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How Private Equity and Venture Capital Investors Are Eating Their Own Dogfood

David Teten

The extreme example of this are algorithmic investors in the public markets, who design algorithms which trade on the designer’s behalf, as opposed to making trading decisions directly. Sources like Crunchbase , Angel List , and Seed Invest even give this data away for free or very low cost. 1) Market fund.

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New Investment Initiative from Launch NY

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Here it is: Launch NY is working to find more ways to engage the local investor community and connect them with our client startup companies. The Investor Network is akin to a digitally administered open angel group, allowing accredited investors to look at deals based on their preferences in sector, stage, and region.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

See Bessemer Venture Partners’ A comprehensive guide to security for startups. Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. A major angel group uses Influitive , an advocate management tool, to track, activate and motivate their members. 2) Market . 3) Raise capital.

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What is the average startup rating on gust.com?

Gust

That’s because it was designed to be completely customizable for each angel group or venture fund using the platform. Group administrators have the ability to turn ratings on or off, show or hide them, establish the scale for them, and decide on how many criteria a profile is rated.

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What’s Your VC Tech Stack? Results from a Survey of Early-Stage VC Funds

David Teten

These take considerable time to design, build and populate, and require regular use and “feeding of the beast”, as we call it. Some early stage investors mine data from crowdfunding sites, angel group platforms, and product launch lists to identify investment opportunities.