Opportunities:

1. Quants-as-a-service companies


2. Talent identification 


3. Dedicated funds employing this strategy 


4. Artificial Intelligence at the table model

Soon most leading firms will employ quantitative evaluations because they need to be competitive. There is an increased demand for alpha in private markets and richer data available.

Advantages of supplemental quant analysis

1. Easier to scale than traditional VC


2. Allows for fast, pre-emptive decision making — identify deals before they come to market, use robust dataset and proven grameworks 


3. Reduce Type I and Type II error: Bias and patterns of under- and out-performance are hard to detect. Quant systems can identify and then make

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Bottom Line: The use of big data in analytical decisions is here to stay. It's no surprise that the trend is accelerating in venture capital and startups.