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:
Ivan Bjelajac (EU, 2020): Founder at Polygon
Featured by Specter on: 2020 - Week 25.
Advantage on Latest Funding Round: 600 Days.
Description: Polygon is a protocol and a framework for building and connecting Ethereum-compatible blockchain networks.
Prev. Experience: Celsius, MVP Workshop, Serbian Venture Network (Seven), Google, Devana Technologies, GoDaddy, KickAssGrowth, ManageWP, LLC, CyberNet Technology, MaxCDN.
Total Funding: $450.5M / Latest $450M ICO in 2/2022.
Notable Investors: Kevin O'Leary, Accel, Steadview Capital, Sino Global Capital, SoftBank Vision Fund, The Spartan Group, Animoca Brands, Elevation Capital, Makers Fund, Alameda Research, Tiger Global Management, Dragonfly Capital Partners, Union Square Ventures, Seven Seven Six, Digital Currency Group, Sound Ventures, Sequoia Capital India, Mark Cuban, Coinbase Ventures.
👻 Opportunity:
Indy Sen (US, 2022): Founder at Stealth Startup
Featured by Specter on: 2021 - Week 49.
Description: N/A
Prev. Experience: Alchemist Accelerator, Matterport, WeWork, Google, MuleSoft, Box, Salesforce, Charles River Associates.
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:
Mesh (US, 2018) - Featured by Specter on: 2020-09-26.
Advantage on Latest Funding Round: 445 Days.
Description: Mesh empowers finance teams with one centralized and automated spend platform.
Total Funding: $63M / Latest $50M Series B in 12/2021.
Notable Investors: Tiger Global Management, Entrée Capital, Meron Capital, TLV Partners, Alpha Wave Global, R-Squared Ventures.
👻 Opportunity:
Rutter (US, 2017) - Featured by Specter on: 2022-02-01.
Description: Rutter builds an API that integrates e-commerce platforms and marketplaces.
Total Funding: $1.5M / Latest 1.5M seed round in 08/2021.
Notable Investors: Y Combinator, Haystack, Basis Set Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures.
Signal: Increased VC Interest in 02-2022.
🍒 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:
Silvr (EU, 2020) - Specter Rank: 16,226 📈
Description: Silvr helps entrepreneurs get funded.
Total Funding: €133M / Latest €112M Debt Financing in 2/2022.
Notable Investors: XAnge, Bpifrance, Idinvest Partners, Serena Capital, Otium Capital.
6 Months Growth: Team: +80%; Web: +77%; Social: +983%
👻 Opportunity:
DeversiFi (LATAM, 2019) - Specter Rank: 3,054 📈
Strategic Intelligence Signal: Increased VC interest in 10-2021.
Description: DeversiFi helps users to access DeFi.
Total Funding: $5.5M / Latest $5M ICO on 2021-05-18.
Notable Investors: Maple Leaf Capital, Blockchain.com Ventures, ParaFi Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Defiance Capital, Delphi Digital, Longhash Ventures, The Spartan Group, D1 Ventures, GenBlock Capital.
6 Months Growth: Team: +18%; Web: +362%; Social: +6780%
That’s all for this edition of Specter Monitor!
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