Connetic Ventures is an early-stage VC Fund. We use AI to automate the decision making, make smarter decisions, and remove bias.
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23 Apr 2024
Even though LLM chatbots are easier to use than other forms of AI, they're harder to use *well*—in a way that captures measurable value. Other kinds of AI may not enjoy the same user-friendliness, but some, such as #predictiveAI, can deliver higher returns forbes.com/sites/ericsiegel/…
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11 Sep 2023
10 Traits of a Successful Founder V2 is out. This is the largest behavioral analysis of founders in history, based on first-party data from 10,000 founders and 2,000 startup outcomes.
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7 Mar 2023
3 Ways to Apply Analytics to Create Better VC Deal Flow
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3 Nov 2022
We were chatting with a female founder yesterday and she was curious about female vs male funding data for our portfolio... we knew our female portcos struggle more to raise but the disparity shocked us.
Male founders have raised 3.5x-33x more.
VC needs to do better.
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14 Jun 2022
This week, we added our 100th portfolio company. A huge THANK YOU to every entrepreneur, investor, and friend that has supported us on our journey.
Pretty cool milestone for a small VC in Covington, KY!
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30 Mar 2022
Unicorn Founders 🦄 between the coasts (outside of SF, NYC, and Boston) are 38% more likely to only have a bachelor's degree and 50% more likely to be a college dropout.
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18 Mar 2022
When it comes to being on time, which response best describes you?
33%
Early
33%
On time, always
33%
Varies, depends on day
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Running in w hair on fire
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18 Mar 2022
Is timeliness correlated to founder success? We have outcome data on 1,000 founders and the outcome might surprise you! Tell us how prompt you are to meetings and we'll share the founder data next week.
11 Feb 2022
Fun Fact Friday: This week we debunk a long-held assumption that too many cooks in the kitchen are a bad thing for startups. Based on our analysis of 2,132 startups, the most successful teams have 4 full-time founders. It will be interesting to see if this changes over time!
11 Jan 2022
Recapping our 2021 investments. Excited to bring on an additional 14 portfolio companies that span from Halifax to LA.
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17 Dec 2021
Fun Fact Friday #1: The Rocky Mountain Region of the US has the highest % of #startup success.
This looks at 1,962 companies in Connetic's database. Success in this particular case means that they made investors money.
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11 Aug 2021
Calling all early-stage startups raising pre-seed or seed rounds! We would love to have you apply for funding from Connetic Ventures.
Unbiased
Fast
Transparent
- Free TeamPrint profile
- Up to $250k initial checks in software, fintech, and consumer product startups
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13 Jul 2021
In episode 3 of our StartupDNA Crossover series, we are diving into The Disruptor profile.
Brad Zapp & Chris Hjelm discuss the traits of Disruptors. Included in the talk will be quotes from prior conversations between Brad & Gavi Begtrup.
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8 Jul 2021
Innovation Is Not Disruption
1. Develop patience
2. Vision & Gut Instinct
3. Disconnected Fibers of Organizations
4. Be Humble
5. Learn Risk Management
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16 Jun 2021
We’re doing things a little different this week. Interviewed by @KillerCreamery COO, Matt Price, Brad Zapp kicks off our Disruptor segment with his journey into the VC world.
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11 Jun 2021
Our very own Chris Hjelm and Kyle Schlotman played in the Palmetto Championship this week at Congaree Golf Club. Connetic was proud to sponsor the event!
9 Jun 2021
Listen in as @blakeallsmith co-founder and CEO of Jumpdocs, joins @bradzapp in our second Accelerator episode. They discuss what it's like building a family as an entrepreneur, why fatherhood and entrepreneurship are so similar, and more.
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3 Jun 2021
Welcome to Volume 2 of our special Founder Data Series - where we dive into everything we know about startup founders.
In this edition, we explore founder experience, promptness, and personality.
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1 Jun 2021
Alex Burkhart is an Accelerator and the very definition of a serial entrepreneur.
In today’s episode of The Aggregate, Brad & Alex will give you the ins and outs of being an Accelerator CEO and tips on how to fake it until you make it.
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25 May 2021
We are so excited to announce our investment in Ownors - led by James Jones! Ownors gives a voice to undiscovered creative geniuses by connecting them directly with industry executives and eliminating the middleman.
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