Investor Interest Signals is Specter’s proprietary strategy for surfacing fast-moving companies and founders before they make headlines. These signals are built on top of our Investor Database, with input from:
50,000+ individual investors
7,000+ venture and private equity funds
Select journalists, angels, insiders, and influencers
Here’s How It Works
Signal Detection
We monitor digital activity across platforms like LinkedIn and Twitter. Actions such as follows, connections, and mentions are tracked and attributed to specific investors.AI Analysis
Specter’s AI evaluates each interaction based on:Seniority of the source (e.g., Partner > Analyst)
Type of interaction (e.g., connection > like)
Company and founder context (e.g., growth indicators, recent changes)
Curated Feed
We distill thousands of interactions daily into the top 0.1% most meaningful signals—then publish them as a weekly feed. This ensures you're seeing real indicators, not social noise.
How Is Source Coverage Maintained?
Our coverage expands through:
Client requests — Prioritising funds and individuals you care about
Internal research — Identifying new, credible sources with influence
Not seeing signals from a fund you track? You can request that we begin monitoring or enhance coverage.
Privacy and Data Use
We do not use client activity within Specter to generate or inform Investor Interest Signals.
Your firm’s activity is private, never used to train models, and not visible to others.
Specter is fully committed to data protection and compliance with relevant privacy laws.
Can I Track Individual Investors?
No—signals are shown at the fund level, not the individual. This preserves our competitive methodology and respects personal privacy.
Exception: High-profile individuals (e.g., Jeff Bezos), angel investors, and select insiders may appear where public visibility warrants it.
Use Signal Source filters to track specific funds or notable individuals.