2 min read Some investors believe the rise of data analytics will take over the decision-making process for startup investing and that most venture capitalists will be out of a job in the next decade.
Data analytics works well in some sectors, such as consumer product goods, because the business models are clearly defined, and analytics can make meaningful predictions. In tech-enabled models, it’s not quite as clear.
Data is used to inform the investor, it does not decide for the investor. It’s useful to have additional analytics around a potential investment, but it’s unlikely that data analytics will completely take over.
TEN has its own data analytics, which it has developed over the last ten years for identifying fundable companies. On the TEN Capital Network website, you can see the details of TEN Capital’s Predictors of Funding.
With ten years of funding history, we track the results of the investments and understand why most of them succeed; however, some exceptions did well even though they didn’t meet this criteria.
Hall T. Martin is the founder and CEO of the TEN Capital Network. TEN Capital has been connecting startups with investors for over ten years. You can connect with Hall about fundraising, business growth, and emerging technologies via LinkedIn or email: hallmartin@tencapital.group
Successful Startup Investing Criteria
The criteria we found for successful startup investing are:- There are two or more industry-experienced C-level leaders
- The company has a strong competitive advantage.
- The company is solving a hard problem.