👋 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: “Elements of AI Strategy - Augmenting Humans with AI in VC” hosted by Merantix 17. Oct 2022 in Berlin, more info here

• Upcoming: “Identifying the digital drivers accelerating better performance, operational excellence and business growth” at Private Equity European Technology Summit hosted by Private Equity Wire 17. Nov 2022 in London, more info here

• Past: “How to drive digital adoption and become a data-driven PE/VC fund?” webinar hosted by 0100 Conferences, register and see the recording from 22. Sept 2022 here

READS & RESEARCH

• “The Most Influential Team Attributes When Predicting Start-up Success” by former Earlybird intern Johan Torsell here; exploring the different team characteristics that predict startup success

• “Venture Capital 2.0 — the revolution of Machine Learning & Data-Driven VC” by João Nunes here; summarizing state-of-the-art in data-driven VC and featuring some great insights from Earlybird, EQT Motherbrain, Balderton, Notion and many more

• “Google Ventures shelves its algorithm” by Dan Primack here; promoting an augmented approach to VC and summarizing why human judgement shouldn’t always be automated away

JOBS

• Data Engineer @Atomico in London here

• Data & Insights Magician @Atomico in London here

• Salesforce Developer / Architect @Cathay Innovation in Paris here

• ML Master Thesis Student @EQT Motherbrain in Stockholm here

• Data Governance Manager @EQT in Stockholm here

• Front-end developer @Nauta Capital in Barcelona/hybrid here

OTHER RESOURCES

• ML in VC resource summary by Jeffrey Paine here

• VC Tech Stack “The world's largest directory of tools and resources for venture capital and angel investors” here

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