A computer was asked to predict which start-ups would be successful. The results were astonishing

Jul 21, 2017

'The venture capital world is one of the last areas of business to introduce computing to decision-making' Image: REUTERS/Pichi Chuang

Shashi Rekha Reddy

Chief of Staff, Quid

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Figures as reported by CapIQ in Fall 2016; some were also self-reported by the companies to Bloomberg in March 2017. Some numbers may have changed. Image: Bloomberg

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