The Golden Age of Data
By Keith Teare • Issue #294 • View online
Crunchbase reported that over 100 2021 unicorns reached the status by the B round. TechCrunch reported that Angel List has a fund that allocates capital using algorithms. Kyle Harrison says Venture Capital is becoming productized. Institutional Investor says that there is plenty of data on private companies. Is this is the golden age of data-driven decisions?
Content
- The Golden Age of Data
- Valuations Crash
- War in the Valley
- Public Markets
- Web3 Focus
- Strong China
- Africa Unleashed
- Startup of the Week
- Tweet of the Week
Editorial
When I read the headline of the press release that heads up this week’s newsletter I had to click. I am a data geek. I love being able to understand an ecosystem through its data. That said, I am not data-led. I start with my experience and intuitions based on it. I form opinions. Then I look to data to support or deny my impression.
“Affinity Finds 20 VC Firms Fund Nearly Half of All Unicorns” was, therefore, a must-click for me. Sadly it was a press release. But it does point to a downloadable report. But that is a marketing document for a CRM offering called Affinity. I kept it in the curated list below as an example of how poor data on venture capital really is, and…
