Mapping the rise of closed-end VC funds

Or, considering the Galáctico approach to portfolio construction

Nov 26 • 

Rob Hodgkinson

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1

Secondary platform sales

Prepping 401(k) plans for private markets

Nov 7 • 

Rob Hodgkinson

1

1

1

SignalRank completes 40th investment

The SignalRank Index now consists of 40 companies, all selected by SignalRank’s proprietary algorithm and accessed via the pro rata of our seed…

Nov 4 • 

Rob Hodgkinson

October 2025

Indexing the 2018 Series Bs

Earlier this week, Peter Walker published a distribution of MOICs for all 547 Series Bs in 2018 on the Carta platform, showing how Figma’s 100x Series B…

Oct 30 • 

Rob Hodgkinson

3

1

July 2025

Why our access is improving

And why our product benefits seed managers

Jul 30 • 

Rob Hodgkinson

3

2

State of the Series B ecosystem

H1 2025 update

Jul 10 • 

Rob Hodgkinson

5

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June 2025

Top AI Series B lead investors

In April, DST Global’s Cole Rotman created a sheet to track Series A leads in every $5bn+ venture-backed company.

Jun 9 • 

Rob Hodgkinson

2

May 2025

The SignalRank Index: two years in

Building the Series B index from zero to 35 investments

May 15 • 

Rob Hodgkinson

7

SignalRank releases v4-ensemble-model to production.

Large uplift in companies and performance over previous v3-model.

May 15 • 

Keith Teare

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SignalRank Marks Two-Year Milestone with Strong Performance, Announces v4 of Investment Selection Model

v4-ensemble-model backtest produces an average 6x multiple in five years for 2012-2020 backtest investments

May 15 • 

Signal Rank Corporation

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April 2025

Top Series B lead investors

"Only a handful of companies per year actually matter" - VC folklore

Apr 30 • 

Rob Hodgkinson

1

February 2025

AI Series Bs are here

SignalRank is experiencing a significant uptick in upcoming high quality Series Bs.

Feb 27 • 

Rob Hodgkinson