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rule30
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rule30 is re-engineering venture capital by applying AI, machine learning algorithms, and systematic strategies to deliver precision, repeatable performance, and scale. Their proprietary decision engine reasons probabilistically about early-stage founders, identifying outliers by ranking the top 10%, 3%, and 0.1% of candidates — replacing gut-feel with a fully algorithmic, index-style approach. The fund targets 75–85 initial pre-seed and seed checks (typically $100k–$300k) across Europe and North America, with no reserves and separate follow-on vehicles only for strategic reasons. Portfolio construction is designed to reduce the volatility of the asset class and target ≥3x returns with high confidence, rather than relying on lottery-ticket outcomes.
Notable quotes
“People assume there isn't enough data at pre-seed. The truth is there isn't enough human-computable data. The algorithms can.”
“If you can write the bigger check upfront, EV says do it. 'Double-down later' sounds great — it's usually worse than sizing right at entry.”
“In our view it was way too much gut feel, way too much intuition by quite often very junior analysts who were gatekeeping a process.”
Team
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| stack8s | Pre-seed | — | 2025-12-15 |
| Ploy | Seed | $3m | 2025-10-15 |
| Kiin Bio | Pre-seed | $2m | 2025-06-05 |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| b2venture | 1 |
| Heartfelt Ventures | 1 |
| Osney Capital | 1 |
| Superseed | 1 |
| Tiny.vc | 1 |
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