👋 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: “VC Data Networking Event” by Balderton 18. Apr 2023 in London, register here
READS & RESEARCH
“When can we expect venture performance to bounce back?” by Abe Othman from Angellist here, sharing findings from their data-driven analysis on public and private market correlations, which seem to lag 9-18 months and therefore suggest a rebound in venture funding towards 2024
“The voyage towards GPT-enabled M&A” by Filip Byrén from EQT here, describing the backstory behind the launch of “Motherbrain Labs” and how they leverage ChatGPT in M&A sourcing processes
“Gaining an edge in VC investment selection” whitepaper by Andrew Akers from Pitchbook here, sharing how their exit prediction feature leverages ML and startup data to increase efficiency and effectiveness in the investment selection
JOBS
🔥 Fullstack Engineer @Earlybird VC based in Berlin here
🔥 Senior Data Engineer @Earlybird VC based in Berlin here
Salesforce Developer / Architect @Cathay Innovation in Paris here
Analytics Engineer @EQT in Stockholm here
ML master student @EQT in Stockholm here
Data Engineering @Ethereal Ventures remote here
Senior Data Analyst @NGP Capital based in Berlin here
Data Engineering Lead @Techstars hybrid in Bolder, Colorado US, here
Salesforce Engineering @Techstars hybrid in Bolder, Colorado US, here
Senior Software Engineer at a leading growth equity firm in Menlo Park or New York here
OTHER RESOURCES
“Will AI take over my job?” interview with Frank Thelen and me here (German but with multi-language subtitles), discussing the ins and outs of Earlybird’s data-driven strategy and why we strongly believe in an augmented approach
THIS MONTH’S DATA-DRIVEN VC EPISODES
#25 “A blueprint to map the entrepreneurial footprint of organizations”
#29 “Beyond sourcing and screening - how data-driven approaches create alpha in the long run”
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