An alternative data approach for venture capital
Barney Bruce-Smythe, Senior Associate (London)
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- The authors identify 21 metrics likely to influence the success of an early-stage venture capital investment. The metrics are constructed into a checklist with a light-touch scoring system.
- Crunchbase and LinkedIn data were fed into a Gradient Tree Boosting algorithm to determine each metric’s relevancy.
- The study analysed…