Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Something happened in the past 7 years in the startup and venture capital world that I hadn’t experienced since the late 90’s — we all began praying to the God of Valuation. How might our next phase of the journey seem brighter, even with more uncertain days for startups and capital markets? They were a way to gather cheap capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 25, 2015

As we went from a small band of missionaries hell bent on making our idea a reality, raising capital, getting press, and selling to customers – we were all having fun. We grew 100% in SaaS revenue year-over-year and 650% over the past three years. So we as a board kicked off a search for the next CEO.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Cledara , the SaaS purchase and management platform that helps bring greater viability and control over a company’s sprawling software subscriptions, has raised $3.4 The round is led by Nauta Capital, with participation from existing investor Anthemis. million in additional funding.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

The key to being able to run a business that isn’t yet profitable (on operating margin) is availability of capital to finance losses and preferably at a cost that isn’t too punitive to the founders and employees. It’s funny how scarcity of capital can focus one’s mind. So if you’re able to raise easily no problem. End of story.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2022

A new company recently emerged that is targeting a popular startup niche, wanting to exclusively help early-stage SaaS (software-as-a-service) companies with their financial needs. And it’s doing it as part of a partnership with Stripe, one of the world’s largest, and most valuable private fintechs.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The company announced a $6 million seed round today led by Foundation Capital with help from Quarry VC, Partech Partners, IGSB, Bow Capital and SVB. The company has decided to concentrate its efforts for starters on SaaS companies and their requirements. “I spend my life in the board meetings.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Liran Grinberg is the co-founder of Team8 and the managing partner of its investment fund, Team8 Capital, focused on investing in enterprise technology, cybersecurity, data and AI companies. Usage-based cloud and SaaS services, which have become a major cost center, are coming into the spotlight. Liran Grinberg. Contributor.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Qatalog , a London-based startup that has developed a “virtual workspace” that brings together disparate SaaS tools to help teams function better, is disclosing $15 million in Series A funding. As part of the investment, Atomico partner Irina Haivas will join the board. It brings total funding raised to $18.5

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Certainly any modern tooling is going to be SaaS, and as companies and employees add services, it becomes a management nightmare. Enter Torii , an early stage startup that wants to make it easier to manage SaaS bloat. Under the terms of the deal, Wing partner Jake Flomenberg is joining the board. Torii Workflow Engine.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

You can find a “software as a service” (SaaS) solution for every business function —accounting, invoicing, marketing, internal communication, customer relationship management, workflow, ecommerce and video conferencing, to name more than a few. You’ll find SaaS offerings for needs you didn’t know you had. Don’t drown in the options.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 6, 2021

Venture capitalists are chatting this week about a recent piece from The Information titled “ The End of Venture Capital as We Know It.” A capital explosion. Thus, venture capitalists sold their capital dearly to founders. Founders could lean on AWS instead of having to spend equity capital on server racks and colocation.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 23, 2016

Kobie Fuller, Partner at Upfront Ventures We set out to build a venture capital firm that would not only be a beacon for the rapidly growing LA tech ecosystem but also one that would compete and collaborate nationally with the best firms in the country.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2016

Invoca had grown steadily and consistently since 2009 and by 2015 SaaS companies with scale had become hot – trading at a median of 7.3x The Invoca board and Mark gathered and discussed how our process was going. As I mentioned, at the start of the process median SaaS multiples were around 7.3x FOMO was NOMO.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2014

So Nick drove strategy & tech from the UK and remained an active board member and CTO of the company. That enabled us to bring Rob Bailey on board as the CEO and it was the best decision we could have made at the time. I think it’s fair to say that Rob managed me as a board member more than I managed him.

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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Sutton was told by a venture capitalist that raising capital can be a full-time job for months, “So be prepared to make 40 to 100 presentations.”. Ice Angels chair Michael Murphy liked what StockTrim were doing and was happy to become chair of StockTrim’s board of directors and become one of the first investors. “He

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TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2022

In addition, the company launched a SaaS merchandising product that uses machine learning to make sure products are in-stock and shelved correctly. With an efficient business going, the company decided to invest in growth, raising $30 million in a Series B funding round led by Sageview Capital.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

Humaans , a London-based HR startup, has raised $5 million in seed funding to accelerate the development of its employee on-boarding and management platform. We bootstrapped Humaans by reinvesting capital from the previous businesses we co-founded,” explains CEO Luperti. We’re building a layer of infrastructure for all employee data”.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

Even so, she interviewed founders at a handful of bootstrapped startups and found that “even if they don’t want to,” some “may choose to turn to venture capital to get to the next level of sales” or keep hiring on track. Build a solid deck for your quarterly board meetings. That’s real money.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 7, 2021

Mambu , a Berlin-based startup that describes itself as an SaaS banking platform — providing, by way of APIs, technology to banks and others to power lending, deposit and other banking products — has closed a round of €110 million (about $135 million at today’s rates). That could lead to consolidation, too.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The latest round of funding was led by Founders Fund with participation from Accel, Shasta, Kapor Capital, Operator Collective and a group of angel investors including executives at companies like Coda, Confluent and Plaid. Talent comes in all shapes and sizes, and Searchlight is the latest to see its approach backed by venture capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2017

million in capital to build out its operations in 4 cities: New York City , Los Angeles , Chicago and Washington D.C. Today I’m excited to announce we’ve recently raised $30 million in growth finance led by 8VC , with Kimmy Scotti joining our board. With our increases in capital we hope to be able to serve you in the near-term future.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2022

Andy Stinnes , general partner at Cloud Apps Capital Partners , leads early-stage investments in cloud businesses and serves as active board member and adviser, offering operational support for portfolio companies based on his 20+ years in executive roles in business software. Andy Stinnes. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

MARCH 18, 2020

The largest early-stage investor in the region, Ben Franklin provides investment capital and business support services to emerging tech-entrepreneurs and small manufacturers located in central and northern Pennsylvania. STATE COLLEGE, PA – Every year, dozens of PA startups get their start with Ben Franklin Technology Partners.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2022

When much of the shopping shifted online during the global pandemic, startups developing software and other products to aid the transition began to garner attention from venture capital firms. The latest capital infusion comes less than a year from a $60 million Series C round that happened in June 2021.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2022

For the last 24 months, Thomvest Ventures recorded headcount data for 150 Series A to C enterprise SaaS startups, and we have the numbers. Ackerman says he expects to see another tranche of layoffs in several weeks, after startups hold their Q4 2022 board meetings. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Most prefer not to say this publicly for two reasons: 1) they have an entire portfolio of startups, many of whom are raising capital and 2) they prefer not to be attacked publicly or seem “anti entrepreneur.” Many experienced partners are funds have 7-10 boards and most of these will need more capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

I was meeting regularly with entrepreneurs and offering (for better or for worse) advice on how to run a startup and how to raise venture capital from my experience in doing so at two companies. They are an open-source & SaaS provider of eCommerce solutions. I have board meetings, company pitches, internal partner meetings, etc.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2022

Co-founders Allison Campbell and Sebastian Monroy started the company in 2018 and say Zubale means “jump on board or rise up” in Spanish. Investors also participating include GFC, Felicis Ventures and GGV Capital’s Hans Tung, alongside existing investors including NFX, Accel’s Kevin Efrusy, Wollef and Maya Capital.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 23, 2022

It’s basically SaaS for forest management, something the company calls an “operating system for forest restoration.” Plus, having Hunt on board with his decades of experience didn’t hurt when it came time to pitch them. What does the future look like? And what can be done about it?”

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2022

The funding will also go toward increasing the size of its machine learning, product and R&D teams, while also giving it some capital for strategic acquisition opportunities.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 7, 2022

He is passionate about changing working capital dynamics to make it the main source of cash for tech companies. Here’s a rundown of how alternative financing came to be, how it can benefit high-growth SaaS startups and how to know if it’s right for you. Miguel Fernandez. Contributor. Share on Twitter. Revenue financing.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2022

Sanlo , a San Francisco-based fintech startup that offers small to medium-sized game and app companies access to tools to manage their finances and capital to fuel their growth, has raised $10 million in Series A funding led by Konvoy. We’re also building a full stack of products, it’s not just about growth capital.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Leading the round is European venture capital firm Atomico, with participation from angel investors Ott Kaukver (Checkout.com CTO), Sten Tamkivi (CPO Topia, formerly Skype), Sergei Anikin (CTO, Pipedrive) and Kairi Pauskar (former TransferWise HR Architect). Meet the makers of modular. Image Credits: Katana.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2018

If you’re a SaaS company and the firm is a “consumer” firm (or vice versa) then don’t waste your time. This can be somebody on 15 boards or maybe the managing partner. The good news is that new partners are dying to do deals since they don’t have board seats and are keen to get experience. Super busy partner. Active partner.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2022

The ability to raise capital is less impressive than finding sustainable ways to build a base of paying customers. ” After surveying 14 public B2B software companies, Townshend says firms that built for discoverability and deployed usage-based pricing had a median growth rate of 141%, compared to 21% for traditional SaaS.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

5 must-have board slides for SaaS sales and revenue leaders. In his former role, he was responsible for providing his company’s board with quarterly updates on growth and revenue. “As 5 must-have board slides for SaaS sales and revenue leaders. As Sequoia changes its model, other permanent-capital VCs weigh in.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Most board meetings are “update meetings” where management downloads its status to a group of investors. These outside board members spend most of the board meeting trying to reacquaint themselves with the company’s business and critical issues. So most board meetings become bored meetings.

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