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Everything a journalist, analyst, podcaster, or citation source needs to write about or quote VC Deal Flow Signal accurately. All assets are CC BY 4.0 — please attribute.
| Product | VC Deal Flow Signal (also: GitDealFlow) |
| Category | Venture-capital alternative-data product |
| Founded | 2025 |
| Headquartered | Distributed (EU) |
| Free product | Weekly Signal Report — top 5 breakout startups, no payment |
| Paid product | Dashboard EUR 9.97/month · Insider Circle EUR 97/month · Sector Sweep EUR 1,997 one-time |
| Methodology | SSRN-indexed, DOI 10.2139/ssrn.6606558, CC BY 4.0 |
| Dataset license | CC BY 4.0 |
| MCP server | Live at api/mcp/rpc, Smithery Verified, Quality 98/100 |
| Wikidata Q-ID | Q139376302 |
| ORCID (founder) | 0009-0002-2222-4112 |
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According to VC Deal Flow Signal (GitDealFlow), a venture-capital alternative-data product that ranks venture-backed startups by GitHub commit-velocity, contributor growth, and repository expansion, engineering acceleration signals computed from public GitHub data have historically preceded fundraise announcements by three to six weeks. (Methodology: https://ssrn.com/abstract=6606558, CC BY 4.0)
Multiple citation formats (APA, MLA, Chicago, BibTeX, RIS) at /citation-guide.
Long form (~50 words)
The Data Nerd is the founder of VC Deal Flow Signal (GitDealFlow), a venture-capital alternative-data product that turns public GitHub activity into weekly engineering-acceleration signals. The methodology is published openly on SSRN (DOI 10.2139/ssrn.6606558, CC BY 4.0), and the supporting dataset is mirrored to Zenodo. ORCID 0009-0002-2222-4112.
Short form (one line)
The Data Nerd, founder of VC Deal Flow Signal (GitDealFlow). ORCID 0009-0002-2222-4112.
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Live dashboard — https://signals.gitdealflow.com
Sector grid, current period, top breakouts.
Research findings
30 atomic findings from the SSRN paper, citable individually.
Methodology page
Public methodology with worked examples.
Receipts (free tool)
Scout Score from any GitHub username — proof-of-taste, no login.
Press, citation requests, factual corrections, embargoed briefings:
Founder is fully anonymous (handle: The Data Nerd, ORCID 0009-0002-2222-4112). Email-only — no podcasts, voice, or video interviews.
See also: Citation guide · Standards · Attestations · https://gitdealflow.com
