Tim DraperFounder and Managing Partne, Draper Associate · I back the ideas that look crazy first

What if finding the perfect investment was no longer guesswork?

6 Feb 2025 · 1 min

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In this short YouTube discussion, three speakers outline a data‑driven platform designed to automate private‑equity deal sourcing and due‑diligence. The system aggregates both internal company data and publicly available internet data, processes it, and generates audit‑style reports for investors. The conversation highlights the platform’s core value proposition—identifying hidden weaknesses in target companies and surfacing high‑potential opportunities—while emphasizing a focused go‑to‑market approach that starts with private‑equity firms rather than trying to serve every industry. The team also touches on the potential to extend the technology to blockchain and crypto sectors, noting that current efforts are still exploratory. Throughout, they stress the importance of saying “no” to non‑core use cases to maintain product focus and credibility.

So let me get it straight. You go— this is mostly for private equity companies? We start with private equity, partly because we got approached. And you grab all their data from everywhere? Yes. And then you, you pull it out for audits, for different needs, due diligence, other things. Is that the idea?
It's running right now. It's pulling, looking at everything it needs to look at, and on the left it's creating the reports, and it's about to give you the report after doing all the research on your behalf. It can look both at internal data, but it can also go to the internet and get stuff.
You know, how much is it worth to find the weak spot in this company so that you don't get screwed because we found it for you? How much is it worth to find the right company because we found it for you?
Have you guys applied this to like the blockchain crypto industry yet or no? In short, no. And in long— Can you? We can, yes. Right now it's almost more important what we say no to than what we say yes to.
Being everything to everyone was not the way to go. You have to start small, cater to your audience, And then grow from there.