Opinion

November 3, 2021

Dispatches from a London VC: The secret source for deals... dating apps

Are dating apps the ultimate data-driven sourcing tool for VCs?


Rosie Wood

4 min read

Rosie Wood is a (fictional) associate at the VC firm Mild Conviction. It's a generalist, multistage fund with offices in London, Paris and Verbier. They're not like normal VCs — they don’t need to do a ton of due diligence to decide on an investment. Instead, they're simply looking for companies and founders that are pretty good. Because pretty good is usually good enough. Catch up on her first and second dispatches here.

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Rosie Wood

Rosie Wood is Sifted's fictional VC columnist

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