Specter Monitor is a data-driven newsletter for investors interested in learning about the latest market trends, signals, and opportunities. Our audience includes some of the most legendary VC investors in the world. We’ll work hard to bring you actionable insights on what’s happening in today’s markets, while celebrating data-driven wins and predictions ✨
🔮 Talents of the Week
Specter tracks real-time top talents movements across the world to detect actionable investment opportunities before anyone else.
🪄 Predicted:
Theodoric Chew (Asia, 2019): Co-Founder at Intellect (YC S21)
Featured by Specter on: 2021 - Week 30.
Advantage on Latest Funding Round: 183 Days.
Description: Intellect is a modern-day mental health company with a mission to make mental healthcare & wellbeing support accessible for everyone.
Prev. Experience: Entrepreneur First, Voyagin, Existgreat.
Total Funding: $13M / Latest $10M Series A in 1/2022.
Notable Investors: Y Combinator, Insignia Ventures Partners, Headline, Pioneer Fund, HOF Capital.
👻 Opportunity:
Kathryn Haun (US, 2022): Founder at Stealth Startup
Featured by Specter on: 2022 - Week 04.
Prev. Experience: Andreessen Horowitz, OpenSea, Coinbase, Stanford University Graduate School of Business, HackerOne, Stanford Law School, US Department of Justice.
Total Funding: N/A
Notable Investors: N/A
🎱 Strategic Intelligence
Inspired by Michael Lewis’ Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game - Strategic Intelligence is a stealth engine that tracks online and social behaviour of corporate insiders and leading investors.
🪄 Predicted:
Ramp (EU, 2017) - Featured by Specter on: 2021-03-03.
Advantage on Latest Funding Round: 345 Days.
Description: Ramp connects blockchain with banks using open banking APIs.
Total Funding: $64M / Latest $53M Series A in 12/2021.
Notable Investors: Seedcamp, NFX, Balderton, Firstminute Capital, Galaxy Digital, MakerDAO.
👻 Opportunity:
Dorian Dargan (US, 2022) - Founder at Stealth Startup
Featured by Specter on: 2022-01-19.
Prev. Experience: Apple, Meta, Oculus VR, Blessee, McKinsey & Company, Morgan Stanley.
Total Funding: N/A
Notable Investors: N/A
Signal: Increased VC Interest in 12/2022.
🍒 Cherry-Picked Companies
Specter tracks the alternative data performance of millions of companies and, on a monthly basis, flags the ones who are likely to increase in valuation.
🪄 Predicted:
Edge Impulse (US, 2019) - Specter Rank: 437 📈
Description: Edge Impulse is a platform for developing intelligent devices using embedded machine learning (TinyML).
Total Funding: $54M / Latest $34M Series B in 12/2021.
Notable Investors: Coatue, Momenta, Fika Ventures, Acrew Capital, Canaan Partners, Knollwood Investment Advisory.
6 Months Growth: Team: +17%; Web: +107%; Social: +2,682%
👻 Opportunity:
Kippa (Africa 2021) - Specter Rank: 4 📈
Description: Kippa is a mobile app for African small company owners and bookkeepers that replaces physical record books.
Total Funding: $3.2M / Latest Pre Seed Round on 2021-11-18.
Notable Investors: Target Global, Alter Global, Entrée Capital, Rally Cap Ventures, Musha Ventures.
6 Months Growth: Team: +82%; Web: +312%; Social: +210%
That’s all for this edition of Specter Monitor!
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