Singapore-based venture firm Hatcher+ is redefining how venture capital operates by integrating artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies into its core business. Spearheaded by founding partner John Sharp, the firm has shifted from a traditional, manual portfolio management approach to a technologically advanced model, termed FAST: Funds-As-A-Service Technology. This platform systematically leverages proprietary artificial intelligence to streamline deal screening, predictive analytics, and portfolio construction, empowering smaller and emerging funds to compete with larger incumbents. With artificial intelligence, Hatcher+ can process thousands of startup applications at scale, filtering down to the most promising investments in areas like climate tech, and ultimately transforming how venture portfolios are built—from organic, anecdotal curation to data-driven, scientific modeling akin to established asset classes.
Sharp details that Hatcher+ deploys artificial intelligence for tasks beyond screening, including valuation analytics, follow-on funding predictions, and granular sector evaluations across a database of hundreds of thousands of companies. The approach allows for not only efficient processing and enhanced transparency for investors, but also more targeted, intentional portfolio strategies based on scenario planning. Rather than relying on a team of analysts to manually review thousands of business plans, Hatcher+´s artificial intelligence ranks submissions, highlighting those most aligned with the platform´s investment thesis. Tools developed in-house perform psychometric and founder background checks, as well as portfolio analysis, all while maintaining a cautious approach to client data privacy—eschewing some third-party solutions for internal security.
The impact of artificial intelligence is being felt beyond venture capital itself, with applications ranging from precision agriculture to broader industrial optimization. Hatcher+ not only invests heavily in artificial intelligence-driven startups—second only to their fintech portfolio—but also extends support to founders via automated analysis tools and its own scoring mechanisms, helping teams refine their pitches for better funding outcomes. Sharp envisions artificial intelligence as a fundamental utility that could usher in rapid business automation, shrinking timeframes from weeks to days, and potentially driving macroeconomic changes such as universal basic income. He cautions established players to adapt or risk obsolescence, likening the transformation to Wall Street´s algorithmic trading revolution, while emphasizing artificial intelligence´s role in leveling playing fields and catalyzing unprecedented efficiency and innovation in venture capital and beyond.
