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. ✨
Los Angeles, California by Joel Meyerowitz
🔮 Talents of the Week
Specter tracks real-time top talents movements across the world to detect actionable investment opportunities before anyone else.
🪄 Predicted:
Chih-Po Wen (US, 2021): CTO and Co-founder at Wisq.
Featured by Specter on: 2021 - Week 14.
Advantage on Latest Funding Round: 382 Days.
Description: Wisq is computer software that aims to make people happier at work.
Prev. Experience: LinkedIn, Glint Inc., Healthiest You, Barclays Global Investors, Turn, BDNA Corp, E.piphany, Inc..
Total Funding: $40M / $20M Latest Series A in 04/2022.
Notable Investors: Norwest Venture Partners, True Ventures, Shasta Ventures, Stephen Hays.
👻 Opportunity:
Christine Brown (US, 2022): Founder at Stealth Startup.
Featured by Specter on: 2022 - Week 16.
Description: N/A.
Prev. Experience: Robinhood, Udacity, Google.
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:
Voltron Data (US, 2021) - Featured by Specter on: 2021 - Week 36.
Advantage on Latest Funding Round: 161 Days.
Description: Voltron Data develops high-performance data access and in-memory computing tools to improve the existing data analytics ecosystem.
Total Funding: $110M / Latest $88M Series A in 02/2022.
Notable Investors: Anthos Capital, BlackRock, GV, Battery Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Redline Capital.
👻 Opportunity:
Basedash (Canada, 2019) - Featured by Specter on: 2022 - Week 15.
Description: Basedash is an internal tool that lets you edit your database with the ease of a spreadsheet..
Total Funding: $150K / Latest Seed Round in 08/2020.
Notable Investors: Y Combinator, Terrence Rohan, Form Capital, Akshay Kothari, Dylan Field.
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:
Mutiny (US, 2018) - Specter Rank: 233 📈
Description: Mutiny offers a personalization website, advertising, account-based marketing, and paid media optimization services.
Total Funding: $71.6M / Latest $50M Series B Round in 04/2022.
Notable Investors: Sequoia Capital, Insight Partners, Uncork Capital, Cowboy Ventures, Tiger Global Management, Y Combinator, Hack VC, Liquid 2 Ventures.
6 Months Growth: Team: +87%; Web: +605%; Social: +47.5%.
👻 Opportunity:
GraphCMS (EU, 2017) - Specter Rank: 4213 📈
Description: GraphCMS is a GraphQL-based headless content management system for digital creators and digital products.
Total Funding: $13.6M / Latest €8.4M Series A in 07/2021.
Notable Investors: Paua Ventures, Peak, OpenOcean, Richmond View Ventures.
6 Months Growth: Team: +39%; Web: +7%; Social: +23%.
That’s all for this edition of Specter Monitor!
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