Data-driven VC: February 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

• Upcoming: “Affinity Campfire Conference Berlin” tonight 28. Feb 2023 in Berlin, register here

• Upcoming: “The Future of VC: Augmenting Humans with AI” keynote by myself at Start Summit 23.-24. Mar 2023 in St. Gallen, register here

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

READS & RESEARCH

• “This VC is slowly automating his job” interview between Dan Shipper from Every.to and Yohei Nakajima from Untapped Capital here, summarizing his great experiments with off-the-shelf AI models implemented in his daily tasks as a VC

• “Outperformance in early-stage specialist firms: A data-driven analysis” by Liam Shalon from Levels Ventures here, showcasing in an “insights from the data” piece how specialist VC firms perform relative to generalist VC firms