Follow[The]Seed

Follow[The]Seed Overview

Follow[the]Seed is a post-seed, global venture capital firm that has developed two unique data-driven methodologies that help it review more ventures, filter out the noise, and make informed investment decisions. The first methodology is RavingFans for B2C Ventures, an SDK that is backed up by a behavioral psychology model designed to identify successful habit-forming products and services at early stages. It is a data analytics platform that detects irrational usage patterns as an indication of the emotional connection between the company's product and its customers. It can also be used to guide the start-up to focus on their most valuable customers. The second methodology is Reverse Problem Solving for B2B Ventures, which works with 25 CTOs and CIOs from some of the world's leading companies to get inside information on which markets are significant and which are overhyped. The same connections also help the company get companies' proof-of-concept trials in front of Fortune 500 clients.

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Aug 4, 2017 · www.afr.com

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Start-up spotter Follow[the]seed disrupts venture capitalists with an algorithm

Follow[the]seed, a venture capital firm, is experiencing growth and plans to accelerate its investment pace. The company aims to deploy close to $100 million in Australia over the next five years and is also expediting its international fund. Follow[the]seed operates differently from other funds, with all partners having equal decision-making power and no politics or arm wrestling. The firm focuses on investing in irrational consumer behavior and emotional connections between customers and brands. They use an algorithm to identify patterns in customer data and target customers who are addictive and compulsive. The goal is to create an emotional monopoly over a significant consumer segment. Follow[the]seed believes that the venture capital industry is subjective and often influenced by factors like personal connections and educational background. They aim to provide investment managers with a tool, called Raving Fans, to filter opportunities and identify companies with a large number of irrational customers.

InvestmentExpand

Mar 16, 2017 · en.globes.co.il

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New global post-seed VC fund to raise $50m

Follow (the) Seed, a global venture capital fund, is planning to raise $50 million to fund companies between their seed and A financing rounds. The fund has already obtained commitments for $30 million and will invest $500,000-$2 million per company. It has already made eight investments, including two in Israeli companies. The fund has four founders and has developed an algorithm named RavingFans to find usage patterns that indicate out of the ordinary usage. The fund focuses on investing in Israeli, Chinese, US, and Australian startups.

Investment

Sep 11, 2015 · www.startupdaily.net

http://www.startupdaily.net/2015/09/followtheseed-to-invest-50-million-into-australian-startups-using-data-driven-algorithm-to-identify-opportunities/

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Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

152/177 Bellevue Road, Bellevue Hill NSW, Australia

Beijing, China

Silicon Valley, CA, USA

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