Data-driven VC: December 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.

EVENTS

• Past: “The impact of ChatGPT on PE and M&A” webinar with Pietro Casella from EQT, among others, hosted by Gain.pro, register and watch the recording from 15. Dec 2022 here

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

READS & RESEARCH

• “Disrupting private capital using machine learning and an event-driven architecture” by Ylva Lundegård and Dhiana Deva from EQT here, revealing a detailed overview of the event-driven infrastructure behind Motherbrain

• “More needles, bigger haystacks: What we mean when we talk about data-driven VC” by Jonas Vetterle from Moonfire here, describing (in a fun and metaphoric way) how they automate the sourcing and screening parts of the value chain and thereby increase the efficiency of the investment team

• “Value accrual in the modern AI stack” by my Earlybird colleagues Akash Bajwa, Laurin Class and myself here, explaning the recent hype behind generative AI and sharing a simple framework to understand the value creation across the stack

• “Want to raise more cash for your startup? Post on LinkedIn” by Eleanor Warnock from Sifted here, sharing that the most-followed unicorn CEOs raise as much as 20% more cash