AI on VC” online panel with Doreen Huber (EQT Ventures), Fred Destin (Stride VC), Claude Ritter (Cavalry), and myself - hosted by Andreas and David from EU.VC on Sept 26, 12-1 pm CET here

READS & RESEARCH

• “Venture Capital - We’re still not normal” article by David Coats from Correlation Ventures here, sharing a new analysis based on data from 2013-2022 on the VC power law distribution

• “The journey to Series A in Europe” analysis by Dealroom and LocalGlobe here, revealing that Seed investments doubled and Series A investments quintupled while the survival rate between both stages kept unchanged at 20-25% over time

JOBS (Reach out to share relevant jobs here)

• Fullstack Engineer @Atomico in London here

• Data Scientist @Blossom in London here

• Analytics Engineer @EQT in Stockholm here

• ML master student @EQT in Stockholm here

• Data Engineering @Ethereal Ventures remote here

• Senior Engineer @Inflection VC remote here

• Data Scientist @Level VC in NY or Miami here

OTHER RESOURCES

• “A Guide to AI-Powered Personalization Using LinkedIn Data” step-by-step guide by Vlastimil Vodicka from Leadspicker here

• ProductHunt launch of “Tona - The fast & easy way to monitor all your competitor’s actions” by Max Fleitmann here

• “How big does your startup need to become to get a VC on board?” post by myself here, sharing how founders can quickly assess the fit of a VC investor for their company

• Most Awesome Founders podcast on “Leveraging data to build an augmented venture capital approach” with Prof Dries Faems and Gerrit McGowan interviewing me here

• Starwatcher Podcast #4 with Ernests Stals interviewing me here and covering practical tips to start your data-driven journey as an investor, where gut feel fits in, and why I strongly believe in an augmented VC approach

• “Data-driven VC Landscape 2023” report explores how leading investors leverage data & AI by shedding light on 151 top VCs, 65 thought leaders, 400+ tools, hands-on guides for integrating ChatGPT, LLMs, and a lot more

THIS MONTH’S DATA-DRIVEN VC EPISODES

• #43 “5 Perspectives on the State of Digitization in Venture Capital from Pietro Casella (EQT)”

• #44 “Your Personal 10x Analyst: Everything You Need to Know About ChatGPT Code Interpreter”

• #45 “Find competitors of any company and measure their similarity with Google Sheets”

• #46 “If Everyone Has the Same Data, How Can You Even Differentiate? Here is how.”

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

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