Data-driven VC: November Roundup
Where venture capital and data intersect. Every week.
đ Hi, Iâm 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
âLeveraging analytics for PE/VC portfolio value creationâ with Pietro Casella (EQT) at Bloomsbury Quants Forum 6. Dec 2022 online, register here
âWhy generative AI will change more than copywriting and stock photographyâ panel by Jonas Andrulis (Aleph Alpha) and myself at NOAH Conference 7. Dec 2022 in Zurich, register here
âDeal sourcing: How to spot the best deals earlyâ at 0100 Conferences 29. Mar 2023 in Amsterdam, register here
READS & RESEARCH
âMaths with words: The power of large language models in VCâ by Mike Arpaia and Jonas Vetterle from Moonfire Ventures here, sharing how they use NLP and LLMs to evaluate new companies by plotting them against their investment theses
âPredicting revenue for scaleup companiesâ by Richard Stahl from EQT here, summarizing their recent paper on predicting the financial future of scaleups via a simulation-informed revenue extrapolation model
âUsing deep learning to find the next unicorn: A practical synthesisâ by Vilhelm von Ehrenheim at EQT here, sharing a literature synthesis on DL-based startup evaluation methods
âVenture Capital in a world of dataâ by Eon Mattis here, mapping the data science process to VC in an insightful introductory piece
âLong live the vibe capitalist!â by Dominic-Madori Davis and Ron Miller from TechCrunch here, describing how data-driven approaches provide more objectivity and reduce the âvibe/hypeâ fallacy
JOBS
Salesforce Developer / Architect @Cathay Innovation in Paris here
Data Engineer Intern @Red River West in Paris here
ML Engineer @Techstars remotely here
OTHER RESOURCES
âIf you want to be a great venture firm in 2030, itâs gonna require technologyâ, great interview with Roelof Botha (Sequoia) hosted by Adeo Ressi (VC Labs) here
Great Twitter thread on portfolio management software by Harry Stebbins (20VC) here
THIS MONTHâS DATA-DRIVEN VC EPISODES
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