👋 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

• “Leveraging analytics for PE/VC portfolio value creation” with Pietro Casella (EQT) at Bloomsbury Quants Forum 6. Dec 2022 online, register here

• “Why generative AI will change more than copywriting and stock photography” panel by Jonas Andrulis (Aleph Alpha) and myself at NOAH Conference 7. Dec 2022 in Zurich, register here

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

READS & RESEARCH

• “Maths with words: The power of large language models in VC” 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

• “Predicting revenue for scaleup companies” by Richard Stahl from EQT here, summarizing their recent paper on predicting the financial future of scaleups via a simulation-informed revenue extrapolation model

• “Using deep learning to find the next unicorn: A practical synthesis” by Vilhelm von Ehrenheim at EQT here, sharing a literature synthesis on DL-based startup evaluation methods

• “Venture Capital in a world of data” by Eon Mattis here, mapping the data science process to VC in an insightful introductory piece

• “Long live the vibe capitalist!” by Dominic-Madori Davis and Ron Miller from TechCrunch here, describing how data-driven approaches provide more objectivity and reduce the “vibe/hype” 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

• “If you want to be a great venture firm in 2030, it’s gonna require technology”, 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 MONTH’S DATA-DRIVEN VC EPISODES

• #8 “3 steps to convince the data-skeptics/dinosaurs”

• #9 “Patterns of successful startups”

• #10 “Processes and frameworks for augmented VCs”

• #11 “Why you need a strong firm and personal brand”

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