Haystack

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

As a little tradition on this blog, I’ve singled out companies starting in 2013 with Stripe ; there was Snap back in 2014; Slack in 2015; took a break in 2016, as I wasn’t inspired to select one then; and last year, 2017, was Coinbase. 5/ The Enduring Allure Of Platform Potential: Revenue is important.

incumbents 127

incumbents accelerator venture capital financing 127

TechCrunch

JANUARY 15, 2023

Jason Furtado and Stephan Richter founded Boston-based Shoobx in 2013, according to Crunchbase. ” And this line was the classic motivation for all incumbents buying fintechs: “Why not just bring it in to our platform and get it to customers as quickly as possible?”. billion, had cut 10% of its staff.

incumbents 117

incumbents energy investing investment 117

Haystack

JUNE 29, 2018

One analyst estimated $15b+ of incumbent market value was wiped out. PillPack raised a bit over $100M and, if the rumors are true, getting purchased for $1B (or close to it) for a company formed in 2013 is a fantastic outcome in a relatively short period of time.

incumbents 65

incumbents venture capital health VC 65

WSJ - The Accelerators

JULY 2, 2015

For instance, as I’ve previously written , “In 2011, only 28% of Europe’s venture-backed tech deals were seed stage… [but] in 2013 and 2014, roughly half of all European tech venture deals were seed stage.” Since then, the global allocation to seed funding has significantly increased. Because the U.S.

ventures 28

ventures incumbents venture capital financing 28

Y Combinator

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Other considerations include market size, incumbent strength, founder fit with an enterprise-like sales cycle, and ability to create significantly better-electrified products faster than the incumbents can modify their existing lines and supply chains. Problems & Ideas: Interconnection is currently a large bottleneck.

energy 97

energy startup transportation construction 97

TechCrunch

APRIL 30, 2021

The data is based on a sample of 2,500 companies that have used AngelList to syndicate deals from 2013 through 2020. We dug into the how and why of its new investment and riffed on what going remote-first has done for the company, as well as its ability to attract culture-aligned and more diverse talent. are all testament to this.

startup 78

startup construction VC health 78