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:
Joshua Patterson (US, 2021): Co-Founder and CEO at Voltron Data.
Featured by Specter on: 2021 - Week 10.
Strategic Intelligence Signal: Increased VC interest in 09-2021.
Advantage on Latest Funding Round: 349 Days.
Description: Voltron Data is a globally remote company focused on advancing the Apache Arrow Ecosystem. It believes in building more bridges across the ecosystem to accelerate the efficient development of data tools.
Prev. Experience: NVIDIA, U.S. Census Bureau, Accenture, White House Presidential Innovation Fellows, Fannie Mae, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Freddie Mac, Patcon Industries, S.C. Department of Commerce.
Total Funding: $110M / Latest $88M Series A in 02/2022.
Notable Investors: Walden Catalyst, Anthos Capital, GV, BlackRock, TheFactory, Battery Ventures, Coatue Nepenthe Capital, Redline, Lightspeed Venture Partners.
👻 Opportunity:
Bryan Li (US, 2021): Founder at Stealth Startup.
Featured by Specter on: 2022 - Week 07.
Description: N/A.
Prev. Experience: LinkedIn, Tinder, Medmonk, Yahoo! Inc., Alike, Microsoft, Electronic Arts.
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:
VEED (UK, 2018) - Featured by Specter on: 2020-12-10.
Advantage on Latest Funding Round: 420 Days.
Description: VEED.IO is an online video editing platform that makes creating videos easy and accessible to everyone.
Total Funding: $35M Series A in 02/2022.
Notable Investors: Sequoia Capital.
👻 Opportunity:
Dynaboard (US, 2021) - Featured by Specter on: 2022-02-11.
Description: Dynaboard turns web app development into a fun, multiplayer experience. Code and design in real-time with teammates.
Total Funding: $6.62M Seed in 01/2021
Notable Investors: Floodgate Fund, Formulate Ventures.
Signal: Increased VC Interest in 02-2021.
🍒 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:
Minded (US, 2020) - Specter Rank: 100 📈
Description: Minded is a consumer telehealth company that makes getting mental health medication easy and affordable.
Total Funding: $29.7M / Latest $25M Seed in 02/2022.
Notable Investors: Trousdale Ventures, Streamlined Ventures, Link Ventures.
6 Months Growth: Team: +59%; Web: +6736%; Social: +839%.
👻 Opportunity:
Chord (US, 2020) - Specter Rank: 214 📈
Strategic Intelligence Signal: Increased VC interest in 03-2021.
Description: Chord offers a commerce-as-a-service software that provides businesses with technology and products to access meaningful data.
Total Funding: $25M / Latest $18M Series A on 2021-03-24.
Notable Investors: Eclipse Ventures, White Star Capital, Thrive Capital, Index Ventures, Foundation Capital, Forerunner Ventures.
6 Months Growth: Team: +58%; Web: +508%; Social: +246%.
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