645 Ventures: Data-Driven VC Revolution
How two outsiders with tech and immigrant backgrounds revolutionized early-stage investing by bringing algorithms and systematic data analysis to a traditionally relationship-based industry, growing from $8M to $350M.
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The way investors discover companies is shifting from personal connections to digital signals. You can build software to scour the internet, assemble information, and surface companies that your network couldn't show you.
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