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. ✨
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🔮 Talents of the Week
Specter tracks real-time top talents movements across the world to detect actionable investment opportunities before anyone else.
🪄 Predicted:
Abhishek Kankani (APAC, 2020): Co-Founder & CEO at Dyte (YC W21).
Featured by Specter on: 2021 - Week 03.
Advantage on Latest Funding Round: 457 Days.
Description: Dyte is a video infra as a service provider focusing on video and audio integrations.
Prev. Experience: Accenture.
Total Funding: $15.3M / $11.6M Latest Seed round in 04/2022.
Notable Investors: Abhinav Asthana, Surge, Unbound, Nexus Venture Partners, Ryan Hoover, Y Combinator.
👻 Opportunity:
Graham Mudd (US, 2022): Founder at Stealth Startup.
Featured by Specter on: 2022 - Week 13.
Description: N/A.
Prev. Experience: Facebook, Yahoo!, ComScore.
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:
Zebec (US, 2021) - Featured by Specter on: 2021 - Week 40.
Advantage on Latest Funding Round: 123 Days.
Description: Zebec is a continuous settlement protocol on Solana. Zebec is enabling the composable transfer of value starting with Stream Payroll.
Total Funding: $34M / Latest $28M Series A in 02/2022.
Notable Investors: GoldenTree Asset Management, Alameda Research, Circle Ventures, Distributed Global, BECO Capital, 500 Startups, Global Founders Capital, Republic, Block Dream Fund, Coinbase.
👻 Opportunity:
Zorayr Khalapyan (US, 2021) - Featured by Specter on: 2022 - Week 14.
Description: N/A.
Prev. Experience: Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon, UCLA, Monitis Inc.
Total Funding: N/A.
Notable Investors: N/A.
Signal: Increased VC Interest in 04-2022.
🍒 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:
Jobox (US, 2016) - Specter Rank: 2779 📈
Description: JOBOX.ai is an AI startup disrupting the on-demand economy.
Total Funding: $56.7M / Latest $42M Series B Round in 04/2022.
Notable Investors: Expanding Capital, Resolute Ventures, NNS, Joey Low, General Catalyst, Coelius Capital, Acequia Capital, Vela Partners.
6 Months Growth: Team: +19%; Web: +109%; Social: +29%.
👻 Opportunity:
Amie (EU, 2020) - Specter Rank: 66 📈
Description: Amie builds a productivity app that combines to-dos and your calendar in one place.
Total Funding: $1.3M / Latest $1.3M Pre-Seed Round in 07/2020.
Notable Investors: Tiny VC, Zachary Smith, Laura Grimmelmann, Creandum, Nicolas Kopp, Roland Grenke.
6 Months Growth: Team: +44%; Web: +895%; Social: +65%.
That’s all for this edition of Specter Monitor!
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