The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
142. Beacon: An Engineering Systems Approach to Investing, Part 1 (Chris Farmer)
Oct 4, 2017
Chris Farmer, Co-founder of Signal Fire Ventures, discusses their data engine, Beacon, and its unique approach to investing in startups. They address founder pain points, how Beacon drives value, and their research-driven approach to investing in emerging sectors using deep maps and machine learning.
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- Signal Fire Ventures developed a unique data engine called Beacon to analyze startups at sector and company level.
- Signal Fire Ventures provides extensive support to portfolio companies through recruitment, business development, and customer acquisition.
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Signal Fire's Unique Approach to Investing in Startups
Signal Fire Ventures, led by Chris Farmer, has developed a distinctive data engine called Beacon to source, analyze, and invest in startups. They have a team of world-class data scientists and use a vast array of data sources to track and analyze over six million companies. Their data platform provides insights at the sector, sub-sector, and even company level. Signal Fire focuses on addressing the four major pain points of founders, including team building, customer acquisition, and tactical expert advice. They also have a systematic approach to offering support to portfolio companies, including recruitment, BD, and customer acquisition.
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