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Specter Monitor #75 🌱
Specter Monitor #75 🌱
Apr 26, 2023
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Specter Monitor
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:
Gabriel Hubert (EU, 2023): Co-Founder & CTO at Dust.
Featured by Specter on: 2023 - Week 03 in Stealth.
Advantage on Latest Funding Round: 64 Days.
Description: Dust allows to build powerful workflows on top of large language models and semantic search.
Prev. Experience: Memorizer, Alan, Stripe, Co-Founder @TOTEMS | Data Analytics, The Boston Consulting Group, Barclays Investment Bank.
Total Funding: $5M / $5M Latest Seed Round in 03/2023.
Notable Investors: Sequoia Capital.
👻 Opportunity:
Ian Leaman (US, 2023): Building Something New in Stealth.
Featured by Specter on: 2023 - Week 16.
Prev. Experience: Hubspot, Co-Founder, Head of Product @Acenna Data (acquired by HubSpot), Microsoft.
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:
Ditto (US, 2018) - Featured by Specter on: 2022 - Week 47.
Advantage on Latest Funding Round: 150 Days.
Description: Ditto builds incredible web, mobile, IoT and server apps that can sync with or without the Internet.
Total Funding: $54M / $45M Latest Series A Round in 04/2023.
Notable Investors: Northzone, Acrew Capital, Amity Ventures, True Ventures, US Innovative Technology Fund.
👻 Opportunity:
David Petrou (US, 2023): Founder and CEO of an AI Stealth Startup.
Featured by Specter on: 2023 - Week 16.
Prev. Experience: Google.
Signal: Increased VC Interest in 04/2023.
🍒 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:
ElevenLabs (US, 2022) - Specter Rank: 01 📈
Description: ElevenLabs is a research company developing AI voice synthesis software for creators and publishers.
Total Funding: $20M / $18M Latest Seed Round in 04/2023.
Notable Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Nat Friedman, General Catalyst, Credo Ventures, Concept Ventures.
3 Months Growth: Web: +154,884%; Team: +117%; Social: +1,557%.
👻 Opportunity:
Uizard Technologies (EU, 2018) - Specter Rank: 1,386 📈
Description: Uizard Technologies is a design tool for non-designers — powered by AI.
Total Funding: $18.6M / $15M Latest Series A Round in 08/2021.
Notable Investors: Insight Partners, byFounders, LDV Capital, AV8 Ventures, Alex Spiro, Lars Houbak, New York Venture Partners.
6 Months Growth: Web: +193%; Team: +9%; Social: +90%.
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:
Gabriel Hubert (EU, 2023): Co-Founder & CTO at Dust.
Featured by Specter on: 2023 - Week 03 in Stealth.
Advantage on Latest Funding Round: 64 Days.
Description: Dust allows to build powerful workflows on top of large language models and semantic search.
Prev. Experience: Memorizer, Alan, Stripe, Co-Founder @TOTEMS | Data Analytics, The Boston Consulting Group, Barclays Investment Bank.
Total Funding: $5M / $5M Latest Seed Round in 03/2023.
Notable Investors: Sequoia Capital.
👻 Opportunity:
Ian Leaman (US, 2023): Building Something New in Stealth.
Featured by Specter on: 2023 - Week 16.
Prev. Experience: Hubspot, Co-Founder, Head of Product @Acenna Data (acquired by HubSpot), Microsoft.
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:
Ditto (US, 2018) - Featured by Specter on: 2022 - Week 47.
Advantage on Latest Funding Round: 150 Days.
Description: Ditto builds incredible web, mobile, IoT and server apps that can sync with or without the Internet.
Total Funding: $54M / $45M Latest Series A Round in 04/2023.
Notable Investors: Northzone, Acrew Capital, Amity Ventures, True Ventures, US Innovative Technology Fund.
👻 Opportunity:
David Petrou (US, 2023): Founder and CEO of an AI Stealth Startup.
Featured by Specter on: 2023 - Week 16.
Prev. Experience: Google.
Signal: Increased VC Interest in 04/2023.
🍒 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:
ElevenLabs (US, 2022) - Specter Rank: 01 📈
Description: ElevenLabs is a research company developing AI voice synthesis software for creators and publishers.
Total Funding: $20M / $18M Latest Seed Round in 04/2023.
Notable Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Nat Friedman, General Catalyst, Credo Ventures, Concept Ventures.
3 Months Growth: Web: +154,884%; Team: +117%; Social: +1,557%.
👻 Opportunity:
Uizard Technologies (EU, 2018) - Specter Rank: 1,386 📈
Description: Uizard Technologies is a design tool for non-designers — powered by AI.
Total Funding: $18.6M / $15M Latest Series A Round in 08/2021.
Notable Investors: Insight Partners, byFounders, LDV Capital, AV8 Ventures, Alex Spiro, Lars Houbak, New York Venture Partners.
6 Months Growth: Web: +193%; Team: +9%; Social: +90%.
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