Sublime

In an increasingly competitive environment among Venture Capital (VC) firms, fund managers continuously search for ways to develop an edge over their peers. This realisation has led them to pursue more data-driven approaches and to start diving into the potential of data in investment processes.

Going back to how a lot of investors operate, it's very ego-driven. It's very driven by one personality or a bunch of lone wolves who happen to run in a pack, and I don't think that's how capital deployment should work. I genuinely believe we need a hive mind, and that's what we've done at Initialized.

Make equity investments in businesses based on its data, a la Tencent.

I like to look at the data, in order to assess where it looks where we might be going. Then I look at the performance of the market, to see where investors think we are going. I then determine if I think there may be an opportunity in all of this. As with a stock, investors all should try to understand what is priced into any investment. That is my

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Venture firms should aggressively ally with these disruptors. While tier 1 funds will worry more about Tiger Global, solo investors have changed the market’s dynamics. Proactive firms will adapt, empowering these managers and benefiting from their favorable brand and impressive reach.