SignalFire employs 17 staff, primarily engineers and data scientists
Chris Farmer · 20VC: Why There Is A Revolution In VC, Why Boards Are Inherently Inefficient & Why Data Will Be Central To VC In The Future with Chris Farmer, General Partner @ SignalFire · Nov 30, 2016 · at 7:55
Chris Farmer, General Partner at SignalFire, discloses the headcount and organizational structure of his venture firm.
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“Today we have 17 full-time people on the team, and we have more engineers and data scientists than any other function.”
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