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. ✨
Chill out by Len Van Brook
🔮 Talents of the Week
Specter tracks real-time top talents movements across the world to detect actionable investment opportunities before anyone else.
🪄 Predicted:
Sonny Mayuga (US, 2022): COO & Co-Founder at Azra Games.
Featured by Specter on: 2022 - Week 10.
Advantage on Latest Funding Round: 70 Days.
Description: Azra Games is a blockchain-based developer of collectable combat role-playing games for core gamers.
Prev. Experience: Swimply, GRIN, Core, Spero Ventures, Luxer One, LAUNCH, Waitr, Requested, Facebook, BiteClub.com, Paragary Restaurant Group, Tower Records.
Total Funding: $15M / $15M Latest Seed in 05/2022.
Notable Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Franklin Templeton Investments, Joachim Lecrivain, Coinbase Ventures, Justin Kan, NFX, Rohan Gharegozlou, Gabby Dizon, Play Ventures.
👻 Opportunity:
Dave Waiser (EU, 2022): Founder at Stealth Startup.
Featured by Specter on: 2022 - Week 19.
Description: Building next (4th) startup.
Prev. Experience: Gett, Loyalize, Amdocs, Infoauto.
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:
Prisma (US, 2016) - Featured by Specter on: 2021 - Week 39.
Advantage on Latest Funding Round: 215 Days.
Description: Prisma is building the data access layer for modern applications.
Total Funding: $56.5M / $40M Latest Series B in 05/2022.
Notable Investors: Kleiner Perkins, Amplify Partners, Altimeter, System.One, Spencer Kimball, Jeremy Yap, Augusto Marietti.
👻 Opportunity:
Manel Pujol Olivares (EU, 2022): Co-Founder at Stealth Startup.
Featured by Specter on: 2022 - Week 20.
Description: Working on a new venture in the energy space.
Total Funding: N/A.
Notable Investors: N/A.
Signal: Increased VC Interest in 05-2022.
🍒 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:
Unit (US, 2019) - Specter Rank: 2365 📈
Description: Unit is a developer of a platform that allows third parties to integrate banking services into their businesses.
Total Funding: $169.6M / Latest $100M Series C Round in 05/2022.
Notable Investors: Aleph, Moving Capital, Flourish Ventures, StepStone Group, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Insight Partners, Accel, TLV Partners.
6 Months Growth: Team: +84%; Social: +63%.
👻 Opportunity:
Abridge (US, 2018) - Specter Rank: 2127 📈
Description: Abridge brings context and understanding to every medical conversation so people can stay on top of their health.
Total Funding: $10M / Latest $10M Series A Round in 10/2020.
Notable Investors: KdT Ventures, UPMC, Pillar VC, Aneesh P. Chopra, Union Square Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Esther Dyson, Zen Chu.
6 Months Growth: Team: +24%; Web: +14%; Social: +9%.
That’s all for this edition of Specter Monitor!
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