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:
Jeu George (US, 2021): Co-Founder and CEO at Orkes.
Featured by Specter on: 2021 - Week 46.
Advantage on Latest Funding Round: 102 Days.
Description: Orkes is a cloud hosted, fully managed version of Netflix Conductor offering full compatibility with the open source version.
Prev. Experience: Uber, Netflix, PINKVILLA, Microsoft, Dharma Systems.
Total Funding: $9.3M / Latest $9.3M Venture Round in 02/2022.
Notable Investors: Battery Ventures, Vertex Ventures, Gokul Rajaram.
👻 Opportunity:
Ilya Pozin (US, 2021): Founder at Stealth Startup.
Featured by Specter on: 2022 - Week 07.
Description: N/A.
Prev. Experience: Pluto TV, Coplex, Open Me.
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:
Waldo (US, 2018) - Featured by Specter on: 2021-07-09.
Advantage on Latest Funding Round: 208 Days.
Description: Waldo creates software to help iOS and Android mobile application teams deliver mobile UX perfection.
Total Funding: $15M / Latest $15M Series A in 02/2022.
Notable Investors: Insight Partners, First Round Capital, Matrix Partners.
👻 Opportunity:
Nikhil Goel (US, 2020) - Founder at Stealth Startup.
Featured by Specter on: 2022 - Week 07.
Total Funding: N/A.
Notable Investors: N/A.
Previous Experience: Uber, McKinsey & Company, Google, Microsoft, SAIC, NASA.
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:
Our Next Energy (US, 2020) - Specter Rank: 1,292 📈
Description: Our Next Energy is a Michigan-based developer of innovative energy storage solutions to expand access to sustainable power.
Total Funding: $90M / Latest $65M Venture Round in 03/2022.
Notable Investors: Coatue, BMW i Ventures, Breakthrough Energy Ventures.
6 Months Growth: Team: +49%; Web: +2,857%; Social: +5,314%.
👻 Opportunity:
Charm (US, 2019) - Specter Rank: 1 📈
Description: Charm helps developers build network-synced command line apps.
Total Funding: $3M / Latest $3M Seed Round on 2021-04-21.
Notable Investors: Cavalry Ventures, Betaworks Ventures, Fuel Capital.
6 Months Growth: Team: +36%; Web: +8,565%; Social: +204%.
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