Dominic Vicarcar
29 Nov 2025etn. at Como 1907 Ventures Day
24:2330 min
Spectre Founders Marco & Dominic: Bootstrapped Private-Market Intelligence
After a short break of set banter about the table, scarves, and last night's group dinner, the hosts welcome Spectre founders Marco and Dominic in person. They cover the founding journey from Amsterdam and Southeast Asia to London, Spectre's real-time signals on private companies with 350+ VC and PE clients, aggressive hiring across GTM and engineering, and expansion into private equity and investment banking — including one of the two biggest investment banks paying within 16 hours of first demo. They explain why they stayed bootstrapped, hiring for attitude over credentials, and tease 2026 plans.