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 into what’s happening in today’s markets while celebrating data-driven wins and predictions. ✨
🔮 Talents of the Week
Specter tracks real-time top talents movements across the world to detect actionable investment opportunities before anyone else.
🪄 Predicted:
August Erséus (EU, 2023): Founder at Leya.
Featured by Specter on: 2023 - Week 40.
Advantage on Latest Funding Round: 223 Days.
Description: Leya is an AI-driven assistant that was created specifically for legal practitioners.
Prev. Experience: Research and Development @ Kungliga Tekniska högskolan, Data Scientist @ Conmigo, People Science @ Alva Labs.
Total Funding: $11M / $10.5M Latest Seed on 05-2024.
Notable Investors: Benchmark, Darian Shirazi, Hummingbird Ventures, SV Angel, Y Combinator, Yuri Sagalov.
👻 Opportunity:
Ross Taylor (EU, 2024): Founder at Stealth Startup.
Featured by Specter on: 2024 - Week 16.
Prev. Experience: Research Engineer @ Facebook AI, Co-founder (Acquired by Facebook) @ Atlas ML, Entrepreneur In Residence @ Entrepreneur First, Quantitative Analyst @ ALPIMA Ltd, Economist @ HM Treasury.
Total Funding: N/A.
Notable Investors: N/A.
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🎱 Strategic Signals
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:
Alkira (US 2018) - Featured by Specter on: 2024 - Week 10.
Advantage on Latest Funding Round: 63 Days.
Description: Alkira is a network infrastructure as-a-service company that unifies multiple clouds, sites, and users via an enterprise network.
Total Funding: $176M / $100M Latest Series C on 05-2024.
Notable Investors: Dallas Venture Capital, Geodesic Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Koch Disruptive Technologies, LIAN Group, NextEquity Partners, Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global Management, Google Ventures.
👻 Opportunity:
Abacus AI (US, 2019) - Featured by Specter on: 2024 - Week 19.
Description: Abacus.AI is an innovative platform that leverages generative AI and advanced neural network techniques to autonomously build and scale applied AI systems.
Total Funding: $90.25M / $50M Latest Series C on 10-2021.
Notable Investors: Paul Buchheit, Alkeon Capital, Deep Nishar, Ram Shriram, Keval Desai, Don Burnette, Jerry Yang, Elad Gil, Index Ventures, Erica Schultz, Decibel Partners, Mariam Naficy, Coatue, Avichal Garg, Eric Schmidt, Tiger Global Management, Khosla Ventures.
Signal: Increased VC Interest in 05/2024.
🍒 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:
Recall.ai (US, 2022) - Specter Rank: 7,015📈
Description: Recall.ai offers a universal API for meeting bots on platforms like Zoom and Google Meet, enabling features like real-time transcription and video/audio data access with robust security and compliance.
Total Funding: $12.7M / $10M Latest Series A on 05-2024.
Notable Investors: David Cramer, Y Combinator, Austen Allred, Siqi Chen, Cathexis Ventures, Rebel Fund, DVC, Starling Ventures, Pioneer Fund, Mike Adams, Bungalow Capital Management, Brian Vallelunga, SV Tech Ventures.
6 Months Growth: Web: 28.92%; Team: 50.0%; Social: 27.6%.
👻 Opportunity:
Tangem (EU, 2017) - Specter Rank: 1,075📈
Description: Tangem designs and develops secure microchips, smart cards, and other embedded solutions with native support for blockchain operations.
Total Funding: $23M / $8M Latest Venture Round on 05-2023.
Notable Investors: SBI Digital Asset Holdings, Shima Capital, SBI Crypto Investment.
6 Months Growth: Web: 107.44%; Team: 25.0%; Social: 19.5%.
