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Wing Venture Capital’s Fifth Annual Enterprise Tech 30 List

American Entrepreneurship

GenAI, Developer-and Data Stack-Focused Companies Dominate List as well as 80% of ET30 founders are Millennials Five years ago, Wing Venture Capital introduced their annual Enterprise Tech 30—a list of the most promising, private enterprise tech private companies across all stages of maturity.

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Mayfield’s Arvind Gupta discusses startup fundraising during a downturn

TechCrunch

Between his roles as co-leader of Mayfield Fund’s engineering biology practice and founder at IndieBio, Arvind Gupta reviewed approximately 470 startup pitches last year. “In 10 days, I can do the primary research and work with the founders to come to a conclusion there. For a larger Series A check.

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Taking on Bilt, Stake aims to expand its cash-back rewards program for renters

TechCrunch

Co-founder and CEO Rowland Hobbs says the new capital will be put toward expanding the platform and increasing Stake’s workforce from 17 employees to 23 by the end of the year. “Today, affordability for rentals is front-and-center in every aspect of our current economic environment.

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Arena raises money from Peter Thiel and David Petraeus for its decision-making AI

TechCrunch

But that’s what startup Arena claims to do, fueled by a round of funding ($32 million) led by Initialized Capital and Goldcrest Capital along with Founders Fund, Flexport and a colorful cast of characters, including retired general David Petraeus, Peter Thiel, and Y Combinator CEO Michael Seibel. Image Credits: Arena.

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The Equity Seller’s Bubble of 2021 Part 2 • 2022 From a Startup Equity Seller’s to an Equity Buyer’s Market

Angel Capital Association

2022: The Aftermath In 2022 war, inflation, rising interest rates and a tougher economic environment–one not buoyed by historically low interest rates–brought an end to the long-term bull market in assets (the “everything bubble”), including startup capital. Gone is the equity seller’s market of 2021.

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2024 Theory Ventures Go-to-Market Survey: Optimism Rises Amid Changing Market Dynamics

Tomasz Tunguz

This annual survey shines some light into the state of SaaS sales & marketing, offering a glimpse into how founders & companies are navigating the current business landscape. Overall, the survey results indicate a resilient & adaptive SaaS ecosystem. The average outlook score has risen from 6.1 in 2022 to 6.7

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Pigment raises another $65M to build the modern business planning platform

TechCrunch

Because there was an opportunity and because the current economic environment doesn’t look great. Pigment’s co-founder and CEO Eléonore Crespo told me that she doesn’t need to raise more money to turn her company into a long-term, stable business. So why did Pigment raise again so quickly?