Inside the Minds of Web3 VCs with Tribe Capital

Founders - Ever feel frustrated trying to raise funding when VCs focus on credentials over your actual idea and traction? You're not alone.

Arjun Sethi of Tribe Capital is taking a radically different data-driven approach. In my recent interview with him, Arjun shared how they are changing up the VC world by ignoring founders' backgrounds and instead digging into startups' actual product usage and engagement data.

As someone who bootstrapped his startups from the ground up, Arjun found most VCs terrible at evaluating founders and ideas. So, they decided to let the data speak for itself.

Now, Tribe Capital ingests raw data from startups to benchmark and quantify product-market fit and growth - before ever meeting the founders. This allows them to identify high-potential startups worldwide, no matter the founder's profile or connections.

Their data-driven models also help uncover overlooked opportunities where other VCs may have biases against a particular industry or product. They go directly to the metrics of traction and potential.

Arjun knows how hard it is to build something from nothing. He wants to elevate founders based on the quality of their work, not credentials. Cold reach out - they are actively looking to discover hidden gems versus waiting for warm intros.

This approach has already led to outlier returns and 20+ unicorns. As Arjun says, they are using data to "increase the signal and reduce the noise."

Want all the insights from my full interview with Arjun? Upgrade to Mastermind+ to watch the video and get all the key takeaways. Arjun even goes as far as giving founders tips on how to get in touch with him and the team at Tribe.